Ramblings on Romance Etcetera. Etcetera: We've only just begun

Monday, October 01, 2007

We've only just begun - Here's Clue #1

He is running away from enemy spaceships when he is rescued.

9 comments:

C2 said...: I'll play (I usually have no clue!) - might this be Susan Grant's Your Planet or Mine?; 7:11 pm
Kristie (J) said...: C2: Good guess and it does sound like it doesn't it -- but nope not that one.; 7:19 pm
sula said...: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy? ;); 8:23 pm
C2 said...: Curses! Foiled again. *shaking fist and slinking into the night*; 9:44 pm
Anonymous said...: We are three romance fiction readers who are interested in finding out more about readers like ourselves. What began as a conversation over coffee has turned into a project that has taken on a life of its own. We’ve explored public librarians’ attitudes toward romance fiction and its readers on both state and national levels with research funded by a grant from Romance Writers of America (http://www.rwanational.org/cs/academic_research_grant/past_recipients).

Of course, the more we’ve found out, the more questions we have. We’ve reached the point where we need answers to several of these questions from romance readers. We are interested in romance fiction readers as both consumers and conservators of the genre. From what we’ve found, romance fiction readers do not depend on public libraries for their books. We would like to better understand where romance fiction readers acquire their books, why they prefer particular sources, and what they do with their books after reading them. We appreciate your time and consideration.

Our questions:
• What are your preferred sources for the romance fiction you read?
• Why do you choose these sources rather than or in addition to public libraries?
• Do you keep all or some of the books you read? How do you decide which books to keep?
• What do you see yourself doing with your personal library of romance fiction books in the future?

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nath said...: Is it Finders Keepers by Linnea Sinclair?; 10:13 pm
Kristie (J) said...: Sula: nope :( 'fraid that's not it.

c2: *g* well - you can keep guessing.

Nath: good try, but again not the one.

Linda: I'm not quite sure what your wanting but if there is a link or you can send me an e-mail I'll answer.; 10:33 pm
CindyS said...: Oh!! I so want to play this one and I'm thinking I should know this. Bad Cindy!

Cindy; 4:35 am
Anonymous said...: Oh no, I so suck at outerspace stories.; 12:27 pm