Queer Regency romance: a chat with Ava March and KJ Charles

August 11, 2015

Today’s post is by queer Regency romance authors KJ Charles and Ava March. Ms. Charles’s latest book, A Fashionable Indulgence, is a DIK at AAR (review here). Ms. March’s The…

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Reflections on Reviewing Graphic Novels

August 6, 2015

If I were more organized, I’d have written a graphic novel retrospective at the one-year anniversary. But I’m not, and I didn’t, so here it is now: reflections on nearly…

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Julie Anne Long: The #RWA15 Interview

August 5, 2015

Do you know what you’ll be doing on September 29th come the fall? I do. I’ll be reading–finally–Julie Anne Long’s The Legend of Lyon Redmond. I, and historical romance readers…

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Defining the Gothic: A Guest Post by Laura K. Curtis

August 3, 2015

When Dabney Grinnan asked me to define a Gothic at RWA in New York, my first reaction was to use Potter Stewart’s infamous “I know it when I see it”…

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Eloisa James: The RWA15 Interview

August 1, 2015

The world of romance novels is crammed with women of astonishing accomplishments and abilities. Sift through the life stories of those who write the books we so love and you’ll…

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Sophie Jordan: The RWA15 Interview

July 31, 2015

I interviewed Sophie Jordan at last year’s Romantic Times conference and what I remember most about the interview is how fast she said interesting things I was too slow to…

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Jennifer Ryan: The RWA15 Interview

July 30, 2015

One of my favorite things about RWA is meeting authors. Jennifer Ryan is an author new to me so I was pleased when Avon asked if I wanted to interview her….

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Sarah MacLean: The RWA15 Interview

July 29, 2015

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a historical romance writer in possession of a great wealth of talent, must be taken seriously by The Washington Post. Except, historically, the WaPo,…

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Lisa Kleypas: The RWA2015 Interview

July 27, 2015

When it comes to romance novelists, few are more storied than Lisa Kleypas. She’s been a beauty queen (Miss Massachusetts in 1985), a best-selling author (she’s written 38 books and…

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The Fabulous Dreamers at RWA

July 25, 2015

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” The 2015 Romance Writers of America conference is brimming with women–and a few men–who do…

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RWA (and AAR) is in the Big Apple!

July 20, 2015

One of the most fun parts of Romancelandia is the annual Romance Writers of America conference held each year in July. Last year it was in sweltering San Antonio and…

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A Guest Pandora’s Box: The Girl Next Door

July 10, 2015

Hello everyone and welcome to our monthly AAR blog column. The basic idea is we choose a book every month and have a discussion about it. We being Elisabeth Lane…

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