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Writers of nonfiction! Our online column, Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk, remains OPEN year-round to submissions. We are looking for unpublished, original nonfiction essays about the writing life, from individual writing journeys and in-depth tips on the craft and business to thoughtful columns on genre fiction (especially horror, dark speculative fiction, and crime fiction, in general). Details: links.ruadanbooks.com/nonfiction #writingcommunity #nonfiction #callforsubmissions #creativenonfiction

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“Darling is a Southern Gothic that understands the deepest truth of horror fiction: that dread means nothing unless you love the people in danger,” writes Cynthia Pelayo. “Cherry LaRouche and her children will stay with you long after the last page.” This Southern Gothic really recommends you don’t try to go home again. Pre-order DARLING by Mercedes M. Yardley wherever books are sold. 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #BookFriday2026 #SouthernGothic #horror #preorder #booktwt #horrorbooks

Wondering how to level up as a short story writer, and see those stories in print? Michael Barrington has some ideas. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/barrington Read “A Regimen for Growth as a Writer” on Thoughts from the Writer’s Desk now. #writingcommunity #authorlife #writingtips

Poppy's got places to be. And you REALLY don't want to get in her way. Organized crime thriller + hitman ennui + self-actualization no matter the cost = POP! by Angel Luis Colón. Out this August, in paperback, ebook, and audio. Pre-order direct and score a magnet: links.ruadanbooks.com/POP #booktwt #thriller #preorder #thrillerbooks #crimefiction #bookpublishing

Wake up! The world is breaking. God-siblings clash across realms and amidst political machinations, bleeding reality-breaking chaos onto the streets in this South African and Finnish mythology-inspired queer dark epic fantasy. We are delighted to share the cover for BORN OF MALICE by award-winning author @Xan_Writer (also part of the Sauútiverse, an African writer’s collective), featuring unworldly art by J. Edward Neill. Pre-order directly from us for a paperback discount (and the first 200 orders will receive a set of character illustration cards): ✨ links.ruadanbooks.com/BOM #booktwt #preorder #darkfantasy #epicfantasy #bookrecommendation

Missed the Five Funerals launch party? Catch up with Jeff Somers in conversation with Nick Mamatas now on YouTube! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FFYT Watch the Q&A and serial mini-readings now, and don’t forget to like, subscribe, and hit the notifications button while you’re there. #bookpublishing #thriller #bookrecommendation #thrillerbooks #horror #youtube

Nonfiction writers! Thoughts From the Writer’s Desk is OPEN. We are looking for unpublished, original nonfiction essays about the writing life, from tips on the craft/business to thoughtful columns on horror, dark thrillers, & more. Guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/nonfiction #writingcommunity #author

You never know into what perilous waters a book might take you. Looking for a copy of Sinister Societies? Paperback available wherever books are sold, or direct from us: 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/buyS6 Illustration by Kip Ayers from Michael Burke’s Vengeful Spirits. #booktwt #horror #darkfantasy #cleveland #urbanfantasy #novella

Listen as E.A. Aymar gives it to you straight: “This is a book no other writer could create, and nobody writes like Angel Luis Colón.” Pre-order POP! by Angel Luis Colón now and see for yourself August 18! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/POP #booktwt #thriller #bookrecommendation #thrillerbooks #preorder

Booksellers, librarians, reviewers—look toward Edelweiss, where you can now request Darling by Mercedes M. Yardley! Small town living can be paradise, but Darling is hell on Earth for one single mom who must return home in this Southern Gothic cautionary tale. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/DEW #horror #booktwt #hauntedhouse #SouthernGothic #bookrecommendation #Edelweiss

Congratulations to our Sinister Six* and editor Linda Hartley: Sinister Societies: Six Novellas of Secrets and Horrors has been named a finalist for the IBPA Book Award in Horror! *The Sinister Six are Cindy O'Quinn, Errick Nunnally, Mercedes M. Yardley, Michael Burke, Tom Deady, & Sarah Read. #booktwt #horror #bookrecommendation #novella

LAST CALL for novellas! We’re looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, and dark speculative fiction—if you’ve got a complete manuscript between 25k-40k words in one of these genres, we want to hear from you. Guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/Novellas26 #writinglife #writingcommunity #authorlife #callforsubmissions #novella #horror #thriller

Is ghosting now just another part of the submissions process? Lyndsie Manusos digs in with “The New Art of Ghosting” for Thoughts from the Writer’s Desk. Read now: links.ruadanbooks.com/manusos Writers, let us know: are you dealing with ghosting more often these days? #authorlife #writers #writingtips #writingcommunity

When the keeper of a demonic hell hole falls in love with the perfect sacrifice, she must choose between loyalty to her family and village, or her own chance at happiness. We are delighted to share the cover for THE BRINK by debut author Sophia Adamowicz. Set in the 17th century English countryside, this novel blends historical and eldritch folk horror in a queer tale of awakening while exploring a darkly hungry Derbyshire Peak District—where the perils may be natural, unnatural, or very human. Pre-order directly from us for a paperback discount (and the first 200 orders receive a magnet of the gorgeous cover art): 🌑 links.ruadanbooks.com/thebrink #bookcover #horror #preorder #booktwt #folkhorror #historicalhorror #debutauthor #derbyshire

Chester is calling and refuses to go to voicemail; have you grabbed your copy of Spring in the City yet? Available wherever books are sold, or directly from us: 🌸 links.ruadanbooks.com/spring Not ready to say goodbye to the colder season? Grab Winter in the City: ❄️ links.ruadanbooks.com/winter Photo of the Chester Civic Trust Golden Jubilee MMX mosaic in the Roman Gardens by Spring in the City contributor Die Booth. #booktwt #darkfantasy #shortstory #bookrecommendation #tbr #BooksofTwitter #horror

"POP! is a stunning exploration of ambition and drive…in the capable hands of Angel Luis Colón, it becomes an existential journey not to be missed.’—S.A. Cosby, bestselling author of King of Ashes. You, too, can be as cool as S.A. Cosby* and read POP!. Pre-order wherever books are sold, or direct from us: links.ruadanbooks.com/POP *I have been informed that we cannot guarantee this level of coolness, apologies. But you have a chance! #booktwt #thriller #bookrecommendation #thrillerbooks #BooksOfTwitter

This excerpt from Todd Grimson’s “See America” lays out scenes of prosaic devastation with a poet's gimlet eye, all with a background soundtrack of Cabaret Voltaire's prescient "Slammer." Grab 120 Murders, edited by @NMamatas, wherever books are sold. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/120M #crimefiction #shortstory #bookrecommendation #booktwt #sciencefiction

Are you a bookseller or librarian eager to snag POP! by Angel Luis Colón? Request it on Edelweiss! Poppy Leathers is a burned-out, bright-eyed sociopath who won’t let the retirement of her hitman boss take her out, too; chaos ensues. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/POPEW #thrillerbooks #bookrecommendation #thriller #crimefiction

Cherry thought Darling was firmly in her rearview; she was wrong. We are delighted to share the cover for DARLING by Mercedes M. Yardley, a small town horror meets domestic thriller in metaphysically off-kilter rural Louisiana. This is the second edition of the novel, fully revised and expanded, out 09.08.26. Stunning cover art by Jennifer Hrabota Lesser. Pre-order directly from us to grab a discount and receive a “Welcome to Darling” magnet with your order: 🌕 links.ruadanbooks.com/darling #bookcover #horror #thrillerbooks #preorder #bookrecommendation #thriller