AAR picks the very best of 2016
We thought we’d republish this–we’re about to release our top picks for 2017. Did you read any of these? Think we picked well? (originally published on January 4, 2017) Each year we ask our staff to…
Good News and Bad about Polls
It’s clear to us we don’t have the manpower to do our usual reader’s pick the Best of Poll for 2016. We’re bummed about that but it is what it is. (Clichéd but true.) We plan…
The Best of 2016: Alex’s (belated!) List
If I had to sum up 2016 in a sentence, I’d say it was the year I overestimated myself. It wasn’t a bad year, but as my life got busier, I kept thinking I could still…
The Best of 2016: Dabney’s List
2016 was the year I wrote more and read less. I’d have thought reading fewer books would make me easier to please but the opposite proved true. Not many books knocked my socks off in 2016. The ten on…
The Best of 2016: Keira’s List
Every time I sit down to write one of these lists, I have to pull up my detailed book spreadsheet that’s my pride and joy, search for my reviews on AAR, and open up my blog…
The Best of 2016: Lisa’s List
I’m closing out my first full year as a reviewer at AAR with a list of my top ten favorite books of 2016! Twenty Five Mystery Science Theater 3000 Films That Changed My Life In No…
The Best of 2016: Lynn’s List
2016 has been a heck of a year. I have to say that reading has been a bright spot, though. I think I’ve had more DIK and B+ reads this year than I have for a…
The Best of 2016: Maria Rose’s List
I had big plans for 2016. I was going to equal or better my number of books read in 2015, my goal for which was 500 books (which I surpassed). As it turns out, I just…
The Best of 2016: B.J.’s List
I hope my favourite books of 2016 show that queer novels don’t just mean contemporary m/m romance. My list includes historical, humour, paranormal, alpha males, older main characters; characters of colour, European, American; bisexual, gay, trans…
The Best of 2016: Haley’s List
2016 felt like a year in which I didn’t do a lot of reading. I hit my Goodreads goal of 80 books, and passed it by some, but that pales in comparison to the 150 books…