Blog Archive
AAR Readers Poll Kicks Off Today
The excitement of another holiday season has come and gone and, for most of us, the world outside is not too inviting weather-wise. But we have a solution to cure those winter blues. We are happy…
Acceptable Anachronism
Though I read many different types of romance, historicals remain at the top of my list. At various times, I find myself turning over in my mind a certain question, though. Why is it that I…
Not Everything Erotic is Romantic
As many of you know, I moderate AAR’s romance discussion list, AARlist2. In the past, I’ve discussed on the forums about how some authors have abused AARlist2 as a promotion tool. Well, it happened again. Recently,…
Favorite Heroic Archetypes
We all have our favorite heroes and heroines. What makes them a favorite is completely subjective and often hard to explain. To make things more complicated, favorite characters often represent archetypes and sometimes characters can include…
Lisa Valdez – A Publication Date for Patience?
Readers at our forums recently noted that the Barnes & Noble website indicates that Patience, the long-awaited second novel from Lisa Valdez, would be out starting today. Given that the author’s website does not appear to…
Do We Really Have to Blame Romance for Abuse in Teen Dating, Too?
A couple days ago, an article appeared at Jezebel about a recent increase in dating abuse amongst teens, which referred to an article in the New York Times about the same subject. Both articles list recent…
Looking Back and Moving Forward
It’s the start of a brand new reading year for everyone visiting All About Romance – and the official first year of the “new” AAR. After more than a decade online, Blythe Barnhill, Rachel Potter, Lynn…