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RT 2014 Day One
First of all, if you don’t know what RT is, don’t worry. I didn’t know what it was until I’d been reviewing for several years. Basically, the romance community has two big conferences a year: Romantic…
Seeking Submissions for Six Special Title Listings
Today we open up six more Special Title Lists for new submissions. That’s right, we’re going all out with the following six lists as this will be our last major update until fall: (1) Green Romances;…
It Has a Name: The Comma Splice
“Among the signs that more particularly betray the uneducated writer is inability to see when a comma is not a sufficient stop. Unfortunately little more can be done than to warn beginners that any serious slip…
AAR Mini-Polls: Which Should We Do Next?
AAR reader response to the re-opening of the Mini-polls was robust and we are thrilled with the updated Western/Frontier romances. With renewed spirits we turned our attention to the rest of the Mini-polls (see all the…
Speaking of Audiobooks: A BIG May Multi-Audio Giveaway
The selection of exceptional romance audiobooks keeps improving and Spring of 2014 has proven that with old print favorites released as new audiobooks and much-loved authors simultaneously releasing their new books in print and audio format…
And the results of your favorite Western/Frontier romances are in!
Thanks to the many readers who voted for their favorite Western/Frontier Romances in our Mini-Poll. We can definitely say that Ellen O’Connell is very popular with AAR readers and receives top honors for capturing the top…
Jumping the Shark
AAR ran a style poll back in 2002 which had completely slipped my mind until I clicked on it by accident the other day. (Take a look; it’s got some interesting ideas in it). I was…