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Getting Rid of Those Pesky Unwanted Spouses
NOTE: This piece contains slight spoilers for Christmas with the Duchess by Tamara LeJeune, as well as for Lauren Willig’s Pink Carnation series. Oh, divorce. It’s all too common these days, and many a protagonist in…
Yet Another eBookstore…with a Difference?
The news has been floating around for a while, but Google finally made it official on Wednesday: Google Editions, their eBook store, launched on Monday. What’s the big deal? Well, as many of us agree, the…
Advent music?
Yesterday my husband asked me whether I had some seasonal music we could play during dinner. I enquired whether he meant Christmas songs. No, what he wanted was something fitting for advent. Finally I chose Winter…
Announcing….the 2010 Top 100 Romances Poll Results!
The weekend may be over, but today is a special Monday. After many hours of reviewing ballots, tabulating results, and coding, drumroll please… The Top 100 Poll results are up! Since our pollsters receive hundreds of…
To give or not to give … vouchers
I love giving books for Christmas and birthdays, but for some people this is not feasible, as they don’t like reading or don’t like movies, or I just don’t know enough about their tastes to choose…
Eagerly Awaited January Books
Looking at each month’s list of new releases gives me a little thrill every time I do it. Still, there’s something special about the start of a fresh, new year. Everything seems full of promise –…
I've Got My Hate On…
…for applications. In two words: They suck. Making a long story short, I’m going back to school. And boy, the hoops they put you through are enough to put you off. Which is probably their aim,…