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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
February 5, 2023
6 Degrees of Separation: From Trust to The School Teacher of Saint-Michel premium
Welcome back to the bookish version of Six Degrees of Separation, where Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest provides us with the title of a book, and we all link that to six other titles, depending on the weird and wonderful connections our brains decide to make. This month, the starting book is Trust by Hernan Diaz; it […]
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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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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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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading, Reviews & Recommendations
March 5, 2022
6 Degrees of Separation: From The End of the Affair to Against Certain Capture premium
It’s been several months since I’ve participated in the bookish version of Six Degrees of Separation: begin with the same title as other readers and link it to six others in whatever random way the brain decides to make connections. This month, the starting book is The End of the Affair by Graham Greene. I […]
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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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May 6, 2021
Book Notes: Catch Me If I Fall by Barry Jonsberg premium
Aiden and Ashleigh live a privileged existence in a futuristic Sydney that is radically different to the city as it exists today. The thirteen-year-old twins are largely protected from the ravages of climate change thanks to advances in technology and AI, even as socio-economic divisions widen, and medical care is available only to those who […]
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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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