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Pulling an All-Nighter

When I was a growing up, my favorite thing about summer was that I could read what I wanted, as much as I wanted. The perks of being a teen included devouring Gone with the Wind…

Upcoming Romance Author Book Signings

In January I did a post on my efforts to look for book signings by romance authors. After my original post, several readers and authors commented that they would like to see this as a regular…

First Day

It’s that time of year.  Back to School Time. Today is my first day of classes of my senior year of college.  I guess that means this is my last first day of school.  I bought…

Liz Carlyle Five ARC Giveaway (Contest Closed)

Have you been waiting for Liz Carlyle’s new book due to be released on September 28th? Five lucky readers won’t have to wait much longer since we have Advance Reading Copies to give away this week…

Horrible Histories

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCmogoGpnxg&feature=related Thanks to a friend, I’m now hooked on Horrible Histories clips at You Tube. And it’s happy I am for that addiction. I had seen some of the original Horrible Histories books in England. They’re…

Change is Good. (Except When it Comes to Our Favorite Authors.)

As romance enthusiasts, we are passionate about our genre.  It’s also fair to say that we get somewhat emotionally attached to the books of the authors we love. And then there is the whole no respect…

Good Music, Terrible Message

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uelHwf8o7_U&feature=search I’ve had “Love The Way You Lie” by Eminem and Rhianna stuck in my head lately.  I’m not a fan of Eminem’s rapping style, but Rhianna’s part is compelling. The thing is… the song’s lyrics…

Reporting from the Other RWA

It was only a couple of weeks ago that many Americans and Canadians (and a few from further afield) were attending and reporting from the Romance Writers of America national conference in Orlando, Florida. However, there…

Is There an Enhanced Ebook in Your Future?

Enhanced e-books sound like yet another “wave of the future” that most readers never asked for. Yet it seems that every few weeks, there’s another story where a mainstream journalist waxes poetic about how the future…