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Romance Trope Tuesday: Friends-to-Lovers Reading List

August 17, 2016 by GGAndrew Leave a Comment

Would you like to read more friends-to-lovers romance? Here’s a short reading list for those new to this trope, or who want to take their friendship with this type of romance to the next level. These are books I’ve read, will read, or know about, but if you know of any other great books with … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Nerdery, Romance Fiction & Rom-Coms, Romance Trope Tuesday Tagged: Amanda Gale, Beyond the Break, Cath Yardley, Christian romance, contemporary romance, Elizabeth Cole, Fifth Generation Cowboy, friends to lovers, Goodreads, Honor and Roses, Kristen Mae, Level Up, Liz Isaacson, NA, New Adult, novellas, Rissa Brahm, romance, Romance Trope Tuesday, romance tropes, romantic comedy, Sam Cruz's Infallible Guide to Getting Girls, Strawberry and Sage, Taking Jana, Tellulah Darling, tropes, western romance, YA, young adult

Six Ways Sweet Valley High Lied to Us

April 1, 2016 by GGAndrew Leave a Comment

I’m over on romance site Lady Smut today, talking about Sweet Valley High, like you do. Check it out: Six Ways Sweet Valley High Lied to Us Did you read Sweet Valley as a kid, too? I love talking about it. Pop over and comment what you think! I also posted recently on Lady Smut … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Nerdery, Romance Fiction & Rom-Coms Tagged: 80s books, books, Elizabeth Wakefield, Jessica Wakefield, Lady Smut, pink phones, reading, sisters, Sweet Valley High, twins, YA, YA romance

2015: My Year in Books

December 28, 2015 by GGAndrew 4 Comments

Similar to how I analyzed my reading for 2014 last year at this time, I thought I’d examine this week what, who, how, and how much I read this calendar year. (Those who are chart-phobic may want to gently avert their eyes now.) This past year, I attempted to read 58 books. This is lower than … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Nerdery Tagged: 2015, Badger, Bird Box, books, C.M. McKenna, charts, classic fiction, comics, contemporary romance, fiction, gender, historical romance, horror, Josh Malerman, literary fiction, Mysteries, nonfiction, novellas, novels, paranormal romance, reading, reading habits, romance, tracking, YA

Writers Who Read: Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet

October 8, 2015 by GGAndrew 1 Comment

The Writers Who Read series continues this week with poet Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet. Who are you? Poet, writer, editor, teacher, mother, wife, daughter, friend. Enthusiastic cook, mediocre knitter, binge-reader, highly social introvert, recovering perfectionist, mental ambidextrist. Maker of costumes, Scrabble assassin, intermittent meditator, caffeine addict. Klutz with excellent small motor skills. The more official bio: I’m … [Read more…]

Posted in: Writers Who Read Tagged: Adrienne Rich, audiobooks, black humor, Bob Hicok, books, Brenda Hillman, Brian Teare..., caffeine, changelings, Charles Wright, Christopher Robin, Citizen, Claudia Rankine, comfort reads, Don’t Let Me Be Lonely, Emily St. John Mandel, Frost Place Prize, Gerard Manley Hopkins, Henry James, Jacob Have I Loved, Jane Mead, John Berryman, Jorie Graham, Katherine Peterson, Lisa Gluskin Stonestreet, literary allusions, literary mashup, Mysteries, nonfiction, Oakland, poetry, Poets Who Read, Portrait of a Lady, reading, Scrabble, speculative fiction, Station Eleven, The Greenhouse, Tulips Water Ash, used bookstores, W.S. Merwin, Winnie the Pooh, Writers Who Read, YA

Writers Who Read: Rebecca Brooks

September 1, 2015 by GGAndrew 2 Comments

The Writers Who Read series continues this week with romance author Rebecca Brooks. Who are you? I’m Rebecca Brooks! I write contemporary erotic romance about independent women who step out of their lives to try something new. I’m into travel, adventure, small towns in beautiful places, and strong, outdoorsy men with big hearts. My debut, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Writers Who Read Tagged: Above All, academia, Adirondacks, Afternoon Delight, Again the Magic, Anne Calhoun, Australian, book clubs, Charlotte Stein, Chicago, contemporary erotic romance, dissertation, dystopian, feminism, Freedom, Good Girls Don't, highlander time travel romance, How to Fall, Janice Radway, Jonathan Franzen, Joyland, Liberating Lacey, Lisa Cron, Lisa Kleypas, literary fiction, Lost Memory of Skin, Make Me Stay, Margaret Atwood, Marissa Pessl, math teacer, Megan Hart, middle grade, Octavia Butler, outdoors, paranormal romance, Reading the Romance, Rebecca Brooks, Romance Writers Who Read, Russell Banks, science fiction, screenwriter, Special Topics in Calamity Physics, Stephen King, Tempted, utopian, Victoria Dahl, Wired for Story, Writers Who Read, YA

Writers Who Read Anniversary!

June 29, 2015 by GGAndrew Leave a Comment

Next week marks the one-year anniversary of the Writers Who Read interview series! Since I’m taking a break from the series for July, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all the writers who’ve participated in the series thus far, as well as others who’ve read and supported it. The series has been very rewarding … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Nerdery, Writers Who Read Tagged: A Wrinkle in Time, books, C.S. Lewis, Charlotte's Web, comedy writing, Hilary Mantel, interview, Jane Austen, literary fiction, mystery and suspense, nonfiction, poetry, poets, Rainbow Rowell, reading, romance, science fiction and fantasy, screenwriters, Stephen King, Toni Morrison, writers, Writers Who Read, YA

2014: My Year in Books

December 18, 2014 by GGAndrew 1 Comment

Oh, books and spreadsheets, how do I love thee! I’ve been keeping data on which books I’ve read for the past five years, since early 2010, which is awesome for those times when I want to figure out, for instance, the percentage of female authors I read or how many fantasy novels I’ve scarfed down. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Book Nerdery, Top Ten Lists Tagged: Allie Brosh, Cath Crowley, Charlotte Stein, comics, Deepest Desires, erotica, Fangirl, Frankenstein, Graeme Simsion, Graffiti Moon, Hyperbole and a Half, Jane Austen, Leah Raeder, Mary Shelley, memoir, mystery, Patience Bloom, Rainbow Rowell, reading, Ripped, romance, Romance Is My Day Job, Saga, Sarah Morgan, Talk Me Down, The Rosie Project, Unteachable, Victoria Dahl, YA

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Crazy, Sexy, Ghoulish: A Halloween Romance Crazy, Sexy, Ghoulish: A Halloween Romance
reviews: 7
ratings: 21 (avg rating 3.95)

Screwing Mr. Melty: A Romantic Comedy Screwing Mr. Melty: A Romantic Comedy (The Complete First Season)
reviews: 7
ratings: 25 (avg rating 3.72)

Somewhere Warm: A New Year's Eve Short Romance Somewhere Warm: A New Year's Eve Short Romance
reviews: 7
ratings: 13 (avg rating 3.92)

Taste Me, Tempt Me: Eight Tales of Sweet and Spicy Romance Taste Me, Tempt Me: Eight Tales of Sweet and Spicy Romance
reviews: 4
ratings: 5 (avg rating 4.20)

Screwing Mr. Melty: A Romantic Comedy Screwing Mr. Melty: A Romantic Comedy (Episode One)
ratings: 2 (avg rating 3.00)

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