So what’s everyone reading? I’m currently listening to Apples Never Fall by the always enjoyable Liane Moriarty. I’m a third of the way through and I have no idea what’s going to happen so, if you’ve read it, don’t tell me! I’m actually reading Holly Black’s upcoming first book for adults, Book of Night. I…

Recently, while at a talk about the business of romance, I found myself talking with a very enthusiastic retired rabbi/marriage counselor who said he thought the reason women loved romance was because it made them anticipate sex/caring/love in a fictional context. He explained that neuroscientists have discovered that the anticipation of sex is more erotic…

One of my earliest childhood sports memories is the day I found out my dad was taking my brother to watch the Winnipeg Jets. Without me. To say I was jealous would be a massive understatement, and, as my parents love to remind me, I pitched a fit. The decision to leave me out had…