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…

Reading³⁹⁸
Thinking¹⁹³
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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Andrew Blackman on Vigil by George Saunders: “In that case, I’m glad I didn’t throw in any outrageous spoilers this time 🙂 Agreed on the “shouldn’t work…” Dec 22, 15:03
Andrew Blackman on Vigil by George Saunders: “Me too! Yes, it’s definitely timely, not just for the climate-change angle but also for the “How do we retain…” Dec 22, 15:00
Andrew Blackman on No, RSS isn’t dead!: “Good call, Chris. Thanks for the recommendation!” Dec 22, 14:57
Chris Burgdorff on No, RSS isn’t dead!: “Use Thunderbird! It also has email, calendar, address book, and chat (yes I have my IRC account on there)..” Dec 19, 19:27
Marcie McCauley on Vigil by George Saunders: “I was torn between not wanting to know more about his new book (which I only learned of thanks to…” Dec 18, 14:51