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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Emma @ Words And Peace on Books I read in May 2026: “Nice list! I have only read the last two. Definitely not my favorite by Hemingway. https://wordsandpeace.com/2026/05/30/2026-may-wrap-up/” Jun 3, 22:50
Andrew Blackman on Books I read in May 2026: “Thanks, Lisa – you too!” Jun 3, 17:59
Lisa Mandina on Books I read in May 2026: “Sounds like you had some good books this past month! Hopefully June is great as well! https://lisalovesliterature.bookblog.io/2026/06/01/the-looooong-and-the-short-of-it-may-2026-wrap-up-post-and-looking-forward-to-june/” Jun 2, 21:16
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 18: Funes, His Memory: “Here’s a fascinating addition from reader Lee Brownston, sent to me via email: Here’s a little tidbit that might amuse…” Jun 2, 13:42
Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 23: Three Versions of Judas: “Lee Brownston, a keen Borges reader, emailed me with the following information about the story, which I found very useful…” Jun 2, 13:40