December 2021 - Andrew Blackman

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Best Books I Read in 2021

In another difficult year, books once again brought me solace. Here's a roundup of my best books of 2021 (these are the best books…

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Borges Marathon, Part 5: The Disinterested Killer Bill Harrigan

As with many Borges stories, the line between fact and fiction in this story is unclear. So why does Borges make these…

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On the Holloway Road³¹
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yohoho on October 2020 Reading Roundup: “A motivating discussion is definitely worth comment. I do think that you should write more on this topic, it may…” May 20, 05:43
Andrew Blackman on No, RSS isn’t dead!: “Thanks Ralph! I’m curious about why you’re returning to RSS/Feedly. Is it for some of the reasons I mentioned in…” May 19, 14:23
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Andrew Blackman on Forest Euphoria: The Abounding Queerness of Nature by Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian: “It’s a hard book to categorise, Stefanie. It’s not a traditional “science” book by any means—it’s somewhere between memoir and…” May 17, 17:49
Andrew Blackman on There Are Rivers in the Sky by Elif Shafak: “Oh, that’s interesting to hear, Alison—I didn’t realise there were scientific inaccuracies too. Very surprising that they were not checked…” May 17, 17:47