We’re talking casting here again at the AAR blog. Lynn wrote earlier this week about how she never, ever visualizes actors as characters in a novel she’s reading. Truth is I rarely do either. But sometimes…
I don’t have an eBook reader, mainly because I don’t buy enough new books to justify the cost. But when I checked back to the Toronto Public Library recently, lo and behold they’ve instituted an eLibrary….
I don’t do adrenaline. I don’t ski, bungy-jump, or ride roller-coasters. I most certainly do not hunt. Instead, I do used bookstores. I know, I know. They’re about as similar as monkeys and beans, and yet…
I’ve reached the end of my rope here. In case you’ve somehow missed it, there is a labyrinthine mess about ebook pricing going on involving publishers, Amazon, and Apple. First of all, rest assured that I’m…
AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming May books they are excited about reading. Title and Author Reviewer Wicked Becomes You by Meredith Duran Lea, Blythe, Rachel, Lee, Sandy, Jean, Lynn, Katie A Secret Affair…
The Heroine with a Herb Basket: She works in the kitchen to brew the herbal concoctions with which she heals the tenants! And the neighbors! And, of course, the noble, injured hero who just happens to…
We are now in process of periodically updating the If You Like lists at AAR. Pollsters Lee Brewer and Cindy Smith have given me suggestions for updates to the lists as they appear now. We also…
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again… From the first time I read Rebecca, these words have been pure magic to me. Though the people around her never even call her by name, this…
Even if you’re a big fan of ebooks, you might not realize that March 7-13 is Read an Ebook Week. The first Read an Ebook Week was started in 2004 and the first Amazon Kindle didn’t…
AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming April books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer Patience by Lisa Valdez Sandy, Jean, Jane, Lea, Anne Changeless by Gail Carriger Blythe, Sandy, Emma, Jean…