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…

Reading³⁸⁸
Thinking¹⁹³
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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Andrew Blackman on Borges Marathon, Part 3: The Widow Ching—Pirate: “Thanks, Osama. I’ve reviewed quite a few more Borges stories now, so feel free to take a look at the…” Sep 16, 12:05
Osama Magdy on Borges Marathon, Part 3: The Widow Ching—Pirate: “Interesting post, thank you for the work : ) Hopefully the following stories will be met by similar analysis.” Sep 13, 18:39
Andrew Blackman on Dusk by Robbie Arnott: “Hey Stefanie, I felt the same – I only read Dusk because I knew Arnott’s work from before and trusted…” Sep 12, 07:59
Stefanie on Dusk by Robbie Arnott: “Heh, when I read your initial description I was like, no way would I ever read a book about hunting…” Sep 11, 21:20
Andrew Blackman on No, RSS isn’t dead!: “Thanks for commenting, Veronica. Yes, I miss those days! I didn’t want to get into mentioning services in the post…” Sep 11, 12:37