July 2020 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Children of the Cave: A Fascinating Finnish Novel of Ideas

In Children of the Cave, Finnish writer Virve Sammalkorpi imagines an encounter between a group of explorers and some strange creatures living in a…

Thinking

No, I Don’t Have the Bandwidth Right Now

Something is very wrong with the English language. People have started asking me if I have the “bandwidth” to work on new…

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Silvia Cachia on The House of Asterion: Borges Marathon, Part 33: “Number 33! Already! I don’t know when I started to follow you but I have read several of your Borges…” Aug 23, 19:55
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