April 2022 - Andrew Blackman

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April 2022 Reading Roundup

This month's reading featured Caribbean literary fiction, politics, economics, and the moving tales of a Berlin chiropodist.

Dog-Heart by Diana McCaulay

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Race & Class in Jamaican Fiction: Dog-Heart by Diana McCaulay

Dog-Heart tells the story of two Jamaicans from very different worlds. Sahara is a light-skinned “uptown” woman who runs a successful Kingston…

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Andrew Blackman on It’s Just a Few Bad Apples: “Oh, I’d never thought of that one, Richard! It’s a phrase I avoid just because it’s a cliche, but it…” Nov 20, 18:31
Andrew Blackman on It’s Just a Few Bad Apples: “It’s interesting how many of these things come from coworkers, isn’t it? Maybe it’s because we spend so much time…” Nov 20, 18:28