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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
October 4, 2025
6 Degrees of Separation: From I Want Everything to Devotions premium
It’s been a while since I participated in Six Degrees of Separation, in which Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest offers the name of the book and fellow readers link it to six other titles in any way our mind makes connections. But it’s always fun, and I enjoy reading the chains of other participants, so I’ve been […]
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Interviews, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
March 31, 2025
The Distance Between Dreams: In Conversation with Emily Paull premium
I’m really excited to introduce you to Emily Paull, whose novel The Distance Between Dreams is out in the world this week. Emily Paull is a Western Australian librarian, author and book reviewer. Having formerly worked in bookselling, Emily is an avid reader and a big supporter of the WA writing community who regularly moderates […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
January 4, 2025
6 Degrees of Separation: From Orbital to Imperfect premium
Welcome back to a new year of 6 Degrees of Separation, where book lovers across the world start with the same title (thanks to Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest). We then create links to six other books and see where we all end up. The first book of the year is the 2024 Booker Prize winning novel, […]
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November 5, 2024
On My Bedside Table: Festival of Fiction Edition premium
In mid-October 2024, Australian author Tess Woods and her incredible team pulled off an extraordinary day of panel discussion panels with authors of genre fiction. This included speculative fiction, crime, romance, children’s books and historical fiction. It was such an inspiring day, both as a reader and a writer. Word is that next year the […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
November 2, 2024
6 Degrees of Separation: From Intermezzo to Paula premium
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation where book lovers all start with the same title (supplied by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest). We then link it to six other books in whatever way our brains make connections. This month’s starting book is Intermezzo, Sally Rooney’s latest novel.   Intermezzo is an interlude between acts of a […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
October 5, 2024
6 Degrees of Separation: From Long Island to Breath premium
Welcome to another 6 Degrees of Separation. Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides the name of a book. Link that title to another in any way your brain makes connections. Repeat until you have created a chain of six books in addition to the one that started it all. Let us know where you ended up! This […]
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Hi Adele, thanks for reading! Thanks for the Twelve Moons recommendation too. Your chain was very interesting too. The only one I had read was Looking for Alibrandi, but I would love to have seen Peach Season by Debra Oswald performed on stage. (If anyone else would like to see Adele's chain you can find it over on her blog: https://adeleboundinbooks.blog/2025/10/05/6-degrees-of-separation-2025-october-4/).
In 6 Degrees of Separation: From I Want Everything to Devotions
An interesting chain. I haven't read any of these books, but I have read another of Mary Oliver's collections, 'Twelve Moons', which I enjoyed quite a lot. (Adele Bound in Books)
In 6 Degrees of Separation: From I Want Everything to Devotions
Hi Davida, thanks for taking the time to check out my chain. I also really liked your chain (for anyone reading this comment thread, you can find Davida's 6 Degrees of Separation post here: https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2025/10/04/tcls-6degrees-of-separation-for-october-4-2025/). I'm particularly drawn to Two Wars and a Wedding by Lauren Willig, and I have a couple of fellow historical fiction readers, who might also be interested.
In 6 Degrees of Separation: From I Want Everything to Devotions

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