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Diverse M/M Books Update
Over 6 months ago we published our first list of diverse M/M books and I know that many of you have found it very valuable going by the number of hits. At last count over 3,000 of you have accessed...
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Readers’ Favourite Gay Books 2012 – Update
In September 2009 I posted my Favourite Gay Books and solicited reader input in order to come up with a combined list. Subsequently I published the Readers’ Favourite Gay Books which incorporated your...
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A Public Lynching … Only The Noose was Missing
I have heard about vigilantism but I saw it in action this past week. This is the last post on this matter on this site as I’m just as sick of it as I’m sure you are. However I thought that the...
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New M/M Authors who Rock 2012 : As Nominated by Readers
About 18 months ago I asked readers to nominate M/M authors who they thought rocked, whose books were exceptional and whose writing was so enticing they couldn’t put their books down. The criteria for...
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It’s Report Card Time
It’s been a long time since I asked you to tell us what you loved best about the site and what you would like us to change. I admit I’ve been very afraid to open this can of worms because it usually...
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Putting the “Adult” back into YA
Young adult! Many of us positively associate this genre with nostalgic tales of teenage angst, glittery vampires, and boy wizards. But hearing “young adult” can also send heads shaking. “Oh no! No...
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FanFiction – When Is It Original Fiction?
Recently there has been a spate of fanfiction stories being released as original fiction, not only as self published books, but also through reputable epublishers. This creates two issues for...
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Abigail Roux “& Phrase” Contest
Hey Cut & Run series fans, Abigail Roux wants your input! In honor of the upcoming release of the next installment, Armed & Dangerous (out May 18), she is looking for an “& phrase” that she...
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Abigail Roux “& Phrase” Contest – Winner
The contest is now closed and we have a winner!! We had tons of great “& phrase”s submitted, and as the rules stated, the first one who came up with one that was not on Abigail’s list would get the...
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Readers’ Favourite Gay Books 2012
Here it is – our newest update! Thank you for submitting your recommendations for the Readers’ Favourite Gay Books 2012 which are combined with the original 118 books. This time Wren Boudreau was not...
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Readers: How Do You Like Your M/M Romances?
Please don’t beat me up but I’m running a poll on the site about sex in M/M romances. I know, I know, you hate surveys, but this time your input is very important. We all love M/M romances for...
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Reviews: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
I have written many posts about reviews and reviewing, explaining why we do what we do. Some of the posts I’ve written on this topic go back to 2008 — obviously I care about reviewing as well as your...
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The Results: Readers – How Do You Like Your M/M Romances?
Just over a month ago I invited you to vote on the level of sex you personally wished to have in your M/M romances. Of the 10 categories (and some were almost identical, which was deliberate) this is...
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Is Male/Male Romance Fundamentally About Men?
Most of you remember Stuart who, some years ago, questioned many of the constructs and tropes used by male/male authors in their novels. I used his questions as the basis for a few articles which were...
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Guest Reviewers’ Top Picks for 2012
Aunt Lynn here. We love our Guest Reviewers! Without them, this little ol’ site would not be able to function as each year the vast majority of the reviews are provided by this great team, and we are...
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My Top Books of 2012 and Honourable Mentions
Personal taste always dictates these lists of Top Books for the year and one of the strengths of this site and why it’s so successful is that almost every reviewer has different tastes (maybe not so...
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What Was On Your Top Ten List in 2012?
Every year the reviewers on this site tell you about their Top Ten Books but we don’t hear a lot about your list of Top Books. So which books moved you in 2012? Were they books written by a favourite...
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We call them Young Adult Romances, but are they really?
Do you know the answer to this question: To whom are young adult romances targeted? Is the intended audience tweens? 13 to 14 year olds? The schools or local libraries so that the books would be...
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Changing the Page
We’ve been around for more than three and a half years on this site and 15 months on our old blog, altogether almost 5 years. So far, you seem to like our content, going by the number of hits and...
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Favorite M/M Author 2012 – The Voting Is On!
Good morning everyone. The nominations are in for Favorite M/M Author 2012! Thanks to 94 readers who responded, shout-outs to 50 authors were made — veterans and newbies alike. From that list, the top...
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