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The ask@AAR: What’s your favorite WWII novel?
I am on my yearly week long vacation with my extended family of 21 and almost all the women in the group are reading books set in or around WWII. My daughter and I are reading…
Sometimes the YA world is just… nuts.
As a reader who often heads to the Young Adult section first, I’m frequently called out by adults for my reading choices – usually by those who don’t know what the YA field is like and…
Her Heart For a Compass – An Interview with Marguerite Kaye
Last week, Evelyn and I reviewed Her Heart for a Compass, a work of historical fiction based on the life of Lady Margaret Montagu Douglas Scott, an ancestress of the book’s author, Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of…
the ask@AAR: What stories make you ugly cry?
As I’ve mentioned before, I’ve spent the last year listening to the Harry Potter books. I am currently at the end of book six, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and have just sobbed my way…
the Way Back on Wednesday: The 2002 AAR Reader Awards!
2002 All About Romance Reader Awards originally published on March 1, 2002 To all the winners in our sixth annual reader’s poll, congratulations and continued success! We had more entries this year than in any…
More Than the Clinch: An Interview with Romance Cover Artist James Griffin
If you’re a romance reader, chances are you’ve encountered James Griffin’s art. He’s been creating artwork for romance novels for an astounding 45 years, and he brings to his work an enthusiasm and energy that’s infectious.…
the ask@AAR: Is there too much sex in romance for you?
My daughter has a romance book club–this makes me so happy–and the next book they’re discussing is Anne Calhoun’s Uncommon Passion. After reading it, she said she liked it but she was distracted by all the…
