Six Degrees of Separation – from Wintering to Alone Together

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with COVID-19, Hannah Kent, Jennifer Haupt, John Boyne, Jon Ronson, Katherine May, Linn Ullmann, Louis Theroux, memoir, Ruth Ozeki, Six Degrees of Separation July 2, 2022

It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading →

Six Degrees of Separation – from Sorrow and Bliss to Wild Game

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with Adrienne Brodeur, Damon Galgut, E M Forster, Herman Melville, Jane Austen, Katherine May, Meg Mason, novella, Ruth Wilson, Six Degrees of Separation, Vivian Gornick June 4, 2022

It’s time for #6degrees. Start at the same place as other wonderful readers, add six books, and see where you end up. Continue reading →

20 Books of Summer (except that it’s Winter)

Posted by Kate W in Stuff and Nonsense and tagged with 2022, Celeste Ng, Colm Toibin, Ellena Savage, John Boyne, Jonathan Franzen, Katherine May, Kendra James, Kevin Wilson, Linn Ullmann, Lisa McInerney, Mary McCarthy, Richard Yates, Sarah Winman, Sue Miller, Vivian Gornick May 21, 2022

Cathy at 746 Books is hosting the 20 Books of Summer reading challenge again this year. As Cathy explains, it’s the most relaxed reading challenge you’ll participate in (swap books out, change your target, do whatever). The challenge is straightforward – read twenty books between June 1st and September 1st. Continue reading →