The Summer Storm of Aught Nine
Once again this week, just as it has multiple times every year since the Internets began, Romancelandia has erupted into flames. Out of the smoke and fire has emerged more than once from various quarters an…
Books with Buzz: Black at Heart by Leslie Parrish Interview and Contest (Contest Now Closed)
Leslie Parrish is the alter ego of Leslie Kelly, a writer known for her light, humorous contemporaries. But you won’t be finding light fun with the new Black CATs trilogy by Parrish. Instead you’ll be getting…
Meredith Duran Giveaway!
That’s right, folks! Meredith Duran has graciously offered a copy of her newest novel, Written on Your Skin, to two lucky winners here at AAR. To enter for your chance to win, just comment below. Given…
So, What Does This Have to do With Me, Anyway?
Anyone who spends even a little time reading romance reader sites or publisher/author’s webpages can tell you that book piracy is a very big deal in the book community. It’s also not hard to find information…
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What Defines Literary Crack?
I think we all know when we’re in the thrall of big time book crack. But, hey, since defining the blazingly obvious is something we like to do around here sometimes, here goes: Literary crack (the…
Favorite Books by Favorite Authors for July
A note from our pollsters, Lee, LinnieGayl and Cindy: We would once again like to thank all of the authors who let their fans know about the latest poll on their blogs, Facebook pages, email lists,…
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RWA: Sandy’s Take
Just a few thoughts to add to Lynn’s. It was a pleasure to meet her, as well as AAR Senior Reviewer Jane Granville. We also met AAR readers, including SusanDC and Sandlynn, both of whom we…
Observations From My First RWA
My first trip to the RWA conference felt like complete sensory overload, but in a good way. We kept the live coverage going over at AAR last week, but today I’m finally having a chance to…
RWA 2009 National Conference Begins Wednesday
This year Publisher Lynn Spencer and I will be there. If you will be too, here’s our open invitation: Please join Lynn, me and other AAR readers in the bar at the conclusion of the Wednesday,…
Favorite Books by Favorite Authors for June
Our pollsters, Lee, LinnieGayl and Cindy, would like to send out a special thank you to the authors that help us with our Favorite Books by Favorite Authors polls by posting on their blogs, newsletters and…