Blog Archive
What are you excited about watching this summer?
It’s summertime and the watching is… what? It used to be that there was nothing on in the summer. Streaming has changed all that. (Although, as far as I’m concerned, there are no interesting sports on…
the ask@AAR: Does anyone write multiple books a year well?
In a comment she wrote on my recent review of Sarina Bowen’s Good As Gold, Caroline wrote: When I look at Bowen’s output, it doesn’t surprise me that the quality is starting to fall off. I…
RIP: Julie Garwood
Julie Garwood, romance legend, passed away June 8, 2023, at the age of 78. Debuting in 1985 with Gentle Warrior, Garwood was a prolific author across three decades, with books in sub genres ranging from medieval…
Reviewer Matches
During a recent Ask@AAR column about reviews, we had a lot of really interesting comments on the relationship that forms between readers and reviewers. It was honestly a joy to read how many of you commented…
the ask@AAR: Read any glorious books lately?
I have been on a truly splendiferous reading run lately. In the past three months, I have read eight books I’ve given flat out As to–or five stars on Goodreads–and three more that are 4 star/B+s.…
Kristan Higgins talks about adoption, family, and why romance and women’s fiction aren’t that different
Dabney: Kristan, thank you so much for talking to me. I’ve loved so many of your books–thank you for all the joy you put into the world! One of your many gifts is to take topics…
the ask@AAR: If you could pick five romance novels could change haters’ minds about romance, what would they be?
I’ve been asked, by friend who runs a few newspapers, to write a column about what are five romances that would change haters’ opinions about the genre. Whew. Tough gig. One way I considered is to…
