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The Problems of Persuasion: A Guest Post and a Giveaway by Jenny Holiday
Once upon a time there was a romance novelist who blithely signed up to retell Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Once upon a time there was a romance novelist who was an idiot. That would be me. I’m…
Can we be BFFs? Or, ah, can I be you? (the TV version)
Jenna’s recent Laminate Freebie List post started a fair bit of discussion on the site and behind the scenes at AAR, and we began to discuss the possibility of making some other lists, and talking about…
In Search of… The Ultimate Plane Reads
Hello, dear readers, do you have a minute? I have a question for you. My husband and I are about to take a vacation that will involve about two days of travel on either end. We…
Maggie and Shannon Talk Mysteries: The Domestic Thriller
In our last column, Shannon and I discussed psychological thrillers, a brand of mystery which is dominating the bestseller list right now. This time out we tackle the domestic thriller. A domestic thriller is essentially a…
Coming Soon… September 2018
We’re back with our regular Coming Soon feature, in which AAR staffers take a look ahead at which books we’re most looking forward to reading in September. The last quarter of the year (and where did…
The Ojibway Circle: A Guest Post by Maggie Blackbird
I find when I’m too familiar with something, I forget to see the beauty in familiarity. Growing up on the rez, the huge, beautiful lake surrounding the community where I swam or ice-skated as a child…
August 2018 TBR Challenge – Time for Serials
For this month’s TBR Challenge prompt, we were called upon to read books that are part of a series. This month, we both went with historical romances. Caz chose book 1 of a series while Lynn…
