Not Your Ordinary Hero

June 6, 2014

I’ve spent the past few weeks watching the TV show Veronica Mars (I so love Amazon Prime.) I’d seen it when it first came out but my husband hadn’t. When the…

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Remembering Mary Stewart

June 4, 2014

Mary Stewart died this month at the age of 97. As the author credited for creating the romantic suspense genre she leaves behind a tremendous legacy in the world of…

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From Inside the Reviewer’s Studio

May 30, 2014

One of the things I like best about reviewing for AAR is the fact that I’m encouraged to select books to review rather than being assigned what to read. Of…

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RT20014: The Author interviews, part four

May 29, 2014

The best part of RT was, for me, talking to authors.  I asked each the same three questions. What is the most interesting piece of research you ever uncovered while…

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Books with Characters Who Read

May 26, 2014

Last week I was walking past a used bookstore that had a number of books displayed on a shelf outside the store. One of the books – The Library by…

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RT20014: The Author interviews, part three

May 24, 2014

There 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, 2014

Even 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, 2014

I 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, 2014

I 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, 2014

I 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, 2014

First 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, 2014

Today 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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