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RT20014: The Author interviews, part three
May 24, 2014There were countless authors at RT and I met many of them. Those I interviewed, I asked the same three questions. What is the most interesting piece of research you…
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Surviving the Convention
May 23, 2014Even though I’ve been to BEA (Book Expo America) quite a few times, I wasn’t prepared for the RT convention this year. Although they both revolve around books and finding…
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RT2014: The Author Interviews, part two
May 19, 2014I spent one morning at RT, sitting in the lobby and accosting authors. I asked each the same three questions.
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RT2014: Author Interviews, the Stephanie Tyler/SE Jakes edition
May 16, 2014I was excited to get a chance to talk to Stephanie Tyler, a contemporary romance author who has just acknowledged being the m/m author S.E. Jakes. She began writing as…
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RT2014: The Author Interviews, part one
May 16, 2014I have spent most of my time at RT interviewing authors. I ask each the same three questions. What is the most interesting piece of research you ever uncovered while…
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RT 2014 Day One
May 14, 2014First of all, if you don’t know what RT is, don’t worry. I didn’t know what it was until I’d been reviewing for several years. Basically, the romance community has…
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Seeking Submissions for Six Special Title Listings
May 12, 2014Today we open up six more Special Title Lists for new submissions. That’s right, we’re going all out with the following six lists as this will be our last major…
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It Has a Name: The Comma Splice
May 9, 2014“Among the signs that more particularly betray the uneducated writer is inability to see when a comma is not a sufficient stop. Unfortunately little more can be done than to…
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AAR Mini-Polls: Which Should We Do Next?
May 7, 2014AAR reader response to the re-opening of the Mini-polls was robust and we are thrilled with the updated Western/Frontier romances. With renewed spirits we turned our attention to the rest…
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And the results of your favorite Western/Frontier romances are in!
May 3, 2014Thanks to the many readers who voted for their favorite Western/Frontier Romances in our Mini-Poll. We can definitely say that Ellen O’Connell is very popular with AAR readers and receives…
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Jumping the Shark
May 1, 2014AAR ran a style poll back in 2002 which had completely slipped my mind until I clicked on it by accident the other day. (Take a look; it’s got some…
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Some Titles Never Get Old
April 23, 2014One of the great pleasures of revising AAR’s Special Titles Listings is the re-discovery of old books. A reader nominates a title, or I spot it already on the list…
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