The Restricted Advertising Blues
When Blythe, Rachel, Lynn and I took over AAR, we decided to take a fresh look at virtually everything at the site. One of those areas was advertising. Since the inception of advertising at AAR, the…
Best of 2008, Reviewer’s Choice (Part One)
Our annual staff poll for best romance is now in its eighth year, and it’s a tradition we’re continuing at a slightly different location: Our news and commentary blog. Sadist that I am, I always enjoy…
The Language Barrier
When I was a kid, I apparently had a remarkably sheltered upbringing compared to my peers. One day in second grade, my friends were all atwitter over a certain entry on the bathroom wall. I don’t…
AAR Readers Poll Kicks Off Today
The excitement of another holiday season has come and gone and, for most of us, the world outside is not too inviting weather-wise. But we have a solution to cure those winter blues. We are happy…
Looking Back and Moving Forward
It’s the start of a brand new reading year for everyone visiting All About Romance – and the official first year of the “new” AAR. After more than a decade online, Blythe Barnhill, Rachel Potter, Lynn…
Tales From the Contact Form
As many of you have already noticed, we added a contact form to AAR a couple of years ago. I’ve been handling the contact form, along with Cheryl Sneed, ever since it began, and it’s been…
Letters to the Santa of Romance
Imagine there was a Santa of Romance. He’ll need more time for preparation than Santa Claus, so his gifts probably won’t be in this year’s stockings. But you might stumble across them on a review site…
So, How Are We Doing?
It’s been a month and a half since Blythe, Rachel, Lynn, and I took over joint publishing responsibilities at AAR. In that time, we’ve instituted a few changes, including: Streamlining the message boards and loosening moderation….
Sensuality Ratings: It’s Time for an Update
AAR has always provided sensuality ratings for the books we review and our guess is that readers want to keep them. But, based on feedback from those who visit our site (the message boards speak loud…
Welcome!
All About Romance is proud and happy to premiere its news and commentary blog – Ta da! For quite some time the staff here has been wanting to participate with AAR’s readers in a more immediate…