Blog Archive
Recession? Apparently not at Harlequin
Torstar Corporation, Harlequin’s parent corporation announced their 4th quarter and 2008 full-year earnings yesterday. The corporation as a whole suffered losses in the hundreds of millions, which they sounded surprisingly sanguine about in their press release.
AAR Aid 2009: We’d Like Your Thoughts
Should we go ahead? That’s the question we’re asking today. To give new readers a bit of background, in 2005 and again in 2007 AAR held online auctions to benefit Katrina victims and residents of New…
The Series Conundrum
I recently finished a review book. The only other ARC I have on hand at the moment is for an April release, so I thought I’d reward myself by reading a book from my TBR pile…
For Anybody Keeping Track of Washington Post Book Reviews
Today nine books were reviewed in the Outlook section, the new “home” for book coverage in the Post. Two were reviews of books by women, which leaves…well, you know seven written by men. One of those was…
Borders
We’ve all heard for a while that Borders is in trouble. Word has it that Thursday was a big lay off day for the Ann Arbor-based company. First of all, my sympathies to everyone affected. The…
Disappointed Expectations – and Another Kerfuffle
You may have heard of the controversy concerning Lori Foster’s latest book, My Man Michael. This book is part of the SBC Fighter series, a contemporary series, albeit one with mild suspense elements, about mixed martial…
Today is the Last Day to Vote in the Annual Reader Poll
And, as one of our commenters noted, no bitching about the results is allowed if you don’t vote. Polls close at midnight tonight.