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the ask@AAR is, today, an answer! Here’s what you’ve read and loved in 2020.

Earlier this week, we asked you what you’d read and loved this year. Over 50 of you filled out our survey–thank you!–and the results were varied. And while it’s a little early yet to declare the…

Coming Soon – The Romances We’re Most Looking Forward to Reading in September 2020

September is traditionally the time of year when publishers start bringing out the Big Guns, the high-profile, highly-anticipated releases we’ve anxiously been waiting to get our hands on.  Despite that this is a year like no…

It’s Monday… we have questions.

We’re, we hate to say it, getting a little bored. We really miss going out and doing stuff. Like you, we keep sane, in part, with reading. And we could use a challenge and are wondering…

the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite audiobook?

I’ve always been an audiobook listener and, wow, has that market exploded. There are so many great choices now–I find myself overwhelmed when I go to Audible and try and choose a new one. If you…

August 2020 TBR Challenge – Backlist

Since “Backlist”  is pretty much what the TBR Challenge is all about, this month felt completely wide open for both of us. In the end, while we chose different subgenres, we both went with similar strategies. …

How are you doing? What are you doing?

How’s it going guys? Youall hanging in there? Anyone got any good news to share? Any fun recs for reading/watching/staying at home and being entertained? My 83 year old mom has been visiting and we’ve been…

the ask@AAR: Who is the most loathsome character in romance?

One of my very favorite romances is Anne Stuart’s Reckless. Not only does it have lovers for the ages–Adrian and Charlotte–AND a stellar secondary romance, it has a truly evil villain in Etienne de Giverney. By…

Escapist Reads

AAR reviewers Caroline and Em have long used romance novels as an escape. They were interested to find that in the age of COVID-19, they are both seeking out books set a bit further back in…

Which generation reads the most… a handy infographic!

We all know that the 5 generations—Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Baby Boomers and the Silent Generations—have some pretty big differences. Although some of these may be rooted in unfair stereotypes, there’s no doubt they have…