Blog Archive
Authors Behaving Smartly
It’s hot here. Like over 100 degrees hot. What’s a woman to do except try to distract herself from her misery by focusing on something nice? So, in the spirit of rainbows and unicorns, here’s my…
Correcting Author Mistakes
A few days ago I was trolling the interwebs looking for any tidbits about Rachel Gibson’s next book. (Yes, I know her last book only came out 2 months ago, but I’m impatient. Sue me.) So…
Why I Read Romance Novels
I’ll be the first to admit that I have a propensity towards criticism and pessimism. Take romance novels, for example – I could go on for hours about the general Decline and Fall of the Romance…
The Island Life
Greetings from a small island off the coast of Maine, my family’s Summer Vacation 2010. I knew the island would be small and, well, quaint, but I wasn’t quite prepared for it. Directional signs follow the…
Independence Day
For our American readers and AAR folks, yesterday was Independence Day and many of us are enjoying the day off today. As always around this time of year, I find myself thinking about Revolutionary War history…
Chopped
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZMZJhO-SsM I don’t know what it is about the Food Network’s Chopped, but its grown on me over the last year. I’m fascinated by what strange combinations of mystery ingredients will be pulled from the baskets…
Eagerly Awaited in August
As I began preparing our table of eagerly awaited August releases, I noticed something I’d been seeing over the past several months. There have lots of books getting AAR staffers excited lately. And some of them…