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No, I’m not shipping this romance
When I heard CBS was doing a modern day Sherlock Holmes set in New York, my response was pure, unmitigated outrage. Yes, I tried to be moderate and keep an open mind; yes, I understood that…
Speaking of Audiobooks: Best Settings for Importing Audiobook CDs to iTunes
Do you rip audiobooks from CDs into iTunes so you can listen to them on your iPod? If so, adjusting your iTunes import settings beforehand is a must. These easy changes will save precious space on…
The SA in NA
A few months ago, I wrote a tongue-in-cheek guide to writing a successful New Adult novel. I wrote this piece after reading yet another book that seemed to follow such a formula as to be suspect,…
Opening the Young Adult Special Titles List
Unique among AAR’s Special Titles Listings, the YA list originally depended on the taste of three readers only. Three teenagers with ties to AAR listed their favorite books – both children’s and YA literature – and…
Tessa Dare releases her latest and Harper Collins offers a give-a-way
Tessa Dare, a perennial favorite here at AAR, releases her latest novel, Romancing the Duke, today.
The Top Top picks of 2013
On Friday we shared the books AAR staffers chose as their favorite book of 2013. The list is varied with romances from almost every genre selected by at least one of the 17 respondents.
Best Books of 2014 – AAR Staff Favorites
Just today a colleague at work told me to tell her what to read. Not only is this pretty much my favorite topic of conversation, it’s one area where I always have the answers. And today…