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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
July 6, 2024
6 Degrees of Separation: From Kairos to Beneath a Scarlett Sky premium
Each month, I join other book lovers who all start with the same title (thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest), create links to six other books and see where we end up. It’s easy and it’s fun, so feel free to join in wherever you are! This month’s starting book is the 2024 Booker Prize winner, […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
June 1, 2024
6 Degrees of Separation: From Butter to The Cult of Romance premium
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, where book lovers start with the same book and link it to six other titles in any random way the mind chooses to find connections. This month’s starting book, courtesy of Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest, is Butter by Asako Yukuki, a novel set in Japan, about food and murder […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
April 6, 2024
6 Degrees of Separation: From Lonely Planet to The Florentine Bridge premium
Welcome back Six Degrees of Separation, the fun way to recommend books by starting with a title suggested by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest, and then linking it to six others in any way your brain makes connections. This week, Kate has challenged us to start with a travel guide. One I have on my shelf is […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
March 2, 2024
6 Degrees of Separation: From Tom Lake to 7 1/2 premium
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation (it’s been a few months for me). We all start with the same book title (thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest) and then link that to six others in whatever random ways our brains make connections. See where you, and other readers end up! This month’s starting book is […]
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Creating space for your story, My Story, Reading, Writing
January 2, 2024
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Fellow author Josh Langley recently published a blog post on why he isn’t setting any goals in 2024. Instead, he creating a list of what he wants to ‘show up’ for. In showing up, Josh says, ‘you’re willing to push through your fears, anxieties and doubts, to really be present in the experience – the […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
November 4, 2023
6 Degrees of Separation: From Western Lane to Bedtime Story premium
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, which I have been AWOL from since May, but I’m here now. In Six Degrees of Separation, Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest gives us the name of a book and we all link it to six others in any way our brains choose to make random connections. This month, the […]
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Apologies for the late reply! I shall go check out your post - even the title is intriguing!
In 6 Degrees of Separation: From Orbital to Imperfect
I haven't read any of the books on your chain (though am reading Orbital currently) but love the clever links... And now adding Writer Laid Bare to my TBR.. my post is here - https://www.ladyinreadwrites.com/two-roads-diverged-in-the-words-with-trivia-twists-too/
In 6 Degrees of Separation: From Orbital to Imperfect
You're welcome! Thank you for being so generous with your time in answering my questions as well as all the incredible work encouraging creatives everywhere!
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