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What We’ve Been Thinking About
Thoughts on books, reading, culture, and the literary life.
Outlander, Old Skool Romance, and Female Pleasure: A Guest Post by Kiersten Hallie Krum
April 14, 2016I had lunch this past Sunday in Lambertville, New Jersey with my aunt and uncle. It’s a good midway point for me and my mother—they come up from the Philadelphia…
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Steals and Deals
April 12, 2016This week has great steals and deals. Click on the book covers to go to Amazon. Thanks and happy reading. Caroline Linden’s I Love the Earl is just 1.99. We…
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Love Poems We Love
April 11, 2016In honor of April being National Poetry Month, I asked some of the AAR staffers to share their favorite romantic poetry. As it turns out, our staff shares a love…
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Sara Shares Her Love of Outlander
April 9, 2016Readers, it’s time for a confession. “Hello, my name is Sara and I didn’t like the book Outlander.” Please, before you click away, give me a moment to explain. When…
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Very Short Love Stories: #5WordRomanceNovel
April 8, 2016Earlier this week, the Twitter hashtag #5WordRomanceNovel was trending. People took to the social media platform to try their hand at micro storytelling. The results were both sweet, funny, dirty,…
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From Books to Burton
April 6, 2016Two books are making their way from page to screen via Tim Burton productions in the coming months. On May 27 Alice Through the Looking Glass brings viewers a sequel…
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Defining Romance: Does RWA finally have it right?
April 5, 2016On April 4, a message went up on the Romance Writers of America (RWA) blog: Important Message Regarding 2005 “Definition of Romance” Survey. Here’s what it said: At the November…
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Taboo for Teens
April 3, 2016Readers of adult romances are likely used to seeing sex scenes in novels. While the genre ranges from chaste to naughty, the average contemporary romance will likely contain some…
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A Roundtable Discussion on Lost Among the Living
April 1, 2016Today, AAR Reviewers Maggie, Caz, Mary, Linniegayl and Melanie have AAR’s first ever Round Table Discussion. The book chosen is Simone St. James Lost Among the Living. Ms. St. James…
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Are you reading the Mary Russell series? Because it’s great.
March 30, 2016Has anyone here not read the Mary Russell series yet? If so, stop now and go find yourself a copy of The Beekeeper’s Apprentice and meet young Mary Russell, 15…
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An Interview (and a giveaway) with Caroline Linden
March 28, 2016Dabney: I’m determined to keep this interview spoiler free. So, no mentioning who it is who writes the 50 Ways to Sin stories! But can I ask, did you know who the author…
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And the winners of the AAR Annual Reader Poll 2016 are….
March 27, 2016This year’s Annual Poll results are finally here. We thank the many many readers who responded to our survey. The format of taking nominees and then creating a ballot with the…
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