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Month: December 2021

Six degrees of separation, FROM Ethan Frome TO …

December 4, 2021December 4, 2021 / Whispering Gums / 35 Comments

And suddenly it is the last Six Degrees of the year. Once again, I've had fun with this meme - with doing my own and seeing what others have done. Thanks muchly to Kate for running the meme and offering us such a varied selection of titles to start from. For those of you new … Continue reading Six degrees of separation, FROM Ethan Frome TO …

Nonfiction November 2021: New additions to my TBR

December 1, 2021December 31, 2023 / Whispering Gums / 34 Comments

Week 5 of Nonfiction November ... whew, made it to the end, and it wasn't so hard! Nonfiction November, as of course you know, is hosted by several bloggers, with week 5 hosted by Jaymi at The OCBookGirl: It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto YOUR TBR? … Continue reading Nonfiction November 2021: New additions to my TBR

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    Marcie McCauley on Monday musings on Australian literature: Graphic nonfictionMay 27, 2026

    I really appreciate the diversity of graphic non-fiction too; as with my other reading, I tend to pick up the…

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    Thanks Marcie. I didn't think of looking up Wikipedia for McDonald's nicknames. I will do that later. I loved that…

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    Whispering Gums on Monday musings on Australian literature: Graphic nonfictionMay 26, 2026

    Thanks for persevering with making a comment M. I like your thoughts because they mirror mine to some degree too,…

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