October 2020 - Andrew Blackman

The writing process

October 2020 Reading Roundup

Here's a quick roundup of some good books I read this month, featuring Jorge Luis Borges, Anne Tyler and more.

Reading

The Heart of the Race: Black Women’s Lives in Britain

The Heart of the Race is a classic of Black British women’s history. First published in 1985, the book filled in large…

Reading⁴¹⁷
Thinking¹⁹⁵
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁵
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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