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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Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 20: The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero: “Yes, that could be it, Stefanie. I think from his other stories that he mistrusts the idea of heroism and…” Jul 9, 17:02
Sue McMahon on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “I agree. Tony is straightforward and actually rather ordinary. He seems to want to understand what as happened, but has…” Jul 9, 10:03
Sue McMahon on The Sense of an Ending, explained: “I agree with this comment, particularly when you mention Veronica being nicer to him the next day, as if he…” Jul 9, 09:42
Stefanie on Borges Marathon, Part 20: The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero: “This sounds delicious. Do you think they way he opens the story could be an indication that it could happen…” Jul 8, 18:05
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 20: The Theme of the Traitor and the Hero: “Oh, thanks for the recommendation! Sounds like a wonderful book. It’s interesting that there’s a chapter on Borges even though…” Jun 26, 10:12