Blog Archive
Coming Soon – The Books We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in June 2023
With Summer fast approaching (or even here depending on where you are in the world!) it’s time to start thinking about the Holiday TBR, the books you’re going to want to load onto your e-reader or…
the ask@AAR: What are some of your favorite romances featuring artists?
It feels to me as though I’ve read many a romance where the lead or leads are writers or musicians but nowhere nearly as many featuring heroes and heroines who are visual artists. Off the top…
TBR Challenge May 2023 – Freebie
When I saw the prompt “Freebie” for TBR Challenge, I have to admit that my first thought was of the big book conferences of my earlier blogging days, where freebies abounded. In the post-COVID landscape, many…
Celebrating AAPI Month 2023
In the USA, May is Asian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (sometimes now expanded to Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. AAR annually takes this chance to uplift books we have loved by…
the ask@AAR: What are your stories about the kindness of others?
When I think of Tennessee Williams, I think of A Streetcar Named Desire (the movie) and, in my head, I hear Vivian Leigh saying, “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” In the film,…
the ask@AAR: Is social media dead?
I’ve never been a fan of Twitter but, for years, it was a place I’d go to for news about romance and politics. No more. The new design is chaotic, I see nothing that I care…
The Hidden Women of the Panama Canal by Marlie Parker Wasserman
When I queried agents about my novel on Theodore Roosevelt and the Panama Canal, one sent back a memorable reply. “Teddy Roosevelt,” she said, “that’s a man’s topic and readers will expect a man to write…
