the ask@AAR: What do we think about trigger warnings in reviews?

November 25, 2022

It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving here in the US, a holiday famed for its abundant food, contested history, and familial arguments. I confess my family doesn’t fight at Thanksgiving–we leave…

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the ask@AAR: How do you like your love stories?

November 18, 2022

I was struck by a sentence written by romance novelist Adriana Herrera in the Washington Post this week. Herrera, in an article entitled The 10 Best Romance Novels of 2022,…

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the ask@AAR: What is a feminist romance?

November 11, 2022

Each day my inbox is full of emails about upcoming books romance readers might like to read. And, if publishers are right about romance readers–and who is to say they…

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Whatcha Watching Right Now?

November 9, 2022

After polishing off the final season of Derry Girls–good but not great though I could watch Siobhán McSweeney as Sister Michael all damn day–thoroughly enjoying Nicola Walker’s chatty Annika, loving…

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the ask@AAR: Long series–love ’em or loathe ’em?

November 4, 2022

Nora Robarts, aka J. D. Robb, is publishing the 56th book in her In Death series in January. We appear to have reviewed 42 of the Eve Dallas books (!!!),…

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the ask@AAR: What do we think about Eloisa James?

October 28, 2022

Next month, Eloisa James will publish The Reluctant Countess, the second in her Would Be Wallflowers historical romance series. James has published over 40 books and we’ve reviewed her 38…

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the ask@AAR: How do you use the site?

October 21, 2022

I spend a lot of time looking at AAR’s stats. According to Google Analytics, 60% of AAR readers access the site via their phones and/or other devices. When users visit…

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the ask@AAR: What book broke your heart?

October 14, 2022

The final season of His Dark Materials comes out this December and the trailer has dropped. The thing is, I’m not sure I can take it. The conclusion of series,…

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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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