AAR no longer has the manpower to run our annual reader poll but we still want to know what you think! So, give us your 2019 choices for:
These are from books published in 2019. OK? Go!
Today’s ask is inspired by a recent New York Times article about something many readers probably don’t think much about: how libraries pay for ebooks. Several states, including Connecticut and New Jersey, are trying to pass laws that would limit how much publishers can charge libraries for digital books. The idea is to make it…
I’ve just finished rereading one of my favorite books by Meredith Duran–Written on Your Skin–for an upcoming review. I adore Phin Granville as a hero–he’s complex, strong, brilliant, and willing to work to win the woman he very slowly realizes he loves. He and Julian Sinclair, the hero of Duran’s sublime The Duke of Shadows…
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] In July, AAR introduced the new series “Dreamboat or Douchebag” in which our staffers weigh in on the merits and demerits of famous literary heroes. These pieces have been some of our most…
This week Mary Ann Rivers released her first published work, a moving novella entitled The Story Guy. Goodreads readers give it a 4.5. I thought it was almost perfect. I know Mary Ann through twitter (every Tuesday night we watch Buffy and Tweet madly at #buffyclub). I also follow her at wonkomance.com. (Read her recent…
If you want to spice up your Valentine’s Day, you can’t go wrong with Adam and Eve. We’re running this column again because we love this company… and you! In these divided times, there’s one thing we can all agree on: Sex toys are fun. I grew up in the 60s and 70s and despite…
Last Thursday, October 26th, was not a good day for AAR. By the day’s end, many on Twitter—romance authors among them—had tweeted and retweeted accusations that AAR and its readers are racist, sexist, and ablest.
