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From Stage to Page: A Guest Post by Alexandra Y. Caluen

A decade or so ago, my husband and I had the opportunity to perform in the ensemble of an actual stage production in an actual theater in Los Angeles. The show was a narrative ballet based…

the ask@AAR: What should AAR do to survive?

When I became the publisher at AAR, the site supported itself by the affiliate dollars it made from Amazon. Back then, Amazon gave us 10% of whatever books our readers bought via click-thrus from the site.…

The Wayback on Wednesday: Authors Answer: What is a Romance Novel? (from March 22, 1999)

In more than one of my columns, I’ve talked about how broadly the definition of a romance novel should be extended. Some romances read to me like historical, epic fiction, others as suspense novels with some…

Tying Up Loose Ends: Concluding a Long-running Series by Nancy Gideon

Everyone LOVES a good series. Characters you can root for or loathe. Plotlines that twist and turn. Emotions that run the gamut from sizzling to seething. And, best of all, the promise that there’s more to…

the ask@AAR: Who do you miss the most?

Wednesday’s column featured a 2009 interview with historical romance author Meredith Duran.  Several of you commented how much you miss her work and shared your hopes that she’ll return to writing romance. Duran is not the…

The Wayback on Wednesday: An Interview with Meredith Duran

published on June 9th, 2009 Three of AAR’s publishers are buzzing – literally – about Bound by Your Touch, Meredith Duran’s new historical novel to be released at the end of June. Here’s what Blythe had…

What are you reading?

Where I live, in North Carolina, it’s been HOT. Normally this time of year, we’d be headed to the mountains for a week of cooler vacation but–thank you COVID–not this year. In an effort to vacation,…

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

I’ve always loved poetry and since Covid hit, on my Facebook page, I’ve posted #APoemADay. I’ve shared poems from across the centuries, written by men and women from many nations, on topics as varied as death…

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

August is on the horizon, and with a new month comes a new batch of books to keep us entertained and provide a little bit of distraction from, well pretty much every thing going on in…