Q&A with Mimi Matthews

October 11, 2022

AAR has loved much of Ms. Matthews work and we thought our readers would enjoy learning more about her and her writing! (Thanks to Lisa for coming up with most…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your current frontrunner for best romance of 2022?

October 7, 2022

The AAR staff will soon begin pulling together their top romances of 2022 lists. I’ve been thinking about mine–I love these lists! My current top pick is easy–I’ve only given…

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the ask@AAR: What’s the best party you’ve ever been to?

September 29, 2022

As Covid, more or less, recedes in its every day impact, people are socializing. All over the place. This makes me happy–as an utter extrovert I love get togethers. I’ve…

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It’s hard out here for a blog….

September 28, 2022

It’s time for my depressing reminder that AAR needs your help to survive. Lately, things have been a bit grim. By many measures, we’re doing OK. In 2021, our users…

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the ask@AAR: What’s the most entertaining work of fiction you’ve read in the last six months?

September 22, 2022

What’s the book you’ve read in the last six months that you simply couldn’t put down? For me, it’s Ninth House. Smart, engrossing and entertaining as hell. What about for…

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I’ve fallen hard for someone… and he’s a character on TV.

September 19, 2022

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the ask@AAR: What romances do you feel are brilliantly plotted?

September 16, 2022

I was struck by a recent article prizing, in mysteries, psychologically complex characters over novels that were essentially puzzles… with tricky plots. In suspense reading, I am the reader who…

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To Be Royal: A guest post by Toni Shiloh

September 14, 2022

There’s something about a royalty romance that resonates in the hearts of readers. Is it our secret desire to find out we belong to royalty? Is it the fairy-tale aspect…

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If you could go back in time for one day, what would it be? Why?

September 12, 2022

It will not surprise you that I love reading book reviews, perhaps as much as I love reading books themselves. Every Sunday, I work my way through the New York…

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the ask@AAR: Saying goodbye to the Queen

September 9, 2022

Yesterday, at age 96, 70 years of which she ruled as the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II died. She had an extraordinary life–The Telegraph once wrote that by her…

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Mr. Malcolm’s List and color-blind casting

September 7, 2022

Over the weekend, my mom, Dr. Feelgood, and I watched Mr. Malcolm’s List. The film, based on a novel and then a short film by Suzanne Allain, tells the tale…

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Happy Labor Day!

September 5, 2022

Here in the US, today is Labor Day, a federal holiday which means most people have it off. It’s a holiday famous for parades, picnics, and parties and though it…

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