Friday Film Review: Train Man: Densha Otoko

Train Man (Densha Otoko) 2005
Genre: Romantic comedy
Grade: B+
One of the first manga reviews that Jan did for us was about this story. But since I’m not a manga devote, I’m afraid I didn’t recall it until after I had already decided to try this movie via Netflix. While I’m still not a manga fan, [...]

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REVIEW: A Chance Encounter by Mary Balogh

REVIEW: A Chance Encounter by Mary Balogh

Dear Ms. Balogh,
A friend loaned me A Chance Encounter, one of your earliest books. Given that the book is twenty-five years old and does contain a few elements that I associate with romances from that era, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. I know some of your traditional regencies are [...]

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Thursday Midday Links: Defamation Accusations Strike Again

In France, a business has taken a great dislike to the way it was portrayed in a recent crime novelist’s book and has sued the author for defamation. I know that the laws for defamation tend to favor the alleged defamed (business) than the alleged defamer (novelist) but this case does surprise me.
For Walker, the [...]

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REVIEW: Right Before Your Eyes by Ellen Shanman

REVIEW: Right Before Your Eyes by Ellen Shanman

Dear Ms. Shanman,
You seem to enjoy writing tough, smart mouthed heroines who don’t seem to know when the right man is just under their noses. I actually read your next book, “Everything Nice” first and backtracked to this one. Liza is not as masculine acting as Mike but she also has her moments of [...]

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DABWAHA Voting Will Commence Soon

DABWAHA Voting Will Commence Soon

The time for filling out the brackets is closed and the time for voting, trash talking, vicious vote gathering, and the ruining of other brackets is ON. The voting commences at midnight, March 18, 2010 EST. (That’s tonight). The voting link is here. EVEN IF YOU DID NOT FILL OUT  A BRACKET, you [...]

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Berkley/Jove Spring Preview & Giveaway 2010

Berkley/Jove Spring Preview & Giveaway 2010

Spring may still be weeks away for some people, but the Berkley Jove giveaway is here! As always thanks to Jane and Dear Author for giving us the opportunity to tell you about some of our fabulous upcoming titles. And don’t forget, this is just a sampling–for a complete list of titles and [...]

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DABWAHA Update: Get to Filling Out Your Brackets

What could be better or worse than 666? 999 – the total number of entries allowed by the tournament software. And we’re getting close to that number, much to our surprise and delight!
So heads up: bracket pick time ends tonight at 8pm EST – OR when we hit 999 entries, whichever comes first! As of [...]

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