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Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne
@rflong.bsky.social
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Author, Librarian, general book nerd, SFF, Irish, she/her

(pretty much always a library in my books)

http://www.rflong.com/
The Book of Gold out now: lnk.to/thebookofgold
Jessica Thorne: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Jessica-Thorne/author/B07KRHB3HR
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Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne @rflong.bsky.social · Aug 29
COVER REVEAL for the 2nd #FeralGods book, THE LORE OF SILVER, sequel to THE BOOK OF GOLD. Artwork by the incredible @micaelaalcaino.bsky.social

Are you ready to go back to Amberes?

A Stolen Relic. A Missing Girl. A Horror Unleashed...

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@hodderscape.bsky.social
rflong.bsky.social
Get 20% off the special Goldsboro edition of The Lore of Silver this weekend. Use the code Book-Friday25 before pumpkin time on the 1st!

It's a truly beautiful collector's edition.

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@goldsborobooks.bsky.social
@hodderscape.bsky.social
The Goldsboro edition of The Lore of Silver with blue and silver cover, silver foil and sprayed edges. Text reads "Enjoy 20% off Thursday 27th to Monday 1st at midnight. Goldsboro Books. Exclusive signed & Numbered Edition. Use the code: Book-Friday25"
November 28, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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irishbookawards.bsky.social
The WINNER of the 2025 @specsaversie.bsky.social Children’s Book of the Year - Junior is...

Run Home, Little Fox, Tom McCaughren & @erikamcgann.bsky.social, Illustrated by @shannonbergin.bsky.social (@theobrienpress.bsky.social)

#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
November 27, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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irishbookawards.bsky.social
The WINNER of the 2025 @Hodges_Figgis History Book of the Year is...

Great Irish Wives, @nicolapierce.bsky.social (@theobrienpress.bsky.social)

#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 PM
rflong.bsky.social
Signing The Lore of Silver (& The Book of Gold, & even a copy or two of A Crack in Everything) in a few more local shops - Dubray Dundrum & Rathmines and Easons Dundrum. Thanks so much to the booksellers!
Ruth Frances Long signing The Lore of Silver in Easons Dundrum Ruth Frances Long signing The Lore of Silver in Dubray Dundrum Ruth Frances Long with The Lore of Silver in Dubray Rathmines Ruth Frances Long signing The Lore of Silver in Dubray Rathmines
November 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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eddache.bsky.social
This BBC kids tv advert from 1998 is still very impressive and very lovely
November 13, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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gamejammer.bsky.social
A form of intellectual cuckoldry so extreme it's like a new kind of biblical sin. A deep insult to the very act of existence.
downwithdan.bsky.social Dan of the Year @downwithdan.bsky.social · 4d
not beating the “AI art is lazy” allegations
SUNO r/SunoAl Jo 6h ago Join ThrowRA1234567788777 Sick of having to come up with prompts Discussion ... Hey y'all, looking for some tips here. I like what I've made so far with Suno but now I'm kind of hitting a wall with ideas for prompts. Why doesn't Suno also have a feature to write prompts for you? Like just hit a button the says "new prompt" and then hit make song when it comes up with something that sounds interesting! Thoughts?
November 26, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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tkingfisher.com
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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katherinemcdon.bsky.social
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
Icon of St Katherine
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
rflong.bsky.social
Wildewood, my Irish gothic romance as Jessica Thorne, is now up on Netgalley to request.

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Wildewood's cover, with a creepy gothic house and foxgloves, is now up on Netgalley to request
November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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ickletayto.bsky.social
Finished Tasha Suri's The Isle in the Silver Sea (2nd book I've read about characters taking over their own stories this month).. Next book is @rflong.bsky.social's The Lore of Silver (sequel to Book of Gold)..

Been on a real reading kick lately and I'm loving it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
rflong.bsky.social
Running around signing as many books as I can today in @dubraybooks.bsky.social Bray (our local), Dun Laoghaire and Blackrock (thanks Brian!) and Easons Dun Laoghaire! We have such great booksellers and lovely book shops!

@hodderscape.bsky.social #hachetteireland #feralgods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
Ruth Frances Long signing The Lore of Silver in Dubray Bray Ruth Frances Long with The Lore of Silver and Brian from Dubray Blackrock with The Book of Gold Ruth Frances Long signing The Lore of Silver in Dubray Dun Laoghaire Ruth Frances Long signing The Lore of Silver in Easons Dun Laoghaire
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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paullicino.bsky.social
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
A cropped screenshot from a Canadian government website with the prompt "What's your occupation?" The answer "Writer" has been provided, generating the red text error response "Please enter a valid occupation."
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
rflong.bsky.social
Out and about today signing copies of The Lore of Silver & the paperback of The Book of Gold in Dublin bookshops. And sneaking in some character art cards for lucky buyers. There are 10 different designs. Let me know who you find?
The Lore of Silver on display in Dubray Mary Street Ruth Frances Long signing Signed copies of The Book of Gold and The Lore of Silver Sneaking some art into the books
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
rflong.bsky.social
A few more photos from the launch of The Lore of Silver last night
At the booklaunch Sarah Rees Brennan interviewing Ruth Frances Long The alchemist's table at the booklaunch All the cake
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Reposting for #speirgorm and #BookSky.
natural20.bsky.social Brian Nisbet @natural20.bsky.social · 9d
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
A picture of Sarah Rees-Brennan (left) and Ruth F Long (right) in front of a Gutter Bookshop sign. Ruth is talking about her new book, The Lore of Silver!
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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cemurphy.bsky.social
I'm terribly sorry to have missed the launch but I've read the book and it's SO GOOD!
natural20.bsky.social Brian Nisbet @natural20.bsky.social · 9d
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
A picture of Sarah Rees-Brennan (left) and Ruth F Long (right) in front of a Gutter Bookshop sign. Ruth is talking about her new book, The Lore of Silver!
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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natural20.bsky.social
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
A picture of Sarah Rees-Brennan (left) and Ruth F Long (right) in front of a Gutter Bookshop sign. Ruth is talking about her new book, The Lore of Silver!
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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sarahoconnellshow.com
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...
Remembering Our Dead - Reports
1 Nov 2024 to 20 Nov 2025
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November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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tobybartels.bsky.social
The fae want you to *think* they're open source. But you never actually read the licence, did you?
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
rflong.bsky.social
To Amberes city of lost gods all things return. The Lore of Silver is out today from @hodderscape.bsky.social

And join @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Dublin tonight to celebrate the launch with cake and shenanigans!
#FeralGods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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kjcharleswriter.com
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
rflong.bsky.social
Two days until The Lore of Silver is out in the wild. If you see it send me a photo #feralgods #inthewild

"A storming adventure, full of characters you can root for and twists and turns a plenty! The best kind of fantasy inspired fast ride." 5* Netgalley review

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The Lore of Silver with various books and alchemical items
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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joannechocolat.bsky.social
People who dismiss e-books or audiobooks as being somehow less worthy or less meaningful than physical books are missing the point of books. Books are not ink and paper, just as human beings are not defined by their physicality. Books are connections; emotions; ideas; just like their creators.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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clpolk.com
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
arstechnica.com Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · Aug 27
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
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November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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fishsqueezer.bsky.social
My almost eleven year old wants to have a magical/wizard themed birthday party this Saturday and so I made him this wand for candy balloon darts. 1/3
A magic wand made of a European bird cherry branch where the handle retains bark around excised knots and is bordered by black electrical tape. The other slightly more than half of the wand has been carved down to raw wood.
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM