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Speaking of Audiobooks: Penguin’s New Commitment to Romance
I started talking with Alaina Mauro, Assistant Publishing Manager at Penguin Audio, in 2010. Although we were officially talking as a representative of Penguin and columnist for Speaking of Audiobooks, our conversation ran deep (and long)…
The Other Type of Series
Lynn started the week out by talking about one type of series books in Series Serendipity – the category romance books that we see coming out every month in a variety of lines. However, sometimes when…
Series Serendipity
Sometimes series books get a bad rap. After all, if you read certain series such as Harlequin Romance, Special Edition or Presents, you see plenty of old-fashioned mores. These are the places to go if you…
Surfing the internet this week…
As time-wasters go, surfing the internet is probably number one on my list. Maybe I’m just recovering after two years without at home, but I find it fascinating to just go from place to place, idea…
Switching Up the Daily Walk
Over the years I’ve done a lot of different forms of exercise to attempt to stay fit. For about the last four months the routine that’s worked best for me is a morning walk. So, each…
“Nothing is Sacred – Even Libraries”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WE_ehrlJec During university, I volunteered at the local library, shelf-reading and tidying books. When I told a friend, she asked why I didn’t just volunteer at a food bank; then I’d do more good. At the…
This is Dedicated to the One I Love…
Long before the Internet with authors’ webpages, blogs, Facebook, and Twitter, I knew quite a bit about the authors whose books I read. I knew the names of their best friends, husbands, and children. I was…