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6 Degrees of Separation, Reviews & Recommendations
May 4, 2021
6 Degrees of Separation: From Beezus and Ramona to Detention premium
Welcome 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 Beezus and Ramona, in honour of author Beverly Cleary, who died recently, […]
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March 13, 2018
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Last week I shared 9 of 18 books I aim to read in 2018. I bought most of those titles at the Perth Writers Week. Although a few of the following titles also caught my attention because of Perth Writers Week, most of them are simply an eclectic mix of books that appeal to me. […]
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March 6, 2018
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Perth Writers Week (previously Perth Writers Festival) always concludes with me failing in my resolve to limit how many books I’ll buy. This year, I gave in before I even arrived. Afterall, Perth Writers Week only happens once a year, and I am supporting Australian authors – or so goes my self-justification. Plenty of others […]
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6 Degrees of Separation, Reading
June 6, 2015
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Welcome back to Six Degrees of Separation, a literary meme created by Annabel Smith and Emma Chapman in which we link a book to six others in any way that comes to mind. This month begins with The Casual Vacancy by J K Rowling. For me, this is about leaving a space for Indigenous authors to tell […]
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December 18, 2014
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In my previous post, Five Faves: Writers from the West, I shared the names of five books (and their writers) that I enjoyed this year. But there are so many more on my To Read list, and I seem to be adding titles faster than I can finish them. Here are just a few of those I hope […]
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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.
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