A story in the Boston Herald caught my attention. A school Principal is under scrutiny this week because she wrote a romance novel.
The article states: The novel contains sex scenes, and refers to drug use and binge drinking.
To which my response was… *gasp* Imagine that… people have sex. It’s called procreation. How did you think [...]

One of our senior reviewers works for a brick and mortar bookstore and we recently asked her to tell us what the mood is like at work. Here’s what she had to say:
” The ‘atmosphere’ at the bookstore is not very bright. With the company pushing for higher sales, there is always some ’sale’ going [...]

No… this isn’t about a horror movie… or even a romance hero. And no, I’m not going to post a bunch of hunkie pictures of drool worthy abs. You can see that sort of thing here or here. (Leave a comment if you have more hunkiness on your blog.)
No… I’m talking about killer abs today. [...]

I happened upon an article recently (direct from the front page of Yahoo) about a dress debacle. No, the dress didn’t slip and reveal a breast. At least not that I know of. Evidentally Sex and the City star Sarah Jessica Parker wore a dress that *gasp* had already been worn. Not by her, but [...]

Contemporary romances, I mean.
It seems that not too many summers ago the romance community was abuzz with talk about hot summer romances. Contemporary romances. Funny, quirky, colorful romances that were sure to be awesome beach reads. They had great, flirty covers. Engaging characters. Fun frisky dialog. Written by some of the greatest authors in the [...]

To the casual observer (of romance novels) I suppose that perhaps they all seem the same. After all, one thing they ALL have in common is love. But are they more formulaic than that? This blogger says yes:
“There’s a fairly typical progression of so called storyline on these novels, most of which can be deduced [...]

Aside from books, is there a product you make and sell? A service? What are some of your favorite places to shop? Any little boutiques or online shops you’d like to share with us?
The longer I surf the internet the more I’m amazed at the things people make and sell. Some items that I don’t [...]

Deborah MacGillivray sent an interesting post to the Readers loop today about Borders and how they’ll now be front facing more books in their stores. Front facing is when a book’s cover is faced out toward the aisle instead of the spine of the book facing the aisle.
Their research shows that covers sell.
Well, I hate [...]

I’m one of those folks who think to whom much is given much is expected. And I’m always looking for a worthy cause. Since we’re all about books here, I wanted to mention an organization I recently discovered.
“Book Aid International promotes literacy in developing countries by creating reading and learning opportunities for disadvantaged people, in [...]

I’ve noticed 3 Jewish holidays on the calendar this month, and that got me pondering religious and inspirational romances. Any thoughts/favorites? Any you didn’t like? Should there be more?

Earlier this year I had the pleasure of staying in two different Bed and Breakfasts in New Hampshire. What an experience. If you normally stay in motels, hotels, or fancy resorts you should definitely give the local bed and breakfast a try. You’re reading a post from the converted.
So what makes a bed and [...]

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I was asking about local libraries on the Cata -Readers loop because I’ve determined I’m out of excuses for not visiting mine. It’s literally a mile down the road. Yeah. Leave the subdivision, make a right and at the end of the road (maybe 1.2 miles) sits the local library. And no, I did not [...]