Blog Archive
the ask@AAR: What era had the best clothes?
Dr. Feelgood and I are watching Daisy Jones and the Six. The fashion is on point–Riley Keough (Elvis’ granddaughter!) can rock macramé like a goddess. Unsurprisingly, the show has inspired 70s fashion renaissance–in my town, young…
TBR Challenge April 2023 – Unusual Historical
It’s undeniable that the historical market has for years been flooded with plenty of choices for those who love Regency or Victorian England settings. And we’ve both certainly read (and enjoyed) plenty. However, there’s a LOT…
The Perennial Question of the Bad Boy Hero
Over the years, we’ve published many a piece about Bad Boys. I wrote one nine years ago about being over bad boys (this proved to be a lie), there’s one inspired by Chris Brown, one in…
the ask@AAR: Are 50 Shades of Grey or Twilight dangerous?
A friend of mine recently sent me an article entitled Why Bestselling Romance Author Colleen Hoover Is Receiving Backlash. In it, the author writes: I know what some people might be thinking: It’s fiction, it’s not meant…
Chatting with Maya Rodale about Dangerous Books for Girls v.2
In 2015, I interviewed Maya Rodale about her fabulous book, Dangerous Books for Girls. (You can read the interview here.) Maya has updated the book and we sat down (via email) to discuss the changes. Here’s…
the ask@AAR: Are there traits you hate?
In a recent discussion about Barbara Cartland, several readers bemoaned her incessantly giving her heroines heart shaped faces and small hands. The latter feature is, I’ve since noticed, quite common in older historical romances–how many scenes…
Time Travel Careers
Due to (gestures widely), it’s been a long time since I saw one of my childhood best friends, who is now a dentist. When we recently got together, we somehow started talking about time travel romances,…
