NOW UPDATED! The RT Booklovers Convention, colloquially known simply as “RT”, is a nonstop whirlwind of book love. I went to my first one last year, and it was simply an awesome time with a couple thousand passionate romance-novel-loving women (and a few men). It’s a place where no one’s afraid to wear their good cardigan sweater *and* custom Avengers high-top sneakers *and* rhinestone cat eye glasses. It’s a place where over a thousand introverts get showered with free books at parties where the publishers ply them with red wine and cupcakes. (I’m exaggerating about none of this: check my Instagram feed from last year for the proof.)

It’s a huge non-stop party, with a TON going on. Check out The Agenda, which isn’t even everything! There’s also an app! The one problem with the app and the online agenda, though, is if 9for example) you search for my name, only ONE of the events I’m doing comes up! It’s not all cross-indexed. (No, I don’t know why.)

If you’ve never been to RT before and you’re not sure you can commit to the whole thing, there are day passes, and Saturday (“FAN-Tastic Day”) is the day with the Giant Book Fair–you can also do book fair ONLY. But check out the agenda and see what you like.

Under the cut, here are the details on ALL the places I’ll be found during the convention:

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Whew. I have now been to my first RT Booklovers Convention, and I tellya, it won’t be my last. I had a fantastic time, met a large number of the people I stalk on Twitter, as well as a fair number of those who stalk me, had my rock star moment when I collected the RT Award (Reviewer’s Choice for Erotic Romance), met lots of the great people at my publisher, hung out with lots of fantastic writers, AND also for extra special bonus, it was New Orleans, so that’s always fun, too. Oh, and I got tattooed.

Trying to do a full recap of the entire 5? 6? day extravaganza is too much, so some fun photos, amusing anecdotes, and random information follows, after my Top Ten Things I Learned at RT 2014:

Top Ten Things I Learned at RT 2014 (Some of which I already knew…):

1. Suzanne Brockman is super nice. (See also Heather Graham, Eloisa James, etc…)
2. You can never have too much creme brulee.
3. There’s no reason to panic over hair and makeup if you can have professionals do it.
4. Damon Suede isn’t just a masculine pen name.
5. I can be femme for five straight days and not die.
6. A surprisingly (to me) large number of romance authors are M.D.s.
7. My pain tolerance isn’t what it used to be.
8. Forever Romance at Hachette/Grand Central Publishing has an awesome team.
9. Awards are remarkably validating.
10. Absinthe is just as good as I remembered.

Details and photos under the cut:

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