Every year, I look at our sales at Amazon. As has been the case for the past four years, our sales continue to drop along with our affiliate dollars. (So thank you to all who support us through donations!) In 2023, AAR readers bought a total of 15,641 books through our links at Amazon. (We…
I can’t say why I decided, after never having done it, to take up painting. My husband and two of my children are very good artists. I am not. This is not to say I don’t create–I make jewelry but, in the past few years, I’ve not been inspired and have only made pieces on…
The month of December is rife with holidays. The biggies are Christmas, Hanukkah, Boxing Day, Kwanzaa, and New Year’s but if I’ve missed one that matters to you, let me know. We love holiday romances at AAR. The tag holiday romance has 287 entries and I’m sure there are many we’ve missed. (If you see…
These are just a few of the books coming out next month that are on our radar. Are you pumped for any of these titles? What did we miss?
Yesterday, Iron Flame was released. For those who live under a social media/news rock–and that is often a GREAT place to be–this is the second book in Rebecca Yarros’ series about telepathic dragons. The first one, The Fourth Wing, was one of this year’s biggest sellers–it has over 105K five star reviews at Amazon! (Our…
This week is the dreaded much anticipated Amazon Prime Day. For two days, Amazon discounts all sorts of stuff and people buy and buy. Well, that’s how I see it. Here’s what Amazon says: 1. What is Prime Day? Prime Day is Amazon’s deal event exclusively for Prime members, featuring personalized deals and top brands. The…
Over the years, we’ve published many a piece about Bad Boys. I wrote one nine years ago about being over bad boys (this proved to be a lie), there’s one inspired by Chris Brown, one in which we swoon over Don Draper, and more. Their appeal and the problems they pose continue to inspire and…
In 2015, I interviewed Maya Rodale about her fabulous book, Dangerous Books for Girls. (You can read the interview here.) Maya has updated the book and we sat down (via email) to discuss the changes. Here’s our discussion. Dabney: You’ve updated this wonderful book. Why? Maya: So much has happened in the world and in…
There’s something about a royalty romance that resonates in the hearts of readers. Is it our secret desire to find out we belong to royalty? Is it the fairy-tale aspect of the read that offers an escape from our own troubles? Is it simply because so many of us don’t have a monarchy in place,…
Over the weekend, my mom, Dr. Feelgood, and I watched Mr. Malcolm’s List. The film, based on a novel and then a short film by Suzanne Allain, tells the tale of the machinations of a proud woman, Julia, who, after being spurned by wealthy and wildly handsome single Mr. Malcolm, decides to have her revenge….
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