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 #BookSky

I'm so proud of the essays we've published at Thoughts From the Writer's Desk. Brilliant words by brilliant people, like this essay by @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social.

"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 @scalzi.com & Athena Scalzi for the feature!) #BookSky #WriterSky

Here's the @ruadanbooks.bsky.social table at @lihorrorcon.bsky.social! Come see us for great books including 120 Murders! I also have BillionsvsBillionaires zines and a couple copies of Perfect Crime Party and Wonder & Glory Forever!

NEW YORK! Come out and see Jeff Somers at the @mysteriousbookshop.com—he'll be there at 6 PM ET!

In "Yes, You Get to Do That," @dovelynnwriter.bsky.social explores how vulnerable the process can be engaging a writer's non-English language and culture in contemporary SFF. For those who've struggled to find their voice: 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/cooper #WriterSky #AuthorSky #writingcommunity

That's not what the hyper-competent Kate Huxtable said, Jeff. For the lamp gospel according to Kate, we invite all of you to turn now to your copy of FIVE FUNERALS and read. (Thanks to everyone who joined us for last night's launch party!)

Actually TONIGHT (as time has passed)

In NYC this weekend? Venture out to the Hyatt Regency Long Island & join us at @lihorrorcon.bsky.social! 📍LICH, Hyatt Regency Hauppauge 📅 Friday—Sunday, Feb 27-Mar 1, 2026 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/LICH We'll be at the table with the the deliciously dark books, maybe next to @nmamatas.bsky.social.

I will answer any question asked. Except for the ones my lawyer advises me not to. Yes, my lawyer is a stuffed bear. What of it?

TOMORROW NIGHT! Join us for the FIVE FUNERALS launch party at 8 PM ET on Zoom. @jeffsomers.bsky.social will read from his darkly funny book, and @nmamatas.bsky.social will pepper him with questions. Perhaps even YOUR questions, so be sure to register! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FFLaunch #BookSky

So excited to get the latest book by @jeffsomers.bsky.social published by @ruadanbooks.bsky.social !

We're excited to announce that FIVE FUNERALS by @jeffsomers.bsky.social is narrated by L.J. Ganser! In this clip, meet Neville: he's having a rough time. Feed this to your ears NOW—it's available at most retailers & will be everywhere soon. 🎧 links.ruadanbooks.com/FFLibro #BookSky #ThrillerSky

I had such a blast reading this book. Folks need to pick it up ASAP.

Happy book birthday to FIVE FUNERALS by @jeffsomers.bsky.social! Grab your copy of this dark, funny novel wherever books are sold. Order direct: links.ruadanbooks.com/FF Join our launch party 2/24! Hosted by @nmamatas.bsky.social: links.ruadanbooks.com/FFLaunch #BookSky #ThrillerSky #HorrorSky

OUT TOMORROW! Have you pre-ordered @jeffsomers.bsky.social's FIVE FUNERALS yet? 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF Time is fleeting, as are pre-order benefits—order direct from us TODAY to get the discount & pocket-sized yearbook with art by @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social. #BookSky #ThrillerSky #horror

TUESDAY, @jeffsomers.bsky.social kicks off his author tour with a FIVE FUNERALS LAUNCH PARTY! links.ruadanbooks.com/FFLaunch Join us 2/24, 8 PM ET, for a Zoom full of words, fictional funerals, &... sketch comedy? Or maybe he promised NOT to do sketch comedy. Hm. Host: @nmamatas.bsky.social #TBR

TWO DAYS! Not three. Increase your excitement appropriately.

3 DAYS TO FIVE FUNERALS, THIS IS NOT A DRILL! Oh, right, there's also a new protagonist somewhere: Meet Ida Tanner. Pre-order by 2/22 for a great sales price & the pocket-sized yearbook gift! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF Words: @jeffsomers.bsky.social; art: @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social #BookSky

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. Get FIVE FUNERALS on sale with the yearbook gift before 2/22: links.ruadanbooks.com/FF Words: @jeffsomers.bsky.social; art: @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social #BookSky

Shooting my shot for my short story DETROIT inside SPRING IN THE CITY. There are so many talented writers in this DARK SPECULATIVE SSF ANTHOLOGY that deserve recognition ❤️ @ruadanbooks.bsky.social

If you're nominating non-fiction work for All the Awards, please take a moment to read the wonderful work published at Thoughts From the Writer's Desk on the @ruadanbooks.bsky.social website. We really pub'd some amazing words by so many amazing writers last year. ruadanbooks.com/category/tho...

4 DAYS TO FIVE FUNERALS, and it'd be Smart of us to introduce this character: Meet Leo Barone. His convenience is your time. Get FIVE FUNERALS on sale with the yearbook pre-order gift by 2/22! Words: @jeffsomers.bsky.social, art: @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social! 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF #BookSky

5 DAYS TO FIVE FUNERALS by @jeffsomers.bsky.social, we'd like you to meet Kate Huxtable. Just get out of her way. Pre-order wherever books are sold, or direct (& get the pocket-sized yearbook illus. by @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social): links.ruadanbooks.com/FF. #BookSky #ThrillerSky #HorrorSky #TBR

6 DAYS TO FIVE FUNERALS by @jeffsomers.bsky.social, we'd like to present to you Victor Drummond. Don't get attached. Pre-order wherever books are sold, or direct (& get the pocket-sized yearbook illus. by @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social): links.ruadanbooks.com/FF. #BookSky #ThrillerSky #HorrorSky

"Any inaccuracies are HIGHLY intentional." -- @erricknunnally.bsky.social, on "Josephine Baker Against the Island of Horrors" in @ruadanbooks.bsky.social's new anthology SINISTER SOCIETIES. This is the first of six Josephine Baker (reimagined!) novellas! See him read RIGHT NOW on twitch.tv/csecooney

We're live now! Come join us at www.twitch.tv/csecooney.

Friends! Wanna hang tonight? Keep us company as you do dinner, laundry, dishes (or while swing dancing in your living room)! Stream us on twitch.tv/csecooney! 6:30-8:30 EST. We're hosting the @ruadanbooks.bsky.social authors of the SINISTER SOCIETY antho! Don't need account to stream, only to CHAT!

TONIGHT! 6:30 PM ET, the Sinister Six join @csecooney.bsky.social & Carlos Hernandez on Fiction:Impossible! links.ruadanbooks.com/FIS6 @cindyoquinn.bsky.social @erricknunnally.bsky.social @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social @comicazimike.bsky.social @horrortom.bsky.social @inkwellmonster.bsky.social

Friends! Hanging out Monday night? Hoping for company over dinner, laundry, dishes (or just lounging on your chaise longue like a Vicomtesse circa 1770)? Stream us on twitch.tv/csecooney! We're hosting @ruadanbooks.bsky.social authors of the SINISTER SOCIETY antho! www.eventbrite.com/e/fiction-im...

Be the coolest kid at @boskone.bsky.social & stop by the Ruadán table in the Dealers Room—we've got books! We've got jokes! We've got swag & previews & a hologram. But mostly books full of thrills & chills you can take home with you. We'll be here all day! #Boston #BookSky

Come hear what else our CEO @rbwood.bsky.social has to say in person! We're in the Dealers Room at @boskone.bsky.social until 8 PM ET, & back early tomorrow morning. Don't miss us! 📍Boskone, Westin Boston Seaport District 📅 Fri—Sun, Feb 13-15, 2026 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/boskone #Boston #BookSky

You, too, can be delighted, amused, & enthralled! Simply pre-order FIVE FUNERALS by @jeffsomers.bsky.social. Order wherever books are sold—or directly from us for a discount & an illustrated yearbook gratis. Order here: links.ruadanbooks.com/FF (Thank you @delilahsdawson.bsky.social!) #BookSky

Just reminding you, friends—this will be streaming VIRTUALLY this Monday night!!! Hop onto twitch.tv/csecooney! I am so looking forward to hearing these @ruadanbooks.bsky.social authors read their work! I love hosting literary events! I love human art in this world.

Writers, discover the secret, seething garden and honor Creature's memory: @kcmeadbrewer.com's lyrical set of games will transform how you think about and approach writing. Find "The Eleventh Ghost" now: links.ruadanbooks.com/mead-brewer #AuthorSky #writingcommunity #WriterSky

In driving distance of Boston? Fancy a con weekend? Come see us at @boskone.bsky.social! 📍Boskone, Westin Boston Seaport District 📅 Fri—Sun, Feb 13-15, 2026 We’ll be in the Dealers Room with a table full of deliciously dark fiction, merch, sneak peeks, & even some exclusive discounts. #BookSky

We’re delighted to announce that we will be publishing @madmerrymeg.bsky.social’s debut novella MILK AND HONEY, BITTER AND GALL! Read more about this dystopian hopepunk novella in our press release: links.ruadanbooks.com/engelhardt #BookSky #darkfantasy

Pre-order FIVE FUNERALS by @jeffsomers.bsky.social directly from us for a bonus book!* 💀 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF Illus. by @barnaclesandmoss.bsky.social, this pocket-sized yearbook's the perfect snapshot of some folks not far off from a dance with the Reaper. *Limited to the first 250. #BookSky

Find @jeffsomers.bsky.social on tour! Kicking off this mini-tour celebrating the release of FIVE FUNERALS, join us for an online launch party on Tuesday, 2/24—in addition to the brilliant author, we offer a reading, Q&A, & host @nmamatas.bsky.social. 💀 links.ruadanbooks.com/FFLaunch #BookSky #TBR

New blog & newsletter about 2 EXCITING virtual horror events we're hosting this month, as well as an awesome in-person poetry event I'm participating in! Love working with @ruadanbooks.bsky.social & @mythicdelirium.bsky.social! csecooney.substack.com/p/february-e... & csecooney.com/2026/02/05/f...

Now with Eventbrite link! 💀 links.ruadanbooks.com/FIS6 Join us for ominous fun with: @cindyoquinn.bsky.social @erricknunnally.bsky.social @missmurdermercedes.bsky.social @comicazimike.bsky.social @horrortom.bsky.social @inkwellmonster.bsky.social February 16, 6:30 PM ET, be there.

We're pleased to announce that we will be publishing @michaelstrode.bsky.social's debut novel SPIT AND TOUCH IRON! This speculative historical thriller is a mashup of Sherlock Holmes with Celtic folklore, set in post-WWII rural Ireland: read more at the press release. links.ruadanbooks.com/strode

Sinister Six Alert! Join us in two weeks for a fantastic night of FICTION: IMPOSSIBLE with @csecooney.bsky.social & Carlos Hernandez as they host the authors of SINISTER SOCIETIES for a little reading, a little Q&A, and a little chinwag. 2/16, 6:30 PM ET, tell your friends! #BookSky #HorrorSky

"As if Wes Anderson collaborated with Edgar Allan Poe to make Friends." Thanks for the apt description, @byseanferrell.bsky.social! Have you pre-ordered @jeffsomers.bsky.social's FIVE FUNERALS yet? Out 2.22.26! 📖 links.ruadanbooks.com/FF #BookSky #ThrillerSky #HorrorSky

LAST CALL for Summer in the City! Get your short story submitted TONIGHT if you'd like it to be considered. Submission guidelines links.ruadanbooks.com/SummerCFS #AuthorSky #writingcommunity #WriterSky #darkfantasy

How do you define yourself as a writer when no box fits? The eternal struggle of the bio line. 🔗 links.ruadanbooks.com/t Check out Adam T's "So, What Kind of Writer Are You? Notes on Bio Line and Everything that Doesn’t Fit" on Thoughts from the Writer's Desk now. #writingcommunity #AuthorSky

You have THREE DAYS to get your short story submitted to Summer in the City! Guidelines: links.ruadanbooks.com/SummerCFS Remember, we’re looking for dark speculative fiction set during summer in metropolises across the globe—and the city in your story should be as much a character as any person.

An absolute dream come true. See you all in C17th Derbyshire 😈 🔥 🕳️

We're delighted to announce that we will be publishing @sophia-adamowicz.bsky.social's THE BRINK! Wherein the custodian of an eldritch hell hole falls in love with a human sacrifice, & must choose between protecting her village or her own potential happiness. More: links.ruadanbooks.com/adamowicz

FIVE FUNERALS in @publisherswkly.bsky.social: @jeffsomers.bsky.social "riffs on Edward Gorey’s The Gashlycrumb Tinies with a choose-the-outcome novel structure in this sophisticated and darkly comic horror outing. … It’s an eerie gem." Pre-order: links.ruadanbooks.com/FF #BookSky #ThrillerSky