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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Debbie on Parallel Lines by Edward St Aubyn: “Ive just come across your site whilst reading Parallel Lines. Was getting a bit lost / bored but you review…” Jun 24, 12:59
Richard Arthur Van Holst on A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz: Borges Marathon, Part 31: “Borges is really a far cry from Dickens, who starts David Copperfield as follows: “Whether I shall turn out to…” Jun 22, 20:57
Litlove on A Biography of Tadeo Isidoro Cruz: Borges Marathon, Part 31: “Every time I read one of your Borges posts I think to myself that I really MUST get one of…” Jun 22, 18:50
Andrew Blackman on Natives of My Person by George Lamming: “Yes, I think you’d like Lamming, although he might be difficult to find these days in Australia, especially on audiobook.…” Jun 22, 13:19
Andrew Blackman on Natives of My Person by George Lamming: “Hi Marcie, I hadn’t thought about it, but you’re probably right! Maritime fiction tends to focus on the storms and…” Jun 22, 13:10