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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Roger Karlebach on The Radetzky March Readalong: Part 2: “Yes the alcoholism is real and chilling enough, affecting CJ, as I call him, but also his fellow officers and…” May 4, 20:59
Andrew Blackman on The Shelf of Trump: “Good to know, thanks!” May 2, 10:24
Andrew Blackman on Books I Read in April 2025: “Ah, I’m coming from the other direction, Jacqui—I’ve read more of his non-fiction and want to try more of his…” May 2, 10:18
Andrew Blackman on The Shelf of Trump: “Thanks! That’s a lot of good solid lifeboats right there 🙂” May 2, 10:09
JacquiWine on Books I Read in April 2025: “An interesting selection of books, as ever! You’ve reminded me that I ought to get back to James Baldwin at…” May 1, 10:04