Romantic Times

For the Lewis album, see Romantic Times (album).

Romantic Times was an American genre magazine specializing in romance novels. It was founded as a newsletter in 1981 by Kathryn Falk.^[1] The initial publication took nine months to create and was distributed to 3,000 subscribers.^[2] In 2004, the magazine reportedly had 150,000 subscribers, and had built a reputation as "Romance's premiere genre magazine".^[3]

Romantic Times

Categories	Romance, literary criticism
Founder	Kathryn Falk
First issue	1981 (1981)
Final issue	2018
Country	United States
Based in	Brooklyn, New York
Language	English
Website	rtbookreviews.com
ISSN	1557-3397

From 1982 to 2018, the magazine organized the "Romantic Times Booklover's Convention."^[3] Several thousand people attended the annual convention, which featured author signings, a costume ball, and a male beauty pageant.^[4]

In May 2018, Kathryn Falk and her co-owner, husband Kenneth Rubin announced the closure of the magazine.^[5][6] The last RT Booklovers Convention ended with the one held May 15–20, 2018 in Reno NV.^[5] Falk stated "After 38 years, I am retiring and ending my participation in publishing...".^[5]

References

1. Walters, Ray (May 3, 1981). "PAPERBACK TALK". New York Times. p. BR12.
2. "'Romantic Times' a Dream Come True". The Palm Beach Post. 1981-09-23. p. B6. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-03-11.
3. Gelder, Ken (2004). Popular fiction: the logics and practices of a literary field. Psychology Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780415356466. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
4. Alan Farnham (December 7, 1998). "Crazy And In Charge". Time. Archived from the original on March 7, 2008. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
5. "Romantic Times Closes". locusmag.com. June 3, 2018. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
6. ""This is the last RT" – Kathryn Falk Announces End of Romantic Times". smartbitchestrashybooks.com. May 16, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2019.