Six Degrees of Separation literary meme connects diverse book titles

The Six Degrees of Separation literary meme, hosted by Kate at the Books Are My Favourite and Best blog, involves participants linking a starting book to six others in a chain.

One participant's chain begins with Estelle Birdy’s debut, Ravelling, and moves through Kevin Barry’s That Old Country Music, Ben Shattuck’s The History of Sound, Tove Jansson’s The Summer Book, Lee Cole’s Groundskeeping, Kari Leibowitz’s How to Winter, and concludes with Sara Baume’s Spill Simmer Falter Wither.

Another participant utilizes the challenge to explore themes of independence and war, starting with Colette’s La Chatte and connecting to Edith Wharton’s The House of Mirth, Virginia Woolf’s Night and Day, and Rebecca West’s The Return of the Soldier.