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M. L. Rio

@mlrio.bsky.social

Bestselling author of HOT WAX, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, IF WE WERE VILLAINS. Vinyl nerd, recovering academic, road tripper, dog lady. Pre-order HOT WAX here: https://linktr.ee/mlrio

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The Believer@thebeliever.net · 2mo ago

“Their cover of the Beatles’ ‘Don’t Pass Me By’ is better than it has any right to be and, in my opinion, a far cry better than the original (yes, I will die on this hill).” — @mlrio.bsky.social on the band behind the 1986 hit “Keep Your Hands to Yourself”

Resurrector: Open All Night - Believer Magazine

I bought the first two Georgia Satellites albums on vinyl on eBay in the summer of 2025. The guy who sold me the records threw in a vintage Open All Night tour tee because he’d “had it for years” and ...

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The Believer@thebeliever.net · 2mo ago

“The swagger and swing give many of the tracks a groove you can actually dance to—or drive to—like a bat out of hell.” — @mlrio.bsky.social on the Georgia Satellites’ second album, “Open All Night” (1988)

Resurrector: Open All Night - Believer Magazine

I bought the first two Georgia Satellites albums on vinyl on eBay in the summer of 2025. The guy who sold me the records threw in a vintage Open All Night tour tee because he’d “had it for years” and…

thebeliever.net

The Believer@thebeliever.net · 3mo ago

"In an era of self-serious wannabe auteurship, and an increasingly dark global mood, its fun-for-fun's-sake attitude feels defiantly radical." — @mlrio.bsky.social on the band behind "Keep Your Hands to Yourself"

Resurrector: Open All Night - Believer Magazine

I bought the first two Georgia Satellites albums on vinyl on eBay in the summer of 2025. The guy who sold me the records threw in a vintage Open All Night tour tee because he’d “had it for years” and…

thebeliever.net

Eric Smith@ericsmithrocks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

So in August my agency is hosting an industry AMA during the Philly Bookstore Crawl at @indyhall.org, featuring some agent and editor buddies, and breakfast brought to you by @mlrio.bsky.social! Space is limited, and of course, it’s free. luma.com/book-crawl-ama

Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl: Book Industry AMA · Luma

The Philadelphia Bookstore Crawl industry AMA returns! Join us at Indy Hall for a chat with literary agents Dana Murphy (Trellis Literary) and Shelly Romero…

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Raven@colorful-raven.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I need everyone to read @mlrio.bsky.social so she can write and publish more books. also @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social time of iron series which just had book 2 release!

Marie Brennan@swantower.bsky.social · 4mo ago

This is your periodic reminder that word of mouth moves more books than any formal advertising! I invite you to rec something you've recently enjoyed -- preference for the stuff that's *not* already extremely well-known and talked about everywhere.

M. L. Rio@mlrio.bsky.social · 8mo ago

If anybody’s in Wisconsin this spring and wants an imaginative break from the cold (or not!) I’m doing a workshop as part of my Write On, Door County residency on February 17: writeondoorcounty.org/inspire_even... #booksky #writing

Author Talk: Where the Rubber Meets the Road: Writing Place, Space, and Setting with M.L. Rio - Write On Door County

The best novels in any genre are inescapably immersive, redolent with sensory detail that transports you across time and space. How do writers achieve this full immersion effect in fiction? Does setti...

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M. L. Rio@mlrio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Saw three different articles this morning about how print magazines and other physical media are making a comeback, and to this I say YES. FUCK YES. If the backlash to the tech bro bullshit is a return to analog and tangible connection I am HERE for it.

M. L. Rio@mlrio.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Listen. “Maybe I should go to grad school!” is a normal response to the times of crisis we’re living through as lovers of letters, but take it from a person who sacrificed a decade of her life and her physical health for a useless PhD: That’s the devil talking.

M. L. Rio@mlrio.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I recently did a high school classroom visit to talk about IWWV and by far my favorite feedback was "she has a great sense of humor and I didn't think I would find a person with a PhD in English literature to be funny." My child, nobody survives that without an appreciation for black comedy.