It’s another survey!

October 15, 2020

This survey will close today, Saturday October 17th, at one pm! Three little questions… one’s about the next book club!

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A Blast from the Past Post: the AAR 2006 Annual Reader Poll

October 14, 2020

Here’s another Blast from the Past from March of 2006. Enjoy! AAR 2006 Annual Reader Poll (For 2005 releases) “Jump link” to Accompanying ATBF Column

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Romance Reading Quiz Answers: Part Four

October 10, 2020

AAR readers have long loved historical romance, a trend that appears to still be true. You chose historical romance (44 votes) as your favorite genre in romance by almost twice…

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the ask@AAR: What do AAR readers owe the authors we read?

October 9, 2020

This year, I have gotten more emails from authors and publishers unhappy about negative reviews and/or comment threads here at AAR than I have in the previous five years. It’s…

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Romance Reading Quiz answers: Part Three

October 8, 2020

  We asked you what the worst romance novel you’ve read this year is and, with a few exceptions, you all nominated different reads that didn’t work for you. Several…

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Romance Reading Quiz answers: Part Two

October 7, 2020

Today, we’re sharing the answers from the second question on this week’s reading quiz: Who is, currently, your favorite romance author? You had lots of choices but a few authors…

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Romance Reading Quiz answers: Part One

October 6, 2020

Whoa! Over 100 of you filled out yesterday’s quiz on your romance reading! You go! I’ll be sharing your responses over the next week. Here are your choices for: Out…

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It’s Monday and we have questions!

October 5, 2020

Happy Monday! We thought it would be fun to do a little survey–we’ll share the results this week! Go!

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the ask@AAR: How’s the discussion here working out for you?

October 2, 2020

One of the great joys of 2020 has been the tenor, complexity, and abundance of the conversations here at AAR.  We’ve had so many excellent, interesting, and, yes, feisty discussions…

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the ask@AAR: What romance takes you to a far away place?

September 25, 2020

I’ve just finished my annual re-read of Meredith Duran’s debut The Duke of Shadows. The first part is set in India during the ill-fated rebellion of 1857. The rebellion began…

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the ask@AAR: What American romances have given you a strong sense of place?

September 18, 2020

Right now, three of my four children are driving across America, taking ten days to go from the East Coast to the West. One of them is moving to take…

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the ask@AAR: How do you feel about politics in fiction?

September 11, 2020

I just finished reading two books, Maria Vale’s Season of the Wolf and Carl Hiaasen’s Squeeze Me. Both made me think about the role of politics in fiction. In Vale’s…

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