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the ask@AAR: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever gotten/gave?

Sixty years ago today, at nine in the morning, in a US army hospital in Munich, I arrived in this world. Since then, I’ve lived in countless homes in seven states–we left Germany when I was…

Celebrating AAPI Month – Great reads by Asian & Pacific Islander authors

Back in February, we celebrated Black History Month by sharing recent DIKs from Black authors. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States, so it’s time to celebrate AAPI Heritage with…

The AAR Good Time Book Club: Elizabeth Hoyt’s The Raven Prince

Hoyt’s The Raven Prince, her debut novel, got a DIK from us when it was released and has a 4.4 rating on Amazon. Here are some question to think about: 1. Every chapter starts with a…

the ask@AAR: What are your favorite romances featuring interracial relationships?

I’ve been happily struck by the number of interracial couples I see on the news and in advertising these days. There’s exuberant coverage of Kamala Harris’ marriage to Doug Emhoff, squeeing over Megan and Harry, or…

Navigating Indies – How do you find good independent authors?

I often have no idea if I’m reading an indie (independently or self-published book) or not  – and you may not, either. Many of the old cues, like schlocky covers, aren’t giveaways anymore. Although a more…

Coming Soon – The Romances We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in May 2021

We’ve been hard at work sifting through all those new release lists to come up with our Coming Soon selection for May – the books we’re most looking forward to reading and that we think (hope!)…

the ask@AAR: Have you checked out our new forums?

Have you checked out the new forums at the Agora? We redesigned them, offered lots of new was to interact, and continue to tweak them. (There are SO many options!) Many here at AAR were highly…

April TBR Challenge – Old School

“Old School” is one of those terms that can have a lot of meaning. After all, the romance genre has evolved quite a bit over the decades and different threads of the genre have gone in…

Best biography you’ve ever read?

My serious book club–as opposed to our Good Time Book Club and my we only read books that make us glad to be alive Book Club is currently reading Barack Obama’s A Promised Land. You’d think…