In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the July 2004 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Reviews. Special and massive thanks to Kay Sisk for sending me this issue! Ready for an absolute mile and a half of cover art from nearly 20 years ago? Oh, this is a weird memory lane, y’all. Brace yourself, hold on to your butt and maybe also grab hold of someone else’s to … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Reviews →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the advertisements and features inside the June 2014 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Reviews. We’ve got So Many Small Presses that no longer exist, plus some really, really weird feet. Yup, feet! 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 … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads and Features! →
We’re heading back to June 2014 to look at the nearly three hundred new books reviewed in RT Book Reviews. Come on a journey with us through historical, contemporary, thrillers, and inspirational, and learn more about cattle fraud. We are obsessed with boilers. Also: neither of us can say “minutiae,” which, my bad. It’s a word that never comes out of my brain correctly. My apologies. You can also check out all the book covers … Continue reading 587. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Reviews →
In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the June 2014 issue of Romantic Times, aka RT Book Reviews. Ready for an absolute mile and a half of cover art? I am! Let’s do this! 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 … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Review Images →
In the May 2014 Ads and Features episode of our Romantic Times Rewind series, the cover feature was all about Valerie Bowman, her latest book – and inside was a mention of her appearance on Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta in 2014! So Amanda and I connected with Valerie to hear all the details! We talk about weddings and dresses and reality tv, including a side trip discussion to the real housewives, Scandoval, and … Continue reading 586. Saying Yes to the Dress with Valerie Bowman →
It’s time for part two of our Romantic Times Rewind visit to the May 2014 issue, where we take a tour of the ads and features inside! As I said two weeks ago, I wasn’t sure what having the images inside the podcast entry would do so I’m doing a separate post for each one. PICTURES AHOY Y’ALL. You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind. And, … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 Ads and Features →
We’re back, traveling in time to May 2014 to take a look at the ads and the features inside RT Book Reviews magazine! Side trips include Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, the immortality of strange stock images on book covers, and the importance of alligator fritters in the marketing budget.
It’s our first Romantic Times Rewind episode, starting with May 2014! We are looking at all 298 (!) book reviews in issue 363 of RT Book Reviews Magazine. Amanda and I are going to pick a book from each of the review collections by genre, from historical to urban fantasy to the Teen Scene. We also discuss the very narrow grading rubric, and the rarity of two- and one-star reviews. Journey back to May 2014 … Continue reading 583. Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 with Amanda →
I’m honestly not sure what having all the images from the episode in the podcast entry would do to the feeds it serves, so I’ll be doing a separate entry with all the visual aids and linking it. 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, … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 Review Images →
We’re doing something very fun: we’re traveling back in time! Ok, sort of. Starting this week, on Friday 6 October, Amanda and I are co-hosting Romantic Times Rewind, a new podcast series where we look back at old issues of RT Book Reviews, aka Romantic Times Magazine! Remember those? Each month, Amanda and I are going to re-read old issues of RT, and record two podcast episodes each month. One episode will be looking at all … Continue reading Introducing: Romantic Times Rewind! →
