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the ask@AARDabney Grinnan2020-05-08T08:53:51-04:00

Every Friday, we ask you what YOU think about an issue in romance. The questions are good (we think)–the comments much better! So join us, every Friday at the ask@AAR!

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Dabney Grinnan2023-05-19T16:28:15-04:00

the ask@AAR: What are some of your favorite romances featuring artists?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-05-19T16:28:15-04:00May 19th, 2023|Tags: artist, the ask@AAR|38 Comments

It feels to me as though I've read many a romance where the lead or leads are writers or musicians but nowhere nearly as many featuring heroes and heroines who are visual artists. Off the [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-05-11T03:46:59-04:00

the ask@AAR: What are your stories about the kindness of others?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-05-11T03:46:59-04:00May 12th, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|7 Comments

When I think of Tennessee Williams, I think of A Streetcar Named Desire (the movie) and, in my head, I hear Vivian Leigh saying, "I have always depended on the kindness of strangers." In the [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-05-04T10:10:47-04:00

the ask@AAR: Is social media dead?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-05-04T10:10:47-04:00May 5th, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|17 Comments

I've never been a fan of Twitter but, for years, it was a place I'd go to for news about romance and politics. No more. The new design is chaotic, I see nothing that I [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-04-27T16:25:16-04:00

the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite country to visit?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-04-27T16:25:16-04:00April 28th, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|17 Comments

To celebrate retirement--Dr. Feelgood's--the two of us are on a three week trip through Europe. We are currently in Italy exploring, for two days, Lake Como. After this, we'll travel to Switzerland, take a boat [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-04-21T16:49:04-04:00

the ask@AAR: What era had the best clothes?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-04-21T16:49:04-04:00April 21st, 2023|Tags: Fashion, the ask@AAR|24 Comments

Dr. Feelgood and I are watching Daisy Jones and the Six. The fashion is on point--Riley Keough (Elvis' granddaughter!) can rock macramé like a goddess. Unsurprisingly, the show has inspired 70s fashion renaissance--in my town, [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-04-13T16:08:55-04:00

the ask@AAR: Are 50 Shades of Grey or Twilight dangerous?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-04-13T16:08:55-04:00April 14th, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|50 Comments

A friend of mine recently sent me an article entitled Why Bestselling Romance Author Colleen Hoover Is Receiving Backlash. In it, the author writes: I know what some people might be thinking: It’s fiction, it’s not [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-04-06T14:06:40-04:00

the ask@AAR: Are there traits you hate?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-04-06T14:06:40-04:00April 7th, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|34 Comments

In a recent discussion about Barbara Cartland, several readers bemoaned her incessantly giving her heroines heart shaped faces and small hands. The latter feature is, I've since noticed, quite common in older historical romances--how many [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-03-31T03:52:22-04:00

the ask@AAR: What is your favorite trope?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-03-31T03:52:22-04:00March 31st, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|31 Comments

A trope, according to Merriam-Webster, is a common or overused theme or device : CLICHÉ. I'm going to ignore the overused part of this today and focus on common themes in, of course, romance. Masterclass, in its [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-03-24T07:19:22-04:00

the ask@AAR: why do you read?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-03-24T07:19:22-04:00March 24th, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|26 Comments

I've had a rather heated set of exchanges with my best friend Ann recently about our differing perspectives on why we read. She reads primarily to learn; I, to be entertained. She tells me "Oh, [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-03-16T17:56:50-04:00

the ask@AAR: Which romances do body positivity well? Which don’t?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-03-16T17:56:50-04:00March 17th, 2023|Tags: Body Image, plus-sized characters, the ask@AAR|20 Comments

Today's ask is a suggestion from BeckyK. She suggested we ask about body positivity— Do you enjoy books with plus size heroes/heroines? Which books/authors get it right? Which don’t? (This is a topic that elicits [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-03-09T16:45:03-05:00

the ask@AAR: What’s your favorite love story on film?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-03-09T16:45:03-05:00March 10th, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|53 Comments

The Academy Awards--yawn--are this Sunday. I have seen just one of the films nominated for Best Picture and hardly any of the other films whose sets, actors, songs, and special effects have led to their [...]

Dabney Grinnan2023-03-02T17:51:37-05:00

the ask@AAR: Should older romances (and books in general) be redone?

By Dabney Grinnan|2023-03-02T17:51:37-05:00March 3rd, 2023|Tags: the ask@AAR|77 Comments

I have followed with fascination the uproar around the revised versions of Roald Dahl's books. NPR has a great summary of what has happened. They write: New editions of legendary works by British author Roald [...]

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05/02/2020 9:44 pm

This is good. Now all the arguments are in a single place.

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05/19/2020 8:22 am

Ha ha ha!

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