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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
January 10, 2023
6 Degrees of Separation: From Beach Read to The Twelfth Raven premium
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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July 26, 2022
On My Bedside Table: July 2022 Roundup premium
    My monthly newsletter (which you can subscribe to by filling in the form on the right-hand side of my website’s home page) always includes an “On My Bedside Table” section. This is primarily a mix of books I’m currently reading or have just bought with the intention of reading. Disclaimer: I always buy […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
May 7, 2022
Six Degrees of Separation: from True Story of the Kelly Gang to My Grandmother Sends her Regards and Apologises premium
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where every reader starts with the same title and links to six other books, depending on whatever random ways our brains make connections. This month’s starting book is True Story of the Kelly Gang by Australian author Peter Carey. On my mum’s side of the family is the […]
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March 29, 2022
Book Notes: Wildflower by Monique Mulligan premium
About Wildflower When Acacia Miller moves in next door just before Christmas 1979, eleven-year-old Jane Kelly is saved from the lonely summer she was expecting after a year of being bullied at school. But even as the friendship grows, Acacia remains vague and offhand when asked questions about her family and home life. Then Jane […]
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October 19, 2021
On My Bedside Table: Historical Fiction premium
I haven’t always been a reader of historical fiction. When I was much younger, I preferred contemporary fiction, and I can’t pinpoint when that started to change. Perhaps when I started researching the Second World War for my book about war widows. Or maybe a few years before that when I finally started taking an […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
August 7, 2021
6 Degrees of Separation: From Postcards from the Edge to The Last Bookshop premium
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, where we all start with the same book title and link it to six others in any random way our mind chooses to create connections. It’s fun and it’s free, so join in! This month the starting book is Postcards from the Edge by Carrie Fisher. Postcards from […]
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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!
In Reflect. Simplify. Create: In Conversation with Amanda Viviers

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