Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and arrows of outrageous book prices Or to take arms against a sea of banal writing And by opposing end them. To buy, to read— No more. Heh, I’m too lazy to do the whole soliloquy. I’m sure you get the gist of it. Anyway, Maili’s Romancing the Blog post today hits right at the heart of many of us biblioholics: Autobuy authors who have … Continue reading To Autobuy, or Not to Autobuy? That is the Question: →

Today’s blog entry was brought to you in part by Nicole, Sybil and Angie. So, to start things off, here are some big-name authors I haven’t read yet: Lavyrle Spencer Danielle Steele Catherine Coulter Janet Dailey Here are some big-name authors whose books I tried to read but tossed aside violently while chanting an exorcism prayer after slogging through several chapters: Fern Michaels Kathleen Woodiwiss Virginia Henley Shirlee Busbee Rosemary Rogers Sandra Brown This is … Continue reading Big-Name Authors I Haven’t Tried, and Some Ramblings on My Early Experiences with Romance Novels →

Authors who deserve an unending supply of expensive chocolate and awesome oral sex from the beautiful hardbody of their choice: Laura Kinsale: I love her.  Every single book of Kinsale’s except The Dream Hunter have received As from me. And it’s not as if The Dream Hunter is a bad book; I’d give it a B. If I had to marry a book instead of a person, I think The Shadow and The Star might … Continue reading Authors Candy Gets →

Candy busted out with a brilliant quick examination of authors that the rest of the world thinks are just the damn greatest ever, but leave her kinda lukewarm. (Is there a more boring, perfectly-wrought word than “lukewarm?” It makes me feel bad for boys named “Luke,” but what a great word!) I don’t entirely agree with her choices, so let me make a list of my own. Authors whom Candy thinks are “meh” but whom … Continue reading Authors I Don’t Get Either →