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…

Reading⁴⁰⁰
Thinking¹⁹³
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁴
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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Andrew Blackman on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Hi Masood, Thanks very much for this vote for Elif Shafak and her novel. As I said in the original…” Feb 6, 13:46
Masood Ahmad on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Good day While one should carry out a critique of other Author’s works and i totally respect that and believe…” Feb 1, 20:25
Andrew Blackman on London Fiction: a Reading List: “Thanks Jacqui! I wish I’d made more notes on each book at the time, as you did in your post.…” Jan 27, 17:48
Andrew Blackman on The South: Borges Marathon, Part 26: “Hey, that’s great to hear, Marcie. Look forward to seeing what you make of them – hope you enjoy reading…” Jan 27, 17:38
Andrew Blackman on The South: Borges Marathon, Part 26: “Oh, I didn’t know that about the possible autobiographical element, Emma – thanks for adding that! Certainly helps to see…” Jan 27, 17:35