This month on the podcast, I wanted look more closely at the intersection of romance and reality tv, particular the Bachelor franchise and Real Housewives. There is only one place to start with that inquiry: with Dr. Jodi McAlister. Jodi McAlister is a scholar of romance and an expert on all things The Bachelor, and she’s the author of the Australia-set Marry Me, Juliet trilogy, which you may remember was available digitally in the US … Continue reading 626. The Bachelor and Romance with Dr. Jodi McAlister →
Francine Pascal, creator of the Sweet Valley High series, has died at age 92. Her death was announced yesterday, and there is a lot of coverage – the Guardian, People, Variety and EW have written about her life alongside the BBC and the NY Times. For a lot of people my age, Sweet Valley was an indelible companion though adolescence. They were first published in 1983, and ran for more than 175 books over two … Continue reading Remembering Francine Pascal, Creator of Sweet Valley High and a Lot of my Reading History →
We’re going back to December 1997 to look at the Ads & Features from Romantic Times. We’ve got a cover with many, many fonts, several memorials for Princess Diana, and we find out what happens when you win an award and find out while you’re on the john. There are profiles of readers and romance reading book clubs, AOL chat rooms about romance for writers and readers, and the price of the Essence of Romance. … Continue reading 625. RT Rewind: December 1997 Ads & Features! →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the incredible ads and features for the December 1997 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Mari for this issue! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, most importantly, if you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the audio, but you can click play and listen and read and … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: December 1997 Ads & Features →
Christine M. Larson is the author of the new book Love in the Time of Self-Publishing: How Romance Writers Changed the Rules of Writing and Success, published by Princeton University Press. This book is NIFTY – it’s about us! I was interviewed for it, and we are going to talk about ALL The Things, from identity-driven ethics of care to RWA to the need for “a collective unified body for creative people.” Come for the … Continue reading 624. Academic Research about Romancelandia with Christine M. Larson →
It’s been a minute since we checked in with your viewing recommendations – so, what are you watching lately? It is HOT where I am, with my phone going off with heat advisories and all sorts of uncomfortable nonsense, so I’ve started a few new programs and am very curious what everyone’s been enjoying. While I had COVID, I started watching Sister Boniface Mysteries, in part because of Lara’s very enthusiastic post. So many of you echoed … Continue reading Whatcha Watching? →
by SB Sarah · Jul 16, 2024 at 2:00 am · Comments Off on Stuff We Like: Oh, Hey! It’s Prime Day.
It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! It’s Prime Day, and we’re sharing things that made our lives easier, or that were the perfect treat for ourselves. Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items.
This guest post is from Steve Ammidown! You may remember hearing him recently on Episode 618. The Romance Reader’s Handbook with Steve Ammidown, where we discussed another piece of romance history, The Romance Reader’s Handbook. Today, he’s talking about romance memorabilia and ephemera – there’s so much, y’all. We love talking about and seeing all the different collections, and as an archivist and librarian, Steve has a very thorough background in both! Welcome, Steve! … I love … Continue reading Romance Memorabilia Never Disappears, It Just Shows Up On eBay! →
