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Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · Oct 2
Calling nonfiction writers! Our online column, Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk, is OPEN.

We are looking for unpublished, original essays about the writing life, from in-depth tips on the craft and business to thoughtful columns on genre fiction.

Details: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs

#WriterSky
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My publisher— @ruadanbooks.bsky.social, that is, publisher of THE BLACK FIRE CONCERTO—is doing this cool thing where 50% of all profits from sales of their books through 12/23 will benefit Greater Boston Food Bank, w/ funds matched by Ruadán founder @rbwood.bsky.social!

Linky: ruadanbooks.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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diebooth.bsky.social
If any US time zone folks can make it, this will be a good one!
ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 3d
Pre-order Spring in the City & join us 12/2 for an online launch party with 12 authors from the anthology!

Register now:
links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty

Featuring:
@jrblanes.bsky.social
@amandacecelia.bsky.social
@timlees.bsky.social
@mariahaskins.com
@thelatejonnypapers.bsky.social

#BookSky
Image displays the Spring in the City book cover and the details for the launch party taking place online on December 2, 2025. Hosted by editors R.B. Wood and Anna Koon, attending authors include: V.L. Barycz, Ross Baxter, J.R. Blanes, Jeff Enos, Maria Haskins, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Avram Lavinsky, Tim Lees, D.F. McCourt, Jonathan Papernick, John Joseph Ryan, and Su J Sokol. Signups: links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty
November 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Join us, buy books, fight hunger:

Ruadán Books is donating 50% of all profits on our books sold between 11/1–12/23/2025 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social. Our CEO will personally match this donation as well!

Get our books direct:
🔗 ruadanbooks.com
📚 or wherever books are sold!

#BookSky #charity
An image of the 120 Murders cover, with the title scratched out to become “120 Meals.” The words READERS AGAINST HUNGER appears above this.
November 21, 2025 at 3:24 AM
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In a late-1800s mining town, the Molly Maguires arrive to help workers fight for better working conditions—but even they can't save the ones sent to work in....

@horrortom.bsky.social's Tunnel 17 will keep you up at night.

SINISTER SOCIETIES out 12.09—pre-order:
⛏️ links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6

#TBR
November 21, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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mariahaskins.com
Come on over for the anthology birthday party in December!
ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 3d
Pre-order Spring in the City & join us 12/2 for an online launch party with 12 authors from the anthology!

Register now:
links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty

Featuring:
@jrblanes.bsky.social
@amandacecelia.bsky.social
@timlees.bsky.social
@mariahaskins.com
@thelatejonnypapers.bsky.social

#BookSky
Image displays the Spring in the City book cover and the details for the launch party taking place online on December 2, 2025. Hosted by editors R.B. Wood and Anna Koon, attending authors include: V.L. Barycz, Ross Baxter, J.R. Blanes, Jeff Enos, Maria Haskins, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Avram Lavinsky, Tim Lees, D.F. McCourt, Jonathan Papernick, John Joseph Ryan, and Su J Sokol. Signups: links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty
November 20, 2025 at 4:13 PM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Still need a copy? You can pre-order at your favorite bookstore, or directly from us (and get a metal bookmark):

links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

#BookSky #darkfantasy #urbanfantasy
ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 3d
Pre-order Spring in the City & join us 12/2 for an online launch party with 12 authors from the anthology!

Register now:
links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty

Featuring:
@jrblanes.bsky.social
@amandacecelia.bsky.social
@timlees.bsky.social
@mariahaskins.com
@thelatejonnypapers.bsky.social

#BookSky
Image displays the Spring in the City book cover and the details for the launch party taking place online on December 2, 2025. Hosted by editors R.B. Wood and Anna Koon, attending authors include: V.L. Barycz, Ross Baxter, J.R. Blanes, Jeff Enos, Maria Haskins, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Avram Lavinsky, Tim Lees, D.F. McCourt, Jonathan Papernick, John Joseph Ryan, and Su J Sokol. Signups: links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Pre-order Spring in the City & join us 12/2 for an online launch party with 12 authors from the anthology!

Register now:
links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty

Featuring:
@jrblanes.bsky.social
@amandacecelia.bsky.social
@timlees.bsky.social
@mariahaskins.com
@thelatejonnypapers.bsky.social

#BookSky
Image displays the Spring in the City book cover and the details for the launch party taking place online on December 2, 2025. Hosted by editors R.B. Wood and Anna Koon, attending authors include: V.L. Barycz, Ross Baxter, J.R. Blanes, Jeff Enos, Maria Haskins, Amanda Cecelia Lang, Avram Lavinsky, Tim Lees, D.F. McCourt, Jonathan Papernick, John Joseph Ryan, and Su J Sokol. Signups: links.ruadanbooks.com/springparty
November 19, 2025 at 11:49 PM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Chicago: Head over to The Book Cellar TONIGHT to see @jrblanes.bsky.social and get Portraits of Decay signed!

Event kicks off at 7 PM CT; don't miss it!

www.bookcellarinc.com

#BookSky #Chicago
November 19, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Don't miss the latest updates from Ruadán Books—from book news to calls for manuscripts—sign up for our newsletter! 📢🦊

Register now:
links.ruadanbooks.com/newsletter

#BookSky #HorrorSky #darkfantasy #writingcommunity
November 19, 2025 at 1:49 AM
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Congrats to @naomieselojor.bsky.social and welcome!
ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 5d
We're excited to announce a book deal with @naomieselojor.bsky.social for her novella THE CITY OF FACTORIES, which explores the effects of colonialism on Nigeria through a steampunk setting and fractured father/son relationship.

Read more:
links.ruadanbooks.com/eselojor

#BookSky
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November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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We're excited to announce a book deal with @naomieselojor.bsky.social for her novella THE CITY OF FACTORIES, which explores the effects of colonialism on Nigeria through a steampunk setting and fractured father/son relationship.

Read more:
links.ruadanbooks.com/eselojor

#BookSky
A screencap of the Publishers Marketplace announcement of Naomi Eselojor's book deal with Ruadán Books to publish The City of Factories, along with a photo of the author.
November 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Psst, short story writers! We're opening to submissions for our next dark urban fantasy anthology SUMMER IN THE CITY on December 1st!

Keep your eyes open for the Moksha link in a couple of weeks.

#WriterSky #AuthorSky #shortstories #callforsubmissions
November 15, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Buy everyone (our) books this holiday season: the shopping's done & you fight hunger!

We will donate 50% of all profits on our books sold between 11/1–12/23 to the @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social. Our CEO will personally match this donation as well.

Buy direct at ruadanbooks.com.

#BookSky #foodbank
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
In a dark, dreamy town, a line of otherworldly women is tasked with keeping the carnivorous landscape at bay...

@missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's The Witches of Paradise is a vibe.

Coming 12.09.25 in SINISTER SOCIETIES—only 4 weeks away!

Pre-order:
🌳 links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6

#BookSky #TBR
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November 15, 2025 at 1:19 AM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
"When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich."

That quote attributed to Jean-Jacques Rousseau ushers in @fearofemeralds.bsky.social's searing survey of horror meets late-stage capitalism.

Grab a snack, settle in:
🍽️ links.ruadanbooks.com/mcdermott

#HorrorSky #horrormovie
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November 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Buy everyone (our) books this holiday season: the shopping's done & you fight hunger!

We will donate 50% of all profits on our books sold between 11/1–12/23 to the @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social. Our CEO will personally match this donation as well.

Buy direct at ruadanbooks.com.

#BookSky #foodbank
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 AM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
What did Caroline Hewitt, who read for Gemma Landry in @jrblanes.bsky.social's Portraits of Decay, think about the character?

If you haven't had a chance to pick up this stellar audiobook yet, find it on Amazon, Audible, and Apple!

#BookSky #HorrorSky #SouthernGothic #audiobooks
November 12, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Reasons to pre-order SPRING IN THE CITY:

🌸 Get the book for over 30% off,
🌸 receive a free metal Ruadán Books bookmark,
🌸 and 50% of the profits will be donated to the Greater Boston Food bank if you order before 12/23.

Order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

#BookSky #shortstories #darkfantasy
ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 11d
Coming 12.02.25: Building on the chill captured by 2024's Winter in the City, we're back with a global lineup to explore SPRING IN THE CITY—yet wildflowers aren't the only things finding their way through cracked concrete in these dark speculative tales.

Buy: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

#BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Reasons to pre-order SPRING IN THE CITY:

🌸 Get the book for over 30% off,
🌸 receive a free metal Ruadán Books bookmark,
🌸 and 50% of the profits will be donated to the Greater Boston Food bank if you order before 12/23.

Order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

#BookSky #shortstories #darkfantasy
ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 11d
Coming 12.02.25: Building on the chill captured by 2024's Winter in the City, we're back with a global lineup to explore SPRING IN THE CITY—yet wildflowers aren't the only things finding their way through cracked concrete in these dark speculative tales.

Buy: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

#BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 9:16 PM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Coming 12.02.25: Building on the chill captured by 2024's Winter in the City, we're back with a global lineup to explore SPRING IN THE CITY—yet wildflowers aren't the only things finding their way through cracked concrete in these dark speculative tales.

Buy: links.ruadanbooks.com/spring

#BookSky
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 12d
We're delighted to reveal the cover for @jeffsomers.bsky.social's FIVE FUNERALS, out 02.22.26!

The cover art is by @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social, evoking the macabre whimsy of Edward Gorey, & is perfect for this ghastly book of absurdist fiction.

Pre-order:
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF

#BookSky
Image contains the front cover for Five Funerals by Jeff Somers, flanked by red ribbons reading “Pre-Orders Open” and “Coming 02.22.26.”
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 AM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
We're delighted to reveal the cover for @jeffsomers.bsky.social's FIVE FUNERALS, out 02.22.26!

The cover art is by @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social, evoking the macabre whimsy of Edward Gorey, & is perfect for this ghastly book of absurdist fiction.

Pre-order:
🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF

#BookSky
Image contains the front cover for Five Funerals by Jeff Somers, flanked by red ribbons reading “Pre-Orders Open” and “Coming 02.22.26.”
November 10, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Thank you, @mariahaskins.com and @ruadanbooks.bsky.social! I appreciate the shout out to my Frankenstein short story, Bobbie and Her Father. You can read it over on The Dark: www.thedarkmagazine.com/bobbie-and-h...
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Buy books as holiday gifts (you can give yourself gifts, why not?) and help people eat this winter
ruadanbooks.bsky.social Ruadán Books @ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 15d
Let's go, readers: buy books, fight hunger!

Ruadán Books will donate 50% of all profits on our books sold between 11/1-12/23/25 to @gr8bosfoodbank.bsky.social. Our CEO will personally match this donation as well.

Buy our books direct:
🔗 ruadanbooks.com
📚 or wherever books are sold!

#BookSky
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 AM
ruadanbooks.bsky.social
Frankly, we’re beyond excited to sit down this evening and watch @realgdt.bsky.social's Frankenstein - so we stitched together a full set of recommendations to keep us busy until then. No, no, we couldn’t contain ourselves.

#FilmSky #HorrorSky #UniversalMonsters
A background of lightning and the text “10 favorite picks for Frankenstein Friday: the books and films bringing us to life." The illustration from the Theodor von Holst steel engraving frontispiece for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, and the text, “Why Frankenstein Friday? In anticipation of today’s release of Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Frankenstein, we decided it was a great excuse to share some of our favorite adaptations and other derivative works that take Mary Shelley’s masterpiece even further afield. Enjoy, and share your own favorites!” Frankenstein movie poster. Director James Whale. The Bride of Frankenstein movie poster. Director James Whale.
November 8, 2025 at 12:10 AM