It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up.
This month we begin with Butter by Asako Yuzuki. It’s billed as a food-related-murder story – I wasn’t so sure about the murder bit but there are certainly lots of descriptions of food.
Another book about food and death is N. M. Kelby’s White Truffles in Winter. I didn’t think much of this novel either!
But a ‘foodie’ book that I did love was Kitchen Table Memoirs by Nick Richardson. It’s a collection of anecdotes from Australian writers and the kitchen table plays a starring role in each.
Similar, but about pools not kitchen tables, is The Memory Pool by Therese Spruhan. One of the authors featured in this collection is Trent Dalton. I read his latest, Lola in the Mirror, earlier this year.
The Brisbane River plays an important part in Lola, as does the Knox River in Richard Russo’s Empire Falls.
My last link is via ’empires’ and I can’t go past Patrick Radden Keefe’s much talked about exposé, Empire of Pain.
Food, places that are important parts of our memories, rivers and empires – where will other chains go? Link up below or post your link in the comments section.
Next month (July 6, 2024), we’ll start with the 2024 winner of the International Booker Prize, Kairos by Jenny Erpenbeck (translated by Michael Hofmann).
Excellent chain. I’ll have to take a look for Kitchen Table Memoirs.
I’ve only read one of yours, Kate, Empire Falls. A long time ago, but I remember enjoying it.
Here is my chain: https://whisperinggums.com/2024/06/01/six-degrees-of-separation-from-butter-to/ As usual, I had a bit of fun and may have some rather tenuous links!
Done!
https://anzlitlovers.com/2024/06/01/six-degrees-of-separation-from-butter/
I do like the sound of Kitchen Table Memoirs, and oh! what a gorgeous cover:)
Here’s mine: https://tasmanianbibliophileatlarge.wordpress.com/2024/06/01/6-degrees-of-separation-from-butter-by-asako-yuzuki-polly-barton-translator-to-hunting-the-wild-pineapple-by-thea-astley/
A great chain as ever. I’m sorry not to be joining in this month. It’s just too difficult to do from my mobile whilst on granny-duty in Spain.
Poor you having to be in Spain! I’ve only been there once, but I loved it. I can understand not wanting to do it on the mobile though, Margaret!
I know. Nightmare. Spain however is nobody’s idea of a nightmare.
Another excellent chain!
Here’s mine for this month – a very foodie chain! https://portobellobookblog.com/2024/06/01/6degrees-of-separation-june-2024-from-butter-by-asako-yuzuki-to-summer-at-the-ice-cream-cafe-by-jo-thomas/
I had to break my rule and include a book I read but didn’t review on my blog. https://tcl-bookreviews.com/2024/06/01/tcls-6degrees-of-separation-for-june-1-2024-2/
Oh and YEAH Kairos is the next starter book. I’ve read and reviewed that one!
Well, I’ve read one of yours, which is one better than I usually do. I read ‘Empire Falls’ years ago. I probably read it at the same time as Sue Terry did, in one of those long ago online book clubs.
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Not being able to resist a foodie memoir, I like the sound of NickRichardson’s book. Great chain, as ever. Here’s mine: https://alifeinbooks.co.uk/2024/06/six-degrees-of-separation-butter-to-butterflies-in-november/
My chain is up https://wp.me/p5r4Xk-gUv
I’ve only read Empire Falls which wasn’t a favorite but the food memoir sounds appealing. There is quite a long wait for Butter at the library so its cult status must have reached Boston! I did not go in a food direction with my chain:
https://perfectretort.blogspot.com/2024/06/six-degrees-of-separation-from-butter.html
This was an interesting starter book. I didn’t read it but had a lot of similar books to post. I see you went a similar way. Thanks, Kate.
I post the link just like that in the hope, this will not go to spam:
https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2024/06/six-degrees-of-separation-from-butter.html
Nice list Kate. We need aa sub-genre of books called ‘Food and Death’!
Great connections!
https://wordsandpeace.com/2024/06/01/six-degrees-of-separation-from-murder-to-informer/
all the books in your chain are new to me and i am intrigued by kitchen table memoirs here..
my chain is here. https://www.ladyinreadwrites.com/from-butter-to-living-with-hope-and-magic-and-more/
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Butter to The Potato
https://mmzlibrary.blogspot.com/2024/07/6dobs-june-butter-by-asako-yuzuki.html