August 2018 - Andrew Blackman

Death by Preservation: New Travel Essay Published

I just had a travel essay called Death by Preservation published in Issue #34 of Post Road Magazine, a literary magazine over in the U.S.…

Marie Munkara and her mother Judy

Reading

A Shocking Memoir From a Stolen Generation

I learnt about Of Ashes and Rivers That Run to the Sea from Emma’s excellent review on Book Around the Corner. It’s a…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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Platinum Promotions on Books I read in July 2026: “Quite a varied reading month! The West sounds especially interesting, particularly the way it challenges the traditional story of Western…” Aug 18, 22:17
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “Thanks, Victoria. Now I’m intrigued by Naissance des fantomes (which sounds like a much better title to my ear than…” Aug 18, 15:41
Litlove on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “What an excellent review, Andrew! I love Marie Darrieussecq’s writing but haven’t read any of her novels since Naissance des…” Aug 14, 14:55
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “Yeah, it’s terrible getting all those excellent books! I haven’t read either of those de Beauvoirs, but I read Les…” Aug 13, 16:43
wadholloway on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “See, that’s why I don’t accept review copies – people keep sending you excellent books and it disrupts your orderly…” Aug 13, 09:09