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R-E-S-P-E-C-T
We give many reasons for reading romance and loving it so. The comfort of a guaranteed happy ending, the feeling of being swept away to another time and place, fascination with the workings of the human…
All in a Days' Work
When I read Rike’s piece on places in romance, it made me think of another item that matters a lot to me in a romance – or indeed, in most things I read. I don’t expect…
I Beg to Differ
There was an opinion piece in yesterday’s Washington Post about the reading of college students. They are, the writer argued, more likely to read ‘inferior texts’ like Stephenie Meyers’ Twilight series, or our new presidents’ memoirs,…
Kindle 2: iCool
I was already in love with the original Kindle. Now with Kindle 2 and the new iPhone app my love affair is now epic. For my money, Kindle 2 is the Don Draper of eReaders. The Sawyer. The Eric…
Cutbacks
Every other day, it seems as though I get an email inviting me to start a “financial diet” or telling me about ways I can save and cut back. I’m no economist (my background is in…
Familiar Territory
I’m sometimes sad I will in all likelihood never see a romance set in my hometown. The publishing market in Germany being what it is, there are not many German-set romances printed at all, and those…