Andrew Blackman
On the Holloway Road – free sample
My publisher, Legend Press, is offering a free sample of the first two chapters of On the Holloway Road as a special Christmas giveaway. Click here to access it – not sure how long it’ll be available. Merry Christmas to all my readers, and thanks for all the wonderful comments over the year – it’s been great getting to know ...
Guardian feature on independent bookshops
I’ve lamented the decline of independent bookshops on this site in the past, so was pleased to see a Guardian special section on independent bookshops last weekend. It’s available online – I was particularly interested in the listing of all the independent bookshops in London, but there are also similar articles for the other area ...
“The Sense of an Ending” by Julian Barnes
I bought a signed copy at Highgate Bookshop, took it home and read it from cover to cover without stopping. That’s partly because it’s a short book (150 pages, with fairly large type and liberal use of white space) but also because it really drew me in and made me want to read more. The clever thing about the book is that much of it is ...
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I am the author of the award-winning novel On the Holloway Road, published by Legend Press in February 2009. My next novel, A Virtual Love, deals with identity in the age of social networking, and is out soon. To read about my published novels, short stories and essays, click here.
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