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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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the ask@AAR: What are some romances with train rides in them?

November 12, 2021

Tomorrow, I’m taking the train from North Carolina where I live up to Washington, DC to spend the weekend there. It’s been a tough week here–I had to put Sophie,…

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We’re starting to work on our Best of 2021 lists–and we want yours!

November 8, 2021

AAR staffers are beginning to compile our Best of 2021 lists. We’d like a list of our readers’ Best of 2021 too! So–and I know many of you will find…

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the ask@AAR: Why is the sexiest question in sex so rarely asked in romance?

November 5, 2021

We’ve discussed here how we feel about consent in romance–in general, good–although there are those, me among them, who feel constant questions in a love scene are hard to do…

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Best re-read? Worst?

November 1, 2021

I love to re-read–I’d hazard that at least a quarter of my romance reading is re-reading books I’ve previously read and loved. I’m lucky–it’s rare I’ve re-read a book and…

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the ask@AAR: Do we care what heroines (or heroes) look like?

October 29, 2021

In the last three recently published romances I’ve read, I’ve very little idea of what the heroine looks like. The heroes are still chiseled with piercing blue/green/grey eyes, abs like…

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the ask@ARR: It makes me crazy when fertility is used to punish women–is it just me?

October 22, 2021

–there are spoilers ahead for the Grant County series– I’ve recently just slogged–and, sadly, it was a slog–my way through Karin Slaughter’s Grant County series. I love the Will Trent…

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the ask@AAR: What do you think about the modern wedding?

October 15, 2021

Recently, a close friend of mine’s step-daughter eloped which did not make her parents happy. Her mother and father felt it was disrespectful to not have them as a part…

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