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August 3, 2025

Open Thread for Readers for August 2025

JayneOpen ThreadOpen Thread20 Comments

Got a book you want to talk about? Frustrated with a book or series? In love with a new one? Found a buried treasure? An issue that keeps popping up in the books you are reading? Just want to chat about stuff in general? Post about it here!

July 14, 2025

Help for DA Janet

KaetrinBeyond the Book / Misc13 Comments

Dear Readers, A member of the DA family needs help. Please donate if you can and/or share the Go Fund Me for Robin (aka DA Janet) so that she can get the treatment and home health care she needs. Sending all the love your way Robin! The DA Team Here ... more >

June 10, 2024

Bridgerton, Season Three, Episodes 1-4: A Discussion

JanineFilm Reviewsaristocrats / Bridgerton / costumes / diversity / England / families / gossip columnist / high society / joint review / mistorical / mothers / queen / television series / tv adaptation / unrequited-love / wallflower8 Comments

Dearest Reader, It’s been ages since we last saw the Bridgertons, but who could forget the passionate loves of Anthony, Viscount Bridgerton and Miss Kate Sharma, or The Honourable Daphne Bridgerton and His Grace, Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings? This season sees The Honourable Colin Bridgerton returning to London ... more >

April 5, 2023

CONVERSATION: May/December: Where We Talk About Age Differences

JanineBook Reviews / ConversationsHistory / May-December / older woman/younger man / trigger warnings25 Comments

Trigger Warning: Child Rape Janine: I’ve been thinking lately about age gaps in romance. When I started reading romances in the 1980s, May/December pairings were quite common, with the MCs often being a decade apart in age. Queer romances were almost unheard of in mainstream publishing, self-publishing was expensive, and ... more >

February 14, 2023

CONVERSATION: Reading Slumps

JanineBook Reviews / Conversationsgenres / reading slumps / subgenres / tropes37 Comments

Janine: In our December conversation, 2022 in Review, Jennie mentioned that she’d experienced a bad reading slump last year. I don’t feel great about the number of books I’ve finished in 2022 and after hearing other peoples’ numbers, I feel even worse! I know it’s not a competition, but in ... more >

January 17, 2023

CONVERSATION: Looking Ahead to 2023

JanineConversationsanticipated / Hope / New Year's resolutions33 Comments

Hi everyone, I’ve got a new conversation topic for you. Last month we talked about how our reading went in 2022. Now let’s talk about 2023. Do you have any New Year’s resolutions when it comes to your reading (i.e. read X number of books, read more of a genre ... more >

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