November 2023 - Andrew Blackman

Reading

Borges Marathon, Part 13: The Circular Ruins

What happens when one man tries to dream another into existence? Jorge Luis Borges imagines this scenario in this thought-provoking story.

Reading

October Reading Roundup

My reading for October 2023 was dominated by the climate crisis and the horrific situation in Gaza.

Reading⁴¹⁹
Thinking¹⁹⁵
Literary events⁶⁵
Living⁴¹
The writing process³⁵
On the Holloway Road³¹
Published work²²
A Virtual Love¹⁴
Travel¹³
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Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “Hi Marianne, Thanks for the link – I’ll read your thoughts on Growth of the Soil now. Which Lagerlof did…” Nov 2, 20:57
Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “Hi Alice, Thanks for the recommendations! I agree about McEwan always leaving you with something to think about. I read…” Nov 2, 20:56
Andrew Blackman on Books I read in October 2026: “You’ve introduced me to plenty of new books too, Bean, so I’m happy to return the favour. Glad you had…” Nov 2, 20:43
Marianne Maurer on Books I read in October 2026: “I only read Growth of the Soil but also read another one by Selma Lagerlöf. Both great authors. https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2024/05/hamsun-knut-growth-of-soil.html” Nov 2, 15:35
Alice Smith on Books I read in October 2026: “In October I read two excellent books: What we can know, by Ian McEwan–this author always leaves you with something…” Oct 31, 09:39