Ruadan Books

It's been too long since we had one of Angel Luis Colon's epic crime capers hit bookshelves; this is gonna be awesome. Pre-order with a quickness!

Attention, authors! We open to novella submissions on April 1st. 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. Submission guidelines here: 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/Novellas26 #WritingCommunity #thrillerbooks #writers #horror #AuthorLife #CrimeFiction

And for the evening crowd, perhaps an exclusive cover reveal? The vintage is "artisanal organized crime thriller." Music by @kmacleod!

It's Poppy Leathers' time to shine. We are thrilled to share the cover for POP! by Angel Luis Colón, an organized crime thriller for every assistant who's ever wished they could take out their incompetent boss. Coming 08.18.26! Pre-order directly from us to score a discount and receive a POP! title magnet with your order: 👑 links.ruadanbooks.com/POP #thriller #books #preorder #thrillerbooks #crimefiction #bookrecommendation

“Supernatural at the Doctor” is for those authors who wish they’d gone to the seventh, eighth narrative hook before sending out a manuscript. A test that William Peter Blatty failed and Stephen King passed. Read John Hug’s breakdown comparing THE EXORCIST and THE SHINING now on Thoughts from the Writer’s Desk: links.ruadanbooks.com/hug #writingtips #author #HorrorCommunity #horrorbooks #writerlife

You're really going to have to read Jeff Somers' darkly funny FIVE FUNERALS to figure out this whole bear thing. All we are prepared to say at this time is that it was two bears. 🐻 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF #BookLovers #thrillerbooks #BooksWorthReading #horror #BookRecommendation

Hole has our number and the song is percussively insisting, “I made my bed, I lie in it…” This excerpt from Veronica Schanoes’ “Wendy, Growing Up” digs into the sheer determination required to survive. Grab a copy of 120 Murders, edited by Nick Mamatas, wherever books are sold. links.ruadanbooks.com/120M #shortstories #crimefiction #bookrecommendations #booklover

Did you miss the Fireside Chat between R.B. Wood and Ronald A. Geobey in January? The recording is now available on YouTube! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FCYT Watch as the CEO of Ruadán Books and the Director of Temple Dark Books chat about their new co-op and how they'll best support the global spec fic community. #BookLovers #publishing #smallpress

We're delighted to announce that we will be publishing Jamal Hodge's original anthology SHARDS OF GOTHAM, full of dark fractured tales of NYC! This anthology is fun, frightening, and unforgiving: read the press release now and see who's involved. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/hodge #NYC #shortstories #anthology #bookish #horror

Don't miss the latest updates from Ruadán Books—sign up for our newsletter! 📢🦊 Sign up now: links.ruadanbooks.com/newsletter #booktwt #horrorfans #newsletter #FOMO

We had a fantastic time at the Long Island Convention of Horror this year! Thank you to the con organizers, and it was great to see (and meet!) so many friends and readers. Photos, clockwise, feature Ruadán CEO R.B. Wood with: James Chambers, Nicholas Kaufmann, @NMamatas, and @EllenDatlow. #booktwt #horror #BookLovers #LongIsland

Feast your ears on this Pseudopod feature from 120 Murders: Enjoy Silvia Moreno-Garcia's "Superstition" tonight! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/pseudosilvia And if you enjoy this story, check out the whole anthology: 120 Murders: Dark Fiction Inspired by the Alternative Era, edited by Nick Mamatas, is available wherever books are sold. #books #CrimeFiction #audiobook #podcast #HorrorCommunity

We're opening to novella manuscripts on 4/1/26! We're looking for dark thrillers, crime noir, & dark speculative fiction—if you've got a complete novella (25k-40k words) that fits, we want to hear from you. Submission guidelines coming soon: links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs #WritingCommunity #thrillerbooks #writers #horror #AuthorLife #CrimeFiction

We’re excited to announce we will be publishing Elena Pavlova’s novella INFECTION POINTS! This eco-thriller horror story follows an ecologist embedded in an international conservation effort to protect vampires as they face a species-collapsing outbreak. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/pavlova #horror #books #thrillerbooks #booktwt

"Writing novels sure is easy, I thought, and for a long time I actually believed that." Discover the Big Idea behind Jeff Somers' FIVE FUNERALS on John Scalzi's blog, Whatever: 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/ffbigidea (Many thanks to the Scalzis for the feature!) #booktwt #thriller #books #ThrillerBooks #horror #writers

NEW YORK! Come out and see Jeff Somers at the Mysterious Book Shop—he'll be there at 6 PM ET!

In "Yes, You Get to Do That," @dovelynnwriter explores how vulnerable the process can be engaging a writer's non-English language and culture in contemporary SFF. For anyone who's struggled against the Western SFF mold, writing with vibrancy and authenticity, this Thoughts from the Writer's Desk essay is for you. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/cooper #WritingCommunity #AuthorsOfTwitter #writing

TONIGHT!