How Are We Doing?
Recently Lynda X started a thread on the Potpourri board asking people what they loved about AAR. While we are appreciative of the sentiment and couldn’t be happier that AAR feels like home to some of…
AAR Annual Reader Poll: Voting Closes on January 29th
We plan for AAR’s Annual Poll for months and since January 16th we’ve been frantically entering your ballots. Now, as hard as it is to believe, the AAR Annual Poll for books first published in 2011…
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Heads Up: The Annual AAR Readers Poll is Coming
I know that many of you are in a pre-holiday frenzy right now, and the last thing you need is more pressure. Then again, it’s better to have lots of warning. If you’re a longtime visitor…
Looking for a Few Good Women (or Men)
When I was at the RWA conference this past summer, someone asked me how long I’d been reviewing online. “Since 1998,” I replied. Then saw the double take. “1998???” Yep, that long. I’ve watched AAR go…
Imitation is the Sincerest Form of…Theft
Have you ever had your home broken into? Even if no one is hurt and nothing is damaged, that feeling of violation remains. What if someone copies your work, puts her name on it and turns…
The FTC Guide Revisions and What They Mean to AAR
Earlier I posted about the revisions to the FTC guides which will take effect on December 1, 2009. So, what do these mean to AAR? This site is not strictly a blog, but we are a…
The State of AAR: September 2009
Last month we started the first in a series of monthly reports on the status of AAR. We’re happy to report that September was another good month. We added a variety of new content and visits…
The State of AAR: August 2009
While many people were on vacation during August, it was a busy month for AAR staff and readers. We’re proud of what’s happening at AAR and wanted to share some of it with you in a…
AAR Gets an A+ from Examiner.com
The review from the incredibly astute, lovely, and talented Stephanie Giancola appeared last Wednesday on the Examiner.com site. (Read, please. We’ll wait for you right here.) She likes us! She really likes us! In case you…
Public Service Announcement
The message boards are back online!!! After much wrangling, some unladylike language, and finally getting to deal with a truly wonderful, helpful IT person, the boards are back up. From the email I’ve been getting, I…