One of my favorite country love songs of the past few years is Johnny Cash Heart by Caleb Lee Hutchison. The chorus is: You wrap me up in some kind of magic Lift me up, take me…
Sixty years ago today, at nine in the morning, in a US army hospital in Munich, I arrived in this world. Since then, I’ve lived in countless homes in seven states–we left Germany when I was…
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Have you checked out the new forums at the Agora? We redesigned them, offered lots of new was to interact, and continue to tweak them. (There are SO many options!) Many here at AAR were highly…
We all have books we love and turn to when we need a comfort read. I suspect most AAR readers could name five to ten books they’ve read many times and we’ve talked about those here…
I so enjoyed Caroline’s thoughtful and in-depth post about how she grades books here at AAR. Like many readers, I came to AAR because of our Power Search system and its unparalleled ability to sort, in…
I can barely believe I’m asking this because my interest in cooking/cleaning/sewing–things I think of as household tasks–is minimal. And yet…. During the past year as we have been constrained and limited to, mostly, spending time…
Beloved historical romance author Joanna Bourne announced her retirement this month. I’ve reread everyone of Bourne’s books; some many times. I respect her decision but, damn, I’ll miss her brilliance. AAR’s reviewed, I think, all her…
Last week I asked what works for you at AAR and your answers were lovely and useful. Thank you. This week, I’m curious what we could improve. I can’t promise we will fix the things you…
What’s your favorite thing about AAR? I ask not because, as my mom would say, I’m fishing for compliments but because as we figure out how to survive and move forward, I’m wondering what are the…