Blog Archive
Speaking of Audiobooks: May 2010 Releases
This week marks one year for our Speaking of Audiobooks column. Our discussions seem to get better with each passing month as we hear comments from new listeners and come to know the tastes of some…
I Miss Crème Fraîche
I’m a pasta hound. I don’t easily get bored of repetitious food, and I could probably happily eat pasta 5 days a week. But last night I had a hankering for pasta redux. I just wanted…
Books with Buzz: 2010 Charlaine Harris Interview and Giveaway (Contest Closed)
May 4th is a big day for Sookie Stackhouse fans when Dead in the Family, the tenth book in the series is finally released. And, to keep the good news coming, we’re also just a little…
My Overnight Bag
This week, I had to go on a two-day business trip – my first of that sort. Now I own a perfectly useful rucksack, which I take on weekend trips if there’s not enough stuff to…
Casting My Favorites
We’re talking casting here again at the AAR blog. Lynn wrote earlier this week about how she never, ever visualizes actors as characters in a novel she’s reading. Truth is I rarely do either. But sometimes…
Let Cheaters Prosper?
On Tuesday, Lynn wrote about some of her favourite romance plots. Among them was “Second Chances” where the hero and heroine get another look at love after something happens to part them. Lynn said that she…
Libraries: The Ebook Way
I don’t have an eBook reader, mainly because I don’t buy enough new books to justify the cost. But when I checked back to the Toronto Public Library recently, lo and behold they’ve instituted an eLibrary.…