The Wayback on Wednesday: Riffs on Political Correctness

The Wayback on Wednesday: Riffs on Political Correctness

originally published in August of 2000  This feature grew out of Laurie Gold’s 1997 review of a 1997 romance, A Well Pleasured Lady by Christina Dodd, and a subsequent column she wrote about it and other issues related to Political Correctness. A quickie from Judith Ivory/Judy Cuevas – about politically correct writing (August 1997) A…

The Way Back on Wednesday: Alex Markov: Dreamboat or Douchebag?
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The Way Back on Wednesday: Alex Markov: Dreamboat or Douchebag?

(originally published on June 3, 2016)  In another of our occasional series in which we discuss the merits – or lack thereof – of fictional heroes and heroines, AAR staffers turn their attention to Alex Markov of Kiss an Angel by Susan Elizabeth Phillips. Kiss An Angel taps into the classic “arranged marriage” trope. The two protagonists,…

the Way Back on Wednesday: The 2002 AAR Reader Awards!

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 past year, and given the size and comprehensiveness of the ballot (with 23 positive and 6 negative categories), AAR…

The Way Back on Wednesday: A Few Historical Characters I Miss
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The Way Back on Wednesday: A Few Historical Characters I Miss

originally published on March 23, 2009 One of the perennial favorite topics around AAR is the lack of historical accuracy in today’s historical romances. Still, there is what AAR readers want and then what the rest of the reading world wants – at least according to some publishers. I’m hearing from certain writer friends who…

The Wayback on Wednesday: All About Romance Celebrates PRIDE 2018
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The Wayback on Wednesday: All About Romance Celebrates PRIDE 2018

LBGTQ+ PRIDE is celebrated in many countries throughout the world in June, and here at AAR, we’re doing our bit to celebrate the idea that Love is Love is Love and that romance is for everyone by choosing our favourite queer fiction and queer romances. We could all have chosen more than one (or two!),…

the Way Back on Wednesday: Are Feminism and Romance Novels Mutually Exclusive?

the Way Back on Wednesday: Are Feminism and Romance Novels Mutually Exclusive?

A Quickie with Kay Mussell originally published in November, 1997  Kay Mussell is a scholar at American University. She is a long-time reader of my column, but first came to my attention when I read Jayne Ann Krentz’s Dangerous Men & Adventurous Women, which is a series of essays written by romance novelists about the…

the Way Back on Wednesday: The 2001 All About Romance Reader Awards

the Way Back on Wednesday: The 2001 All About Romance Reader Awards

originally published March 1, 2001 (many of the links in this post have been lost to history) To all the winners in our fifth annual readers’ poll, congratulations and continued success! With nearly 30 categories polled, the AAR Reader Awards ballot is quite comprehensive; readers must study the ballot and be prepared with details on…

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