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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Perryestate on The House of Asterion: Borges Marathon, Part 33: “I love how Borges turns a familiar monster story on its head. The Minotaur’s loneliness makes Theseus’s supposedly heroic act…” Sep 16, 15:57
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 2: The Improbable Impostor Tom Castro: “Hey Silvia, It’s great to get your comments on my Borges posts, and don’t worry about the grammar at all!…” Sep 11, 09:38
Andrew Blackman on Borges marathon, part 1: The Cruel Redeemer Lazarus Morell: “Hey Silvia, It’s wonderful to hear that you’re reading the stories! Please let me know what you think of them…” Sep 11, 09:35
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “It’s strange to me how the publishing world is still so rigidly demarcated. I sometimes get excited about books that…” Sep 11, 09:29
Andrew Blackman on How to Make a Woman by Marie Darrieussecq: “I hadn’t heard of her before reading this, but will be on the lookout for more of her work now.” Sep 11, 09:25