6 in 6

Six in Six is a meme hosted at The Book Jotter. I discovered it by way of Hopewell's Public Library of Life and Words and Peace.

"The idea being that as the end of June approaches and we are then halfway through the year, let us share the books we have read in those first 6 months. In fact let’s share 6 books in 6 categories, or if time is of the essence then simply share just 6 books. Whatever combination works for you as long as it involves 6 books. Of course the same book can obviously feature in more than one category."

There is a HUGE list of categories from which to choose (visit the Book Jotter for the list). If you want to join in with your own lists you can do so any time during July 2022. 

#1 - Six new-to-me authors 

1. Omar El Akkad (What Strange Paradise)
2. Edna Ferber (Buttered Side Down)
3. Jill Ciment (The Body in Question)
4. Danielle McLaughlin (The Art of Falling)
5. Natalie Jenner (The Jane Austen Society)
6. Irving Stone (Lust for Life)

#2 - Six mysteries, thrillers or crime novels NOT by Agatha Christie

1. The Lady of Sorrows by Anne Zouroudi
2. Death on Demand by Caroline G. Hart
3. Bloodline by Felix Francis
4. Death in Cornwall by G. M. Malliet
5. Nero Wolfe: Three Men Out by Rex Stout
6. A Bed of Scorpions by Judith Flanders

#3 - Six books from authors I know will never let me down

1. Jingo by Terry Pratchett
2. Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel
3. A Voice from the Attic by Robertson Davies
4. The Hollow by Agatha Christie
5. The Madness of Crowds by Louise Penny
6. South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami

#4 - Six books I abandoned

None of these were bad, they just weren't working for me when I picked them up

1. Laundry Love by Patric Richardson
2. Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor by Stephanie Barron
3. Truly, Madly, Guilty by Liane Moriarty
4. Seven Pleasures: Essays on Ordinary Happiness by Willard Spiegelman
5. History of Middle Europe by Leslie Charles Tihany
6. Books Promiscuously Read by Heather Cass White

#5 - Six authors I read last year -- but not so far this year

1. Rumer Godden
2. Jacqueline Winspear
3. Donna Leon
4. Ngaio Marsh
5. Willa Cather
6. Joanne Harris

#6 - Six series of books read 

 I had already read the earlier books in each of these series previously.

1. Vintage Kitchen Mysteries by Victoria Hamilton (read the 1st book)
2. The Greek Detective by Anne Zouroudi (read #4-#8)
3. Her Royal Spyness by Rhys Bowen (read #4)
4. Josie Prescott Antiques Mysteries by Jane Cleland (read #6)
5. Richard Jury by Martha Grimes (read #11)
6. Benni Harper by Earlene Fowler (read #5)