The sun’s not the only thing out to get you. We're thrilled to share the cover for SUMMER IN THE CITY, an anthology of dark fiction ed. by R. B. Wood & Anna Koon! Pre-order direct for a paperback discount (& the first 200 orders receive a metal bookmark). ☀️ links.ruadanbooks.com/SUMITC #BookSky

THREE WEEKS until we open for novel submissions! Writers, be prepared to send us your manuscript submissions in August: we're especially looking for horror thrillers and crime noir. Submission guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novels26 #AuthorSky #writingcommunity #WriterSky

Are you a writer writing about writing? Thoughts from the Writer's Desk, our online column, is open to submissions: links.ruadanbooks.com/nonfiction We're looking for original essays about all aspects of the writing life, as well as pieces on horror, thrillers, and more. #WriterSky #AuthorSky

Howl at the moon in the Southern Gothic feverish thriller that is Darling by @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social—but be wary for, in the world of the Hunger Garden, the moon bites back. 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling Available wherever books are sold, out 9.8.26. #BookSky #HorrorSky

We're sure you have a few guesses about what's coming for you in these pages by now... Well? Were you right? POP! by @angelluiscolon.com is out in paperback, ebook, & audio 08.18.26! Available wherever books are sold. Direct: links.ruadanbooks.com/POP #BookSky #ThrillerSky #crimefiction #TBR

Consider this your ticket into “the weird and wild heart of old England…” Derbyshire and its dangers await, and this folk horror isn’t for the faint of heart. Pre-order @sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social's The Brink wherever books are sold: 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/thebrink #BookSky #HorrorSky

Remember back when the sun didn’t have it out for us? @diebooth.bsky.social does! 🌸 links.ruadanbooks.com/SITC Enjoy this mental vacation back to a more pleasant season with 16 tales that show you darkness still flourishes during Spring in the City. Available wherever books are sold! #BookSky

James Fouhey, brilliant voice actor, shared some of his thoughts with us on reading for Jefferson in @jrblanes.bsky.social's Portraits of Decay! This audiobook is widely available, so check it out at your favorite retailer. Here's a Libro.fm link: links.ruadanbooks.com/PODAL #BookSky #HorrorSky

250 years ago, America was founded during our war for independence. While you celebrate this weekend, never lose sight of the fact that independence can be lost more easily than it is gained.

What we hear is that this family is going to make their angst EVERYBODY’S problem; sounds like @stephenembleton.bsky.social agrees. Be the first to find out: pre-order @xanwriter.bsky.social's Born of Malice now, wherever books are sold. Order: links.ruadanbooks.com/BOM #BookSky #darkfantasy

POP! open an ARC of @angelluiscolon.com's off-the-wall crime novel this holiday weekend: NetGalley: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPNG UK: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPUK Edelweiss: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPEW Audio: NG: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPANG UK: links.ruadanbooks.com/POPAUK #BookSky #ThrillerSky

Let the lyrical writing of @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social draw you deep into dreams of Darling—just mind the teeth as you go. Out 9.8.26! Pre-order now wherever books are sold, or direct from us if you'd like a "Greetings from Darling" gift. 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky #HorrorSky

Agent Josephine Baker never met a horror she couldn't handle. Need a copy of Sinister Societies? Get the paperback wherever books are sold, or: links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6 Illustration by Kip Ayers from @erricknunnally.bsky.social’s Agent Josephine Baker Against the Island of Horrors. #BookSky

Feed your hunger for folk horror with @sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social's THE BRINK, reviewers: this deliciously dark historical horror novel is now on NetGalley. Edelweiss: links.ruadanbooks.com/TBEW NetGalley: links.ruadanbooks.com/TBNG NetGalley UK: links.ruadanbooks.com/TBUK #BookSky #HorrorSky

ONE MONTH, writers, before we open for novel manuscripts! Spruce up your horror, thriller, and noir or neo-noir manuscripts—we’re eager to see them. Submission guidelines here: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novels26 #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky #HorrorSky #ThrillerSky

In this powerful essay, @brookbhagat.bsky.social shares the story behind a story of grief & acceptance. Read "Making 'Magic Chai'": links.ruadanbooks.com/bhagat Content warning for pet & parental death. Your mental health matters; please read responsibly. #WriterSky #AuthorSky #writingcommunity

Ready for some twisted fun this summer? Days of blazing heat may be upon us, but so is POP! by @angelluiscolon.com! Pre-order this novel that @alexsegura.com calls “dark and loaded with heart” wherever books are sold and direct: links.ruadanbooks.com/POP Out 08.18.26! #BookSky #ThrillerSky

Great news! @sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social's The Brink is now available to request on Edelweiss! Booksellers, librarians, reviewers, read this novel as you prepare for Folk Horror Fall. Get lost in the Derbyshire Peak District with eldritch and human horrors. 🕳️ links.ruadanbooks.com/TBEW #BookSky

Happy Pride Month! Let's go beyond: We celebrate with you every year, all year. We hope you've picked up some darkly fantastic LGBTQIA+ reads this month. Drop your favorites in reply, and we'll do the same! #BookSky

Join @inkwellmonster.bsky.social & eat the fevered fruit of Darling: @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social crafts the darkest, most decadent welcome baskets to this small town Louisiana horror. Pre-order Mercedes M. Yardley's DARLING wherever books are sold. links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookSky

38 days to our Open Novel Call! Do you have a horror thriller or crime noir novel manuscript? (Or any mix of those genres!) Polish your manuscript up and get ready to submit. Check out our full submission guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky

We're thrilled to share the cover for Elena Pavlova's INFECTION POINTS: When a mytho-ecologist notices a deadly fungal infection in the local vampire nest, he must decide between institution-approved extermination or experimental treatment to contain it. Order: links.ruadanbooks.com/IP #BookSky

Still wondering what POP! by @angelluiscolon.com is like? We’ll let @comptonwrites.bsky.social take this one. Pre-order now wherever books are sold—order direct & get a free POP! title magnet as well.* 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/POP Out 08.18.2026! *First 200 orders. #BookSky #ThrillerSky

Join us in welcoming Renee S. DeCamillis to the Ruadán Books team! Reneé is joining us as a copyeditor, bringing her laudable experience and keen eye to the role. Read more: links.ruadanbooks.com/decamillis We’re thrilled to have her join the fox den! #BookSky #publishing #indiepublishing

Happy Juneteenth! Celebrate freedom, reflect on history, and read diversely—not just today, but every day.

Eager to check out @xanwriter.bsky.social's BORN OF MALICE? It's now on Edelweiss! links.ruadanbooks.com/BOMEW God-siblings clash across realms and politics, bleeding reality-breaking chaos onto the streets in a South African and Finnish mythology-inspired queer dark epic fantasy. #BookSky

We’re thrilled to announce that the narrator for @angelluiscolon.com's POP! audiobook is the brilliant Annie Henk! Enjoy this clip from Chapter 2, in which Poppy Leathers is a revelation. Releases 08.18.26; available for pre-order at most retailers (including Amazon, Libro.fm, & B&N). #BookSky

Who else is looking forward to Southern Gothic September? That attitude & a pre-order will get you @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social's DARLING & a "Welcome to Darling" fridge magnet! Order direct: 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling Music: Paul Lion Sinclair, used with permission. #BookSky #HorrorSky

"What does it cost to be a writer?" Christian Emecheta dives in with the heavy questions about the process and costs of the writing life—particularly a writing life spent engaging with horror and dark fiction. Read now: links.ruadanbooks.com/emecheta #WriterSky #writingcommunity #AuthorSky #horror

NEW YORK CITY (& environs)! Come out and see @jeffsomers.bsky.social tomorrow night as he reads from FIVE FUNERALS at @bklynbooksbooze.bsky.social! This event is free & at Barrow's Intense in Brooklyn from 7:00-9:00 PM on June 16, hosted by @randeedawn.com: links.ruadanbooks.com/BBB #BookSky #NYC