Catch a Falling Star
August 1, 2020
Welcome to this month’s Six Degrees of Separation. For anyone interested in history, the term ‘six degrees of separation’ was originally inspired by Hungarian writer and poet Frigyes Karinthy, who coined the phrase in his 1929 short story ‘Chains‘. It’s the idea that everyone in the world is separated from everyone else by just six connections. […]
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May 4, 2019
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation. In case you’d like to play along, participants start with the same book, as nominated by Kate from booksaremyfavouriteandbest. Link it to six other titles in any random way your brain decides to make connections. I try to link it to books I’ve either read and would recommend, […]
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March 2, 2019
Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation in which Kate from Books are my Favourite and Best provides a starting title and we link that book to six others in any way we damn well please. This month, we’re starting with The Arsonist by Chloe Hooper. Chloe Hooper was recently a guest at Perth Writers […]
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January 22, 2019
19 Books to Read in 2019
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I have an eclectic reading taste, as you’ll discover if you check out the list of books I hope to read this year. Some have won awards, others are by favourite authors, and still more have caught my eye simply because they sound like a great weekend read. This year, I’m not committing to any […]
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