the ask@AAR: Should we do the AAR Top 100 in 2023?
We’ve done the AAR Top 100 poll regularly since 1998. The last one we did, in 2018, garnered so much fury that I swore we were done. And yet… I’m not sure. What do you think?
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the ask@AAR: Is there anything worse than when grownups ghost?
I’ll be honest with you–I’m, months later, still pissed at the 32 year old highly decorated military hero in his second year of law school who, after three months of serious dating, ghosted a young woman very near and dear to me. Really? Because, I KNOW this guy knows better. He knows it’s…
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the ask@AAR: What romance does everyone else love that you can’t stand?
Hey Dabney, what’s your favorite contemporary romance written in the past five or so years? Oh, no question, it’s Sally Thorne’s The Hating Game. I ADORE that book. So you must be a Sally Thorne fan then, right? Um… no. 100% no.
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the ask@AAR: What’s the ONE best non romance you read last year?
While I love me some romance, I’m a catholic reader: I like all kinds of stories. And, in 2021, I read so many great books. Honestly, I can’t remember a more rewarding reading year. So picking just one is like….. However, that’s soft thinking. So, despite the fact that I loved ALL THE…
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the ask@AAR: What’s your reading goal(s) for 2022?
Happy New Year! Given that I’ve never been able to keep a New Year’s resolution going for a whole year, I’ve given them up. Instead, I’ve become goal oriented. It’s a lot easier. In 2022, my biggest goal is to care less about politics–believe me, in my case that’s a good thing–and to do more…
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the ask@AAR: What are your hopes for romance in 2022?
Whoa–2021 is almost in the books. Thus, it’s times to think about what we hope for in romance next year. Everyone’s likes and loves are personal and my list is just that. What’s on your list? Less lecturing, more laughter. It’s been a rough couple of years. For me, romance continues to be a balm….
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the ask@AAR: What brought you comfort and joy in 2021?
This time last year, I hoped that the worst of 2020 wouldn’t follow me into 2021. And while that didn’t happen, I did find much to celebrate in 2021 perhaps because the past two years have taught me to find joy, laughter, and love wherever I can. Here are a few things that made my soul…
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the ask@AAR: Stand alone or series–do you have a preference?
There are few greater reading pleasures–for me–than diving into a beloved series. In the past 18 months, I’ve listened to all the Harry Potter books, inhaled series by Karin Slaughter, Maria Vale, Eve Silver, Kelley Armstrong, Madeline Hunter, Anne Stuart, Holly Black, and Carolyn Crane, just to name a few. Given the choice between a…
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the ask@AAR: And the top selling books at AAR this year are….
I’m always interested to see what AAR readers buy through the links on our site and in our newsletter. After looking over the data from Amazon for our account, it’s clear this is the year of historical romance. Out of our top ten best sellers, eight are historical romances. (I’m including Sherry Thomas’ Murder on…
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the ask@AAR: What makes you happy?
I spent Thanksgiving or, as non-Americans would call it, yesterday, with a part of my extended family. We had two intense discussions. We almost came to blows over who should be cast as the next James Bond—James Norton, duh—and had a generational divide over what makes one happy.
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