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Romance Author Booksignings: January and Beyond
During the past month, things were a bit sparse for author book signings. I did manage to go to one book signing for two mystery authors in December. It was an interesting pairing of authors. One…
Speaking of Audiobooks: 2011 Listening Challenge
After talking about it for months, it’s finally time for our first Speaking of Audiobooks 2011 Listening Challenge. In November five of our listeners started working with me to design a Listening Challenge everyone can enjoy…
Pork Stew Experiments
I know a lot of you AAR readers, like me, enjoy cooking. Today I decided to make a stew to keep for a few meals later this week. I used this recipe from Epicurious as a…
Books with Buzz: Susan Elizabeth Phillips Interview and Giveaway (Contest Closed)
It’s been far too long since Susan Elizabeth Phillips graced the pages of AAR and I couldn’t be happier to report that, at last, she’s back. One of the most beloved writers of contemporary romance, SEP…
We Have a Kindle Winner
Deborah is the winner chosen by Random.org. She’s claimed her prize and her Kindle will be on its way to her very shortly. Thanks to everyone who entered. Rest assured, we will be doing this again,…
Move over Mr. Darcy?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hasKmDr1yrA For years, whenever anyone would mention Colin Firth, I would instantly conjure up images of him as Mr. Darcy, in the wonderful BBC version of Pride and Prejudice. This is my perfect version of P&P,…
Eagerly Awaited February Books
As we cruise into February, all of our staffers are still finding books to love. Our February new releases list will be going up this weekend, but in the meantime, here are some books that our…