Ruadán Books
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📚 Clever and curious reads for lovers of the strange and mysterious. https://linktr.ee/ruadanbooks https://ruadanbooks.com
Did you know that the inimitable Joniece Abbott-Pratt reads for the Nevaeh chapters in PORTRAITS OF DECAY? Enjoy this sample from @jrblanes.bsky.social's Southern Gothic novel, then check out the digital audio wherever you get your audiobooks. #BookSky #HorrorSky
Once you've been to DARLING, you've met the Handsome Butcher. Villain. Enigma. Discover his origins in @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's novella THE WITCHES OF PARADISE, available now in SINISTER SOCIETIES, ed. by Linda Hartley. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6 #BookSky #HorrorSky
Check out my interview @gingernutsofhorror gnofhorror.com/j-r-blanes-h... Grab a copy of my Southern Gothic Horror Novel, Portraits of Decay from @ruadanbooks.bsky.social #horrorbooks #books #booklovers #indiebooks #bookrecs #horror #bookworms #booksky #horrorsky
J.R. Blanes On Southern Gothic Horror, Clive Barker, And The Art Of Fright - The Ginger Nuts Of Horror Review Website
J.R. Blanes talks Southern Gothic horror, his devotion to Clive Barker, and the underrated gems that shaped his writing. From Portraits of Decay to Acascreamia, this is essential reading for horror fa...
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LAST CALL! Register to join us TONIGHT for the DARLING launch party and don’t miss the amazing, miraculous @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social! 🦌 links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch (What’s a stag got to do with it? Read the book and find out.) #BookSky #HorrorSky
Happy book birthday to DARLING by @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social! Grab your copy of this Southern Gothic haunted house (town?!) meets domestic thriller wherever books are sold. Launch party TONIGHT hosted by Ali Cross on Zoom, 8 PM ET: links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch #BookSky #HorrorSky
LESS THAN 24 HOURS until our DARLING launch party! Will you be there? Come and join author @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social and host Ali Cross: links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch #BookSky #HorrorSky
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 4d agoTUESDAY, don't forget! We're having a launch party for DARLING by @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, hosted by Ali Cross, on Zoom! Join us, and don't forget to pre-order direct or from your favorite book merchant: 🎉 links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch 📖 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky
The POP! launch party is on YouTube! Missed out on the release day reading with @angelluiscolon.com, Q&A, & chat with @libbycudmore.bsky.social? Now's your chance to catch up on the puns & pageantry. 📺 links.ruadanbooks.com/POPYT Warning: contains spoilers for the film Cruella somehow? #BookSky
Don't forget to celebrate Southern Gothic September—and check out this post if you're interested in snagging copies of PORTRAITS OF DECAY by J.R. Blanes and DARLING by Mercedes M. Yardley.
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · last wk.Welcome to Southern Gothic September: to celebrate, a giveaway! Two winners will each win paperback copies of @jrblanes.bsky.social's PORTRAITS OF DECAY & @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's DARLING. Share this post to enter. Terms: links.ruadanbooks.com/SGGTC #BookSky #HorrorSky
Don't forget, we're open to nonfiction year-round! Check our guidelines for details: we're looking for original, unpublished essays on the writing life, author business, & thoughtful pieces on genre fiction (particularly horror/thrillers). 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/nonfiction #WriterSky #AuthorSky
Small town living can be paradise, they say, but Darling, Louisiana, is hell on Earth in this Southern Gothic cautionary tale... @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social’s Darling is out September 8, 2026, in paperback, ebook, and audio formats. 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky #HorrorSky
TUESDAY, don't forget! We're having a launch party for DARLING by @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social, hosted by Ali Cross, on Zoom! Join us, and don't forget to pre-order direct or from your favorite book merchant: 🎉 links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch 📖 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky
Straight from the Nether, BORN OF MALICE by @xanwriter.bsky.social pops into our realm this October 2, 2026! God-siblings clash across realms and amidst political machinations, bleeding reality-breaking chaos onto the streets in this dark epic fantasy. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/BOM #BookSky
Loyalty. Love. Duty. Family. When folk horror is everyday life, what would you sacrifice? The Brink by @sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social arrives 09.22.26. ⚫ links.ruadanbooks.com/thebrink (or pre-order from your favorite book purveyor) #BookSky #HorrorSky
Southern Gothic September also brings you the chance to meet @jrblanes.bsky.social on tour & get PORTRAITS OF DECAY signed! If you're in the Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, or Wisconsin areas, take note. Psst: it's also J.R.'s birthday, so y'all wish him a good one. #BookSky #HorrorSky
On the surface, Darling, Louisiana, is pretty as a picture and sweet as pie. Small town living can be paradise, they say... @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's Darling is out September 8, 2026 in paperback, ebook, and audio formats. 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky #HorrorSky
As someone who loves audiobooks, I am so happy Born of Malice is now available as an audiobook too!! You can get the ALC on Netgalley or pre-order from wherever you get your audiobooks! #booksky #audiobooks
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · last wk.Epic news! The ALC for @xanwriter.bsky.social's BORN OF MALICE is currently available to review via NetGalley. This dark epic fantasy is ready to show you just how much of a nightmare one divine family can be. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/BOMA #BookSky #HorrorSky
Dive into Folk Horror Fall with @sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social's THE BRINK, out 9.22.26! We can't wait for you to discover what Hollie Starling calls "a gorgeous tale of sacrifice, hunger and inherited evil" that's "dark as a moorland winter." Order direct: links.ruadanbooks.com/thebrink #BookSky
THE CITY OF FACTORIES by @naomieselojor.bsky.social is out 10.13.26! @aijiang.bsky.social kindly called it "a soulful steampunk tale of automation & industrialism, mortality & the cost of our decisions..." Come for the automatons; stay for the resistance. ⚙️ links.ruadanbooks.com/TCOF #BookSky
Win Two Southern Gothic Horror Books from @ruadanbooks.bsky.social Portraits of Decay by J.R. Blanes and Darling by Bram Stoker Winner, Mercedes M. Yardley. Enter now at ruadanbooks.com/terms-condit... ruadanbooks.com/terms-condit... #southerngothic #horrorbooks #indiebooks #booklovers #bookworm
Welcome back to DARLING: we're having our launch party for @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's Southern Gothic novel next Tuesday! 📅 9.8.26 ⏰ 8 PM ET 📍 On Zoom 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch Join us for a reading, Q&A, and giveaway! 📖 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky #HorrorSky
Epic news! The ALC for @xanwriter.bsky.social's BORN OF MALICE is currently available to review via NetGalley. This dark epic fantasy is ready to show you just how much of a nightmare one divine family can be. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/BOMA #BookSky #HorrorSky
Ruadán Books is now CLOSED to novel submissions. Thank you to everyone who submitted! You'll hear from us in the coming months. #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky
Welcome to Southern Gothic September: to celebrate, a giveaway! Two winners will each win paperback copies of @jrblanes.bsky.social's PORTRAITS OF DECAY & @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's DARLING. Share this post to enter. Terms: links.ruadanbooks.com/SGGTC #BookSky #HorrorSky
Great essay at Thoughts From the Writer's Desk about the impact of gen AI from an editor's perspective.
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · last wk.Tips for writers: @ledaniels.bsky.social discusses what gen AI is doing for writers in "An Editor on Generative AI: The Tool that Blunts the User." Read now in Thoughts from the Writer's Desk: links.ruadanbooks.com/daniels #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky
Have you pre-ordered DARLING and signed up for the launch party? Y'all join us and hang out with @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social and Ali Cross on 9/8! #BookSky #HorrorSky #ThrillerSky
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2w agoDARLING is coming 9.8! Join us that evening with author @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social & host Ali Cross to celebrate the book's launch! 📅 9.8.26 at 8 PM ET 📍 Zoom ❓ Reading! Q&A! Signed paperback & handmade surprise giveaway! Register: links.ruadanbooks.com/DarlingLaunch #BookSky #HorrorSky
Tips for writers: @ledaniels.bsky.social discusses what gen AI is doing for writers in "An Editor on Generative AI: The Tool that Blunts the User." Read now in Thoughts from the Writer's Desk: links.ruadanbooks.com/daniels #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky
Writers, don't delay! Today's the last Open Novel Call day! If you have a completed horror/thriller manuscript, follow the guidelines and submit. Guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novels26 Submit: links.ruadanbooks.com/submitnovel #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky
I LOVE this cover so much.
Ruadán Books@ruadanbooks.bsky.social · 2w agoWe're excited to share the cover for debut author @michaelstrode.bsky.social's SPIT AND TOUCH IRON, a historical supernatural thriller for fans of Celtic folklore and Sherlock Holmes. Read more, pre-order, and secure a custom enamel pin: links.ruadanbooks.com/SATI #BookSky #HorrorSky
Warning: this clip contains LANGUAGE & ADMIN. Poppy's taking post-crime inventory and things aren’t adding up. Hashtag where’s the skillet, Atticus? POP! by @angelluiscolon.com is now available on audiobook! Grab it from your favorite retailer and let Annie Hank read to you. #BookSky #ThrillerSky
