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Edith Layton Passed Away This Morning

Long-time and beloved romance author Edith Layton passed away this morning following a long bout with ovarian cancer. She leaves behind three grown children, her grandchildren, and tens of thousands of readers who enjoyed her romances.…

Better Late Than Never

There are very few television shows that I watch while they’re new.  The Office is pretty much the only one.  This is mostly because I’ve had terrible luck with television shows; I’d say five of the…

Message Board Changes (And a Little Traffic Talk, Too)

Big changes are about to come to AAR’s message boards.  But with any luck, you’ll barely even notice them. Here’s the deal:  AAR’s message boards have previously been hosted on a separate server – not on…

True Blood Poster Giveaway (Contest Now Closed)

I’ve got smokin’ hot Sookie and Bill season two posters courtesy of HBO to give away to four lucky winners.  All you need to do to enter for your chance to win is comment to this…

Squee Week Continues (The Alexander Skarsgard Version)

If you’re not into the Skarsgard love, feel free to just move along.  But if you are on board and haven’t seen the new Lady Gaga (I know, I know – regrettable) video that was “leaked”…

AAR Goes to the Movies: Night at the Museum

One of the trade-offs in the joys of parenthood is that sometimes I have to see movies that on my own, I probably wouldn’t see.  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian is one of…

Eagerly Awaiting for July

AAR Staff again weighs in with which coming July books they are dying to read. Title and Author Reviewer Loving a Lost Lord by Mary Jo Putney Sandy, Lynn, Blythe, Jean, Anne, Jane, Ellen, Heather, Lea,…

"Shirt off! Shirt off!" (Or: The Squee Heard 'Round the World)

So yesterday Twitter and the rest of the internets were burning up with this news: Edward, shirtless. And the crowd goes wild! My little celebrity crush on Mr. Pattinson has gotten a bit out of hand…

Jon and Kate: Well, You Made This Bed, Didn't You?

First of all, I’ve never made a regular habit of watching Jon and Kate Plus 8, that adorable Learning Channel show in which the adorable couple raise their adorable twins and adorable sextuplets. But you’d have…