February 2020 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

February 2020 Reading Roundup

From Japanese literature to the history of Serbia via the aftermath of war in Sierra Leone, this has been a good month’s reading for…

The writing process

Is It a Good Idea to Frustrate Your Readers’ Expectations?

I was interviewed recently for a podcast by book blogger Charlie Place, and her perceptive questions got me thinking about my writing.…

Reading

January 2020 Reading Roundup

The first month of the year took me from Greece to Serbia via Vienna (don’t ask!), and in the world of books…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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A Virtual Love¹⁴
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Ralph Wessman on No, RSS isn’t dead!: “feedly for me too, though I’m only just returning to it. enjoyed your post.” May 18, 01:20
Andrew Blackman on Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian: “It’s a hard book to categorise, Stefanie. It’s not a traditional “science” book by any means—it’s somewhere between memoir and…” May 17, 17:49
Andrew Blackman on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Oh, that’s interesting to hear, Alison—I didn’t realise there were scientific inaccuracies too. Very surprising that they were not checked…” May 17, 17:47
Stefanie on Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian: “Oh, I’ve heard of this book and have wondered about it but decided to not pursue reading it because it…” May 14, 19:52
Alison on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “I also agree, I didn’t love this one. I found the water motif particularly irritating as I am a scientist…” May 10, 13:18