November 2015 - Andrew Blackman

Literary events

New Bitmead Bursary Winner Announced

Winning the Luke Bitmead Bursary back in 2008 changed my life in many ways, some of which I’ve detailed on the blog before. One…

Reading

Why I still love bookshops

I’ve written about bookshops a lot on this blog over this years. There’s a good reason for this. For me, good bookshops…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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Anonymous on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “I have come late to this thread and apologise if my observations have already been addressed. 1) Near the end…” Sep 16, 15:26
Stefanie on Reading Australia: “Wow, what an amazing trip you had and some good books too by the sound of it! Are you back…” Sep 7, 21:24
Marcie McCauley on Reading Australia: “What a great time you’ve had, exploring off and on the page. It was probably an inspiring trip for writing…” Sep 7, 21:16
wadholloway on Reading Australia: “Marcie (Buried in Print) recommended I take a look at your blog. I spend my life these days driving around…” Sep 6, 02:56
Christopher Whiffin on Reading Australia: “I haven’t read Cloud Street but Dirt Music by the same author is the best novel about the Australian countryside…” Sep 3, 09:57