the ask@AAR: What’s the ONE best non romance you read last year?

January 7, 2022

While I love me some romance, I’m a catholic reader: I like all kinds of stories. And, in 2021, I read so many great books. Honestly, I can’t remember a…

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the ask@AAR: What’s your reading goal(s) for 2022?

December 31, 2021

Happy New Year! Given that I’ve never been able to keep a New Year’s resolution going for a whole year, I’ve given them up. Instead, I’ve become goal oriented. It’s…

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the ask@AAR: What are your hopes for romance in 2022?

December 24, 2021

Whoa–2021 is almost in the books. Thus, it’s times to think about what we hope for in romance next year. Everyone’s likes and loves are personal and my list is…

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the ask@AAR: What brought you comfort and joy in 2021?

December 17, 2021

This time last year, I hoped that the worst of 2020 wouldn’t follow me into 2021. And while that didn’t happen, I did find much to celebrate in 2021 perhaps because…

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The Hating Game (movie) is… just fine.

December 11, 2021

This review contains spoilers for the book and the movie. Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game is justly beloved. As Em wrote in her review, the novel is quirky, funny, romantic,…

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the ask@AAR: Stand alone or series–do you have a preference?

December 10, 2021

There are few greater reading pleasures–for me–than diving into a beloved series. In the past 18 months, I’ve listened to all the Harry Potter books, inhaled series by Karin Slaughter,…

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the ask@AAR: And the top selling books at AAR this year are….

December 3, 2021

I’m always interested to see what AAR readers buy through the links on our site and in our newsletter. After looking over the data from Amazon for our account, it’s…

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AAR loves you… let us give you a gift!

November 29, 2021

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the ask@AAR: What makes you happy?

November 26, 2021

I spent Thanksgiving or, as non-Americans would call it, yesterday, with a part of my extended family. We had two intense discussions. We almost came to blows over who should…

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Looking back at the best books of 2020

November 24, 2021

Next week we will begin running the first of many Best of 2021 columns. In anticipation of that, I thought it would be fun to look back at the books…

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the ask@AAR: How are Taylor Swift and Romance Alike?

November 19, 2021

warning: today’s ask is more of a rant than a question Taylor Swift’s first album came out when my daughter was ten. We both loved it–I still get a catch…

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What’s everyone reading?

November 15, 2021

So what’s everyone reading? I’m currently listening to Apples Never Fall by the always enjoyable Liane Moriarty. I’m a third of the way through and I have no idea what’s…

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