6 degrees of separation
June 1, 2021
I recently ran a workshop for a group of local year 8 students to help them make connections and links between books, both the ones they “have” to read at school and those they are choosing to pick up outside the classroom. At the end of the workshop, I left them with the choice of […]
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November 7, 2020
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, my monthly bit of bookish fun, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest gives us a starting book and we link it to six other titles in any way our mind decides to make connections. This month, we’re actually beginning with a wild card, meaning we begin where we ended in […]
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May 2, 2020
Welcome back to the bookish version of Six Degrees of Separation. Start with the book suggested by Kate over at booksaremyfavouriteandbest, and see where you end up by linking it to six other titles. It’s easy and it’s fun, and no two chains are the same. This month’s starting point is Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic tale, The […]
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September 7, 2019
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation. If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know how it works: Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides us with a starting book title, and we link it to six others in any random ways our brain sees fit. It’s fun and easy, and you never know just […]
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August 3, 2019
Six Degrees of Separation is a literary meme hosted by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest. Each month, Kate provides a starting book title, and then participants link that to six other books in whatever random way the mind decides to make connections. My links are usually in the form of either reading recommendations or books on my […]
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June 3, 2018
Welcome back to 6 Degrees of Separation. In case you’re new to this, let me briefly summarise the guidelines: Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest names the title of the first book. Participants (yes, that can include you!) link it to whatever book comes into your head next, regardless of how random that connection may seem. Repeat until […]
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