Essays & Musings
What We’ve Been Thinking About
Thoughts on books, reading, culture, and the literary life.
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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Love and Star Wars
March 25, 2016It’s been long enough since the release of The Force Awakens that I feel it’s fair to write a post with a big fat spoiler about the movie and post it somewhere where…
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Want to write for us?
March 23, 2016You read us. You trust our reviews and comment on our blogs and message boards. You like that we’re independent, that we don’t answer to publishers, authors, or a media…
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Sunday Steals and Deals
March 20, 2016So many books and so many deals! Here are some of our favorite bargains to be found right now. This collection has an impressive lineup of authors: Alexis Hall, Del…
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