Jamie Fraser: Dreamboat or Douchebag?
Outlander has been in the Top 15 of AAR’s Top 100 Romances since we began doing them in 1998. It has a DIK review here. In 1991 it won the RITA award for Best Romance Novel. I think it…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Notable August Releases, MOBY, and STARZ Outlander
August is always a strong month for romance audiobook releases and this year is especially strong evidence of such. Here are just a few titles worthy of your attention in August. Heroes Are My Weakness –…
AAR Staff Top Ten Favorites – Blythe’s Picks
I put off writing my top ten until the last possible moment for a variety of reasons. I wanted some time to think about it, but I knew even though I had lots of time I’d…
AAR Staff Top Ten Favorites – Jane's Picks
I started reviewing for AAR when I was pretty young – 18 years old, and still fairly new to the genre. My tastes have changed and evolved quite a bit in that time. Looking at my…
Reading after 9/11
It won’t come as a surprise to anyone in the U.S. that Sunday marks a very important anniversary; it’s been 10 years since September 11, 2001. Our world changed in so many ways that day. Never…
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Speaking of Audiobooks: Favorite Romance Audiobooks Poll Results
Our first annual Favorite Romance Audiobooks Poll results are in and it’s time to share! While many of the standard favorites shine through as expected, I was delighted with all the other books, narrators, and series…
National Book Festival 2010
One of the joys of living in Washington, DC is that a lot of things are happening and a lot of people are there to talk about stuff. This past weekend, the thing that was happening…
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Casting My Favorites
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…
Speaking of Audiobooks: The Outlander Series
The audiobook standard of excellence in my opinion is undoubtedly the unabridged version of Diana Gabaldon’s Outlander series as told by narrator Davina Porter. Specifically, I am talking about the first four in the series: Outlander,…
The Great Gabaldon Giveaway!
In addition to attending the booksigning with Diana Gabaldon, Blythe has brought back a signed copy of Echo in the Bone for one lucky reader. To enter, simply answer the following, “What medical condition prompts Briana…