You’ve seen ours–it’s your turn to share! What were your top reads of 2023?
(And, if you’d like to see all our choices for Best of 2023 in one place, you can see them all here.)
You’ve seen ours–it’s your turn to share! What were your top reads of 2023?
(And, if you’d like to see all our choices for Best of 2023 in one place, you can see them all here.)
We’re coming up on the holiday stretch: Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, the Solstice, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and the New Year. (Let me know if I’ve missed one you celebrate, please.) This constraints of this year–which I think of as the year which must not be named–means many of us will not spend these in the ways that we…
People are often startled when I tell them I read very little non-fiction. Some are disbelieving. I just smile and say “I read four newspapers a day.” It’s funny this is my answer: an article is not a book. That said, it somehow explains my failing and the conversation moves on. The thing is, I…
Sometimes, a book is more than just a book. It’s a refuge. Lately, almost everyone I know feels anxious and uncertain. Right now, life feels like a pressure cooker—though, let’s be honest, no one under 50 knows what that is. (For the younger set, imagine an Instant Pot that never releases steam, just rattles ominously…
Romantasy is everywhere these days. It is the genre in romance that, currently, dominates much of the best-seller list and the conversation around romance. (Honestly, the fact that Sarah Maas’ A Court of Rose and Thorns is STILL on the best-seller list is somewhat staggering.) But besides that, it’s hard to see what the most…
It’s time to pick the next AAR Good Time Book Club read! In this first round, pick as many as you’re interested in! Here are the choices. You must use the poll link if you want to vote!
This column is not, I promise you, written by AI. I’ve never published anything that is wholly written by AI. I have, however, published work that is helped by AI–sometimes for editing, sometimes for a first draft, sometimes for brainstorming. (It is a great travel planner.) In the past month, I’ve used ChatGPT to help…