Reading
January 10, 2023
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides the name of a book; we all connect it to six other titles and see where we all end up. The first book for 2023 is great choice for a holiday read, and aptly named Beach Read by Emily Henry. The premise is […]
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December 3, 2022
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where bookish types all begin with the same book title and link it to six others in any way their minds decide to make connections. This month’s starting point is The Snow Child by Eowyn Ivey. Set in Alaska during the 1920s, it is apparently based on a […]
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November 5, 2022
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation, where readers all begin with the same title and link it to six other books in whichever way our brains decide to make connections. This month’s starting book is The Naked Chef by Jamie Oliver. Coincidentally, I am about to make chicken stock out of this very cookbook, […]
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October 31, 2022
About Brilliant Minds: 30 Dyslexic Heroes Who Changed Our World After Shannon Meyerkort’s daughter was diagnosed with dyslexia, she went looking for a book that would offer both information and inspiration. When she couldn’t find it, she decided that she would have to write it herself. Brilliant Minds came together one story at a […]
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October 25, 2022
I am so excited to introduce you to author Shannon Meyerkort, whose book, Brilliant Minds: 30 Dyslexic Heroes who Changed Our World is officially released into the world today. I initially met Shannon at a workshop we were both attending before reconnecting at a weekend writing retreat run by historical fiction novelist, Natasha Lester. Since […]
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October 11, 2022
About Pieces A group of people living with mental illness undertake an art therapy class that transforms not only their lives but the life of their teacher. The class has been commissioned to create the backdrop for a dance performance, and during the process, they are interviewed for a documentary about the art and their […]
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