R. B. Wood (@rbwood.bsky.social)

Wordsmith and President of Favors speculative, dark, and horrific thrillers. Novel BAYOU WHISPERS available now. @Emerson MFA grad.

[R. B. Wood (@rbwood.bsky.social) @rbwood]

The long awaited update for my @HouseofGamut anthology #WinterInTheCity has been posted on my site and can be found:

https://t.co/SPIpsWJkXS

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

3 DAYS TO FIVE FUNERALS, and we've got a pair of protagonists today: Meet Titus and Winnie Sandford.

Death didn't do it their way.

Don't forget! Pre-order FIVE FUNERALS right now to receive a great sales price AND the pocket-sized yearbook gift!

🔗 https://t.co/lYnLvmOVNu

Words by Jeff Somers; illustrations by Ruth Ann Sellars.

#books #thrillerbooks #booktwt #horror #thriller #bookrecommendations

[R. B. Wood (@rbwood.bsky.social) @rbwood]

@FunMovieTVFan “…what…does…a…yellow…light…mean…?” Classic.

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Our ...in the City anthology series is growing—pun absolutely intended. You can score a pre-order for Spring in the City right now and pick your very own bouquet of 16 dark tales at a 30% discount.

🌱 https://t.co/OFG8z6xYN8

And while you wait for those balmy spring days, get cozy and enjoy some dark winter tales with Winter in the City, available now wherever books are sold.

❄️ https://t.co/LTqZcpaaUv

Tell us your favorite city and we'll tell you if it's got a story in our anthology series!

#BookRecommendation #books #horror

[Gabino Iglesias @Gabino_Iglesias]

Time for some @almakatsu! One of my favorite authors.

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

"It was one of the first times I realized that inspiration wasn’t something that found me, I had to go out and meet it." Don't miss Tricia Patras' thoughtful lamp lighting in our latest guest column at Thoughts from the Writer's Desk!

Join us in a textual wander around Florence, Italy as Tricia's essay gives us the tools to locate inspiration and jumpstart the creative spark.

https://t.co/oeuBtSB5ya

#writers #writing #AuthorLife

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Join us Thursday and meet several of the authors behind 120 Murders, including editor Nick Mamatas!

Register with your question here: https://t.co/4qo81ZDFGT

Now with 100% more Libby Cudmore as she joins the lineup!

Check out the full list:
🎤 Nick Mamatas
🎤 Selena Chambers
🎤 Libby Cudmore
🎤 Michael Marano
🎤 Jason Ridler
🎤 Brian Francis Slattery
🎤 Molly Tanzer
🎤 Chris L. Terry

See you soon—and don't forget to grab the book wherever books are sold.

#BookRecommendations #CrimeFiction #books

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

One of us! One of us!

YOU could be one of us with a pre-order of SINISTER SOCIETIES edited by Linda Hartley, a collection of six secretive novellas coming 12.09.25. Featuring the work of several of the finest horror writers publishing today, not to mention a foreword by the legendary John Skipp, this selection of stunning stories won’t easily let you go.

Here’s your roster:

👁️ Cult of Least Resistance by Cindy O’Quinn
👁️ Agent Josephine Baker Against the Island of Horrors by Errick Nunnally
👁️ The Witches of Paradise by Mercedes M. Yardley
👁️ Vengeful Spirits by Michael Burke
👁️ Tunnel 17 by Tom Deady
👁️ Cult of the Rat King by Sarah Read

Intrigued? Come inside!

https://t.co/doYkScsUi1

Cover art by Lynne Hansen; animation by Morgan Wright.

#BookRecommendations #horrorbooks #preorder

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Pre-order J.R. Blanes' debut horror novel Portraits of Decay by 10.21.25 and score a limited edition art card!

https://t.co/P2Ld3RWOmU

Additional details: Limited to the first 250 pre-orders of the paperback directly from Ruadàn Books. Limited edition art card measures 2.5” x 3.5”. Art created by Anna Koon in the style of Jefferson Fontenot, the main character of Portraits of Decay.

#books #horror #BookRecommendations #NewOrleans

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Novellas or kortroman: whatever you call them, these hits of high octane story in small packages are addictive.

Follow our senior columnist Maria Haskins as she delves into the spectacle on offer, from novellas about universe-crossing dragons to Seoul spirit detectives to skeleton-dancing beauty to fish communism.

(We said what we said.)

Read on: https://t.co/WB3PzVfKnH

#books #BookRecommendation

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Come see @mythicdelirium at his last tour stop for The Black Fire Concerto this Sunday!

Join us at @pandygamesma in Cambridge, MA, at 6:30 PM ET on August 3—our CEO R. B. Wood will be there as well.

(Since Richard is co-editor of Winter in the City AND Spring in the City, you might get some ...in the City goodness as well!)

Register here:
https://t.co/PhnlBahz2Z

#books #horrorbooks

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

So, we're all hanging out in Cambridge, MA, this weekend, right? 👀

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

What is Ruadán Books looking for in our current manuscript submissions?

From Richard B. Wood, our founder and editor-in-chief: "Delicious horror. Mind-bending science fiction. Pulse-pounding thrillers. Fantasies that ensnare.

All dark. All daring."

What other questions do you have?

On June 26, join us at 8:30 PM to ask our editors anything.

Register now: https://t.co/enNuaiLu84

#AuthorsOfTwitter #callforsubmissions #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Calling all authors - of the thriller/mystery and dark speculative fiction genres! Would you like to know what the editors at Ruadán Books are looking for during our open submission call?

What else would you like to know?

On June 26, you’ll have your chance to ask our editors anything. Join us at 8:30 PM ET on our live Zoom call - register now:

https://t.co/enNuaiLu84

Don’t hesitate! We’ll see you soon.

#AuthorsOfTwitter #callforsubmissions #WritingCommunity #writersoftwitter

[Nnedi Okorafor, PhD🕷️ @Nnedi]

DEATH OF THE AUTHOR is one of Amazon’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of 2025 (So Far). Honored. 😊

Link here: https://t.co/y14xOthwuE?

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Tonight's the night!

Even better - we'll be giving away an audiobook of The Black Fire Concerto, so come see authors Mike Allen and C.S.E. Cooney in conversation on Twitch tonight at 8 PM EST.

We're celebrating their recent book releases:
🎶 The Black Fire Concerto by Mike Allen from Ruadán Books
💀 Saint Death's Herald by C.S.E. Cooney from Solaris Books

It's sure to be a good time - sign up for this free event at https://t.co/2PjxJaTGZX or simply join https://t.co/zJa9FNPtOq at 8 PM EST tonight.

[R. B. Wood (@rbwood.bsky.social) @rbwood]

@timruss2 What a marvelous movie/mini-series this amazing story would make! Know any good directors, Tim? ❤️❤️❤️

[Richard Kadrey @Richard_Kadrey]

The ebook of THE GRAND DARK (my favorite among my own books) is on sale in all formats for $1.99. US only probably.

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

We hope you're enjoying Independent Bookstore Day by visiting your local indie! 



Mike Allen appeared at Book No Further today to celebrate with them and feature The Black Fire Concerto. Enjoy these photos by Anita Allen.

[Ruadan Books @RuadanBooks]

Hey. 👀 Have you checked out our Instagram recently?

[Mike Allen @mythicdelirium]

Today is Resurrection Day for my novel of magic, music and undead mayhem THE BLACK FIRE CONCERTO 🎶

My friend @lunelyre provided this lovely evidence of my book’s presence in at least one bookstore! 🖤🔥🖤

Don’t see it in yours? Ask them to order it & @ruadanbooks will provide.