Romancing the tome: Saturday’s book fair for the bodice-ripper
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Most of the attendees at the annual RT Booklovers Convention, which runs through Sunday at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, have been in the thick of the romantic fiction frenzy since Wednesday, attending an ambitious slate of author panels and theme parties (Wednesday was Bollywood Nights, Thursday was the Venetian Masquerade Faery Ball, and Friday is the Vampire Ball -- which happens to have the Zombie Dancers from Planet 9 on the bill).
But if your interest in the romantic fiction genre is a little less hard core -- or this is the first you’ve heard about the convention -- day passes are still available (of the two major annual conventions in the U.S. each year, this one is the more reader-oriented).
The biggest open-to-the-public event, taking place on Saturday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., is a romantic fiction book fair ($5 at the door), during which some 300 authors will be autographing books, posters and bookmarks.
Since Saturday is also ‘Teen Day’ at the convention, with various events focusing on the young adult market, any teen who purchases a $25 day pass not only gets admission to the book fair (an accompanying adult will get in free) but can attend the teen workshops and a teen mixer from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. as well.
Additional details, a complete list of authors and a convention schedule can be found online at rtconvention.com.
RT Booklovers Convention Book Fair is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles.
-- Adam Tschorn