the ask@AAR: What series have the worst endings?

May 13, 2022

Dr. Feelgood and I just watched the final half season of Ozark, something I’d been wildly looking forward to, and it was a serious let down. I didn’t like hardly…

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Will authors keep their e-books alive?

May 11, 2022

Disclaimer: I am not an author and have only a generalized sense of what is involved in regaining the rights to one’s work.  I keep, at Amazon, lists of books…

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the ask@AAR: What issues matter to you in elections?

May 6, 2022

I’ve been reading endless articles about whether or not and, if so, how the probable overturning of Roe v. Wade in the United States could influence the 2022 midterms and…

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What’s your favorite opposites attract romance?

May 2, 2022

A while back, a friend who doesn’t didn’t read romance asked me to recommend a historical romance. I suggested Laura Kinsale’s Flowers from the Storm. I ran into her this…

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the ask@AAR: Who’s your favorite family in romance?

April 29, 2022

One of the great things about all those Bridgertons–besides more fodder for Netflix seasons–is that Violet and her children are a fun brood to read about/watch. One of my favorite…

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High concept TV is…?

April 25, 2022

I am three episodes into HBOMax’s mini-series, Station Eleven, based on the award winning and best selling novel by Emily St. John Mandel. I haven’t read the book, which, I…

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the ask@AAR: I am a cranky old lady, not a cranky middle aged lady, right?

April 22, 2022

I will be 61 next month–woo hoo! I was discussing my life with my daughter and when I referred to myself as an old lady, she said that was absurd….

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the ask@ AAR: Do all artists deserve our support?

April 15, 2022

Do I have to support/promote the art of someone I dislike or whose thoughts/actions I dislike or disapprove of? Here’s why I ask. There’s an author who’s been really nasty…

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Something’s coming….

April 12, 2022

As AAR has aged, the way our readers interact with us has changed. Over the past five years, those who read AAR on their mobile devices have now surpassed those…

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the ask@AAR: What matters most in true love?

April 8, 2022

I was at a wedding this past weekend and found myself in an interesting discussion. My tablemate, a woman a bit older than me, married to her high school sweetheart,…

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A gripe about series….. or maybe it’s just me.

April 6, 2022

I love a good series. It’s a joy to follow a well-built world or hero through several books, watching their secrets and adventures unfurl. And yet….. I don’t love series…

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What have you been reading?

April 4, 2022

I’ve spent a lot of time on planes and airports lately. An upside of this has been more time to read. Yay! I finally finished listening to Leigh Bardugo’s duo,…

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