r/RomanceBooks
Borderliner/RomanceBooks
r/RomanceBooks is a discussion sub for readers of romance novels. Home of the magic search button and endless book recommendations as well as discussions about tropes and characters, Author AMAs, book clubs, and more. Happy Endings guaranteed.
Members
373,882
as of February 2025
Last post
1 month ago
September 25, 2026
Posts (30 days)
100+
Created
2011
October 1, 2011
Total posts
220.7K
archived
Total comments
3.6M
archived
Is r/RomanceBooks dead? Activity is slowing.
No posts in 48 days. That's not long enough to be considered abandoned yet — communities usually need 60+ days of inactivity (and inactive moderators) before Reddit will hand them over.
Find abandoned subreddits in this niche you can claim →Frequently asked questions about r/RomanceBooks
How many members does r/RomanceBooks have?
r/RomanceBooks had 373,882 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/RomanceBooks dead?
r/RomanceBooks looks quiet: its most recent post was 1 month ago (48 days). Post activity is a strong signal, but whether a subreddit can be claimed depends on its moderators being inactive across all of Reddit.
When was r/RomanceBooks created?
r/RomanceBooks was created on October 1, 2011.
Can I take over r/RomanceBooks?
Probably not. r/RomanceBooks is still in active use, and Reddit only hands over communities whose human moderators have all gone inactive on Reddit for 60+ days. If you want a community in this niche, look for abandoned subreddits on the same topic instead — DeadSubs finds them automatically.
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