Somebody asked me to sign a pack of Marlboros tonight so I guess you could say I have strong brand 💀

Don't miss @mlrio.bsky.social on her UK tour this October celebrating her latest release, HOT WAX 🎉🩷 Get your ticket now: linktr.ee/HotWaxEvents

Really enjoyed chatting with @readbookpage.bsky.social about the journey to publication with HOT WAX! You can read the interview online here: www.bookpage.com/interviews/e... #books @simonbooks.bsky.social #publishing

New #podcast: @mlrio.bsky.social joins the show to celebrate her fantastic new novel, HOT WAX! We talk #rockandroll, #writing, #music, #roadtrips, & more, so GO LISTEN! chimeraobscura.com/vm/episode-6...

For what is, embarrassingly, not the first time I just had to buy an ebook of my own book because I have to read at tonight's event and I forgot to bring a hardcover with me #fail

Stop by & meet M.L Rio tonight at 7 pm!

Had a lot of fun putting this list together for @electricliterature.com . Hope there are some new-to-you tomes about tunes in here: electricliterature.com/8-books-abou... #music #books @simonbooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social

Here’s a #sundayflatlay for you. These are my haul from the 3 (!) events I attended this week! I had a wonderful time at every one of these events at @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social . I cannot wait to dig into all of these soon!!

What a treat to finish the first week of tour with the legendary @chuckwendig.bsky.social at @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social ❤️‍🔥 It's been a wild time and I've loved meeting you all! The antics continue tomorrow at @thebookloft.bsky.social in Columbus. 7 pm! @simonbooks.bsky.social #books #hotwax

Such a great week of author events at @doylestownbookshop.bsky.social 💫 thank you to Brian Mcauley, @delilahsdawson.bsky.social @mlrio.bsky.social @chuckwendig.bsky.social !!

What a crazy first week of HOT WAX tour! It's been good chaos. More detailed update coming this weekend when I have half a minute to catch my breath, but here's a little snapshot.

Happy Pub Day to @rachelharrison.bsky.social @delilahsdawson.bsky.social @claymcleod.bsky.social @keithrosson.bsky.social @ericlarocca.bsky.social @ajwhiteauthor.bsky.social @mlrio.bsky.social @kosokojackson.bsky.social !!! What a great time to be a horror reader!!

We have the new @mlrio.bsky.social utterly thrilling novel in @gallovidiabooks.bsky.social and the book is signed. A cool, confident squiggle for which we award 7/10 in our Gallovidia Signed Books Championships. #kirkcudbright

Look ma, we're in the NYT! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b... #books

Just one of the amazing features in our September issue! HOT WAX was one of our most anticipated titles of 2025, and it did not disappoint.

I'm an analog gal so it's extra special to see some HOT WAX coverage in print 🗞️ #books @simonbooks.bsky.social @readbookpage.bsky.social

Our highly anticipated event with @mlrio.bsky.social is coming up soon. Don't miss out on an evening in Oxford with HOT WAX Book your ticket @waterstones.bsky.social

Wildsam--one of the most gorgeous road/travel magazines I've seen--has a great interview with @mlrio.bsky.social about the thousands of miles she drove and the thousands of hours of concert film she viewed to write Hot Wax. www.wildsam.com/stories/m-l-...

Today in the craft corner, one of my favorite things about good fiction mlriodiscursions.substack.com/p/style-and-... #writing

New York! Thrilled to be back at @strandbookstore.bsky.social to launch HOT WAX with John Wray, whose book GONE TO THE WOLVES might be one of the best music novels ever published 🧨 Tickets are LIVE at mlrio.com/events 🤘 @simonbooks.bsky.social #books

#DEAL ALERT! One clickers unite because IF WE WERE VILLAINS @mlrio.bsky.social is on #sale on #Kindle for a limited time only! amzn.to/45qOOog #IfWeWereVillains #ad

It's hot, it's cool, it's dripping with incredible design! The UK team dreamed up this sexy little something for all you VIPs who are coming out to catch the HOT WAX action live this fall 💗 More info at linktr.ee/HotWaxEvents @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social

Some hard truths and a little hope in this month's Writer's Chronicle writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/2025-aug... #writing #books

Finished copies are FIRE 🔥 Preorder here if you want to do your girl a solid www.simonandschuster.com/books/Hot-Wa... #books @simonbooks.bsky.social

The unmissable new novel from @mlrio.bsky.social 🎸 HOT WAX is a vivid and immersive tale of one woman's reckless mission to make sense of the events that shattered her childhood, and made her who she is. Pre-order now: www.waterstones.com/book/hot-wax...

Floored and bursting with gratitude ❤️‍🔥 @simonbooks.bsky.social #books #indienext

New York! I was in ya and left a bunch of signed VILLAINS and GRAVEYARD at @strandbookstore.bsky.social and @bnunionsqnyc.bsky.social #books #iwwv #nyc

Well, hello there forthcoming @mlrio.bsky.social author of PSB favorite If We Were Villains. Gonna be lookin' forward to you.

Come see us HOT WAX tour in Philly, it's gonna be a real party! www.eventbrite.com/e/ml-rio-cel... #philly #books

Hanging around Philly this summer? Drop by H&H for a sneaky preview 📀 www.phillybookstorecrawl.com/updates/hamp... #books #philadelphia #philly #phillybookstorecrawl

Ever feel like you're not writer-ing right? This one's for you open.substack.com/pub/mlriodis... #writing

So fortunate to be working with such a talented, intelligent group of students! Novel-writing is a tough thing to tackle in a week, but every day has been delightful.

This week I wrote about one of my favorite records by one of my favorite bands, so if you read one HOT WAX Wednesday post, I hope it’s this one. open.substack.com/pub/mlriodis... #music #books #deadmoon

Seattle! Signed stock at Elliott Bay Book Co. 🖋️ Come back and get it personalized on HOT WAX tour Oct. 7 www.elliottbaybook.com/events/47101 @simonbooks.bsky.social #books

September 9, sink your teeth into something🌡️ linktr.ee/mlrio

New book…. Graveyard Shift by @mlrio.bsky.social I love this cover!!

Just going to consult this reference book, “The Consequences of Pursuing Godlike Power,” by The Entire Canon of World Literature

SO stoked to finally have an event on the books for Ireland! Big thanks to @easonireland.bsky.social and @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social More details here: ti.to/eason/eason-... #books #mlrio #hotwax

Today in the newsletter, great tunes for riding out a heatwave open.substack.com/pub/mlriodis... #music #vinyl

Rolling Stone has excerpted an essay from my forthcoming book. It's about what happens when you get all of your info about the world from the TV (cops are heroes!), and then go out into the world and see for yourself. www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...

We've got 90% of our event links up and working now! Hope to see you on the HOT WAX tour--and if you know me from the internet, I hope you'll say hello. mlrio.com/events/ #books #hotwax #booktour @simonbooks.bsky.social

Surprise, surprise: Meta's Manhattan-sized data center is going to be powered by three new gas power plants. Residents of the nearby town have no idea how much their bill will increase: "It’s like building the power impact of a large city overnight” www.404media.co/a-black-hole...

I have of late and therefore I know not, lost all my chill mlriodiscursions.substack.com/p/weekend-ro...

Digging into research for Book 4 and I can already tell this is the one that's going to get my name on all the watchlists #writing

This book and the woman who wrote it? Incredible. Don't walk, run!

Have I mentioned how hard you’re going to groove to Hot Wax from @mlrio.bsky.social?

Gil is one of the most compelling characters I've ever written. My dad was much better at being a dad, but he did get me hooked on rock and roll, so if you're looking forward to this one, say a big thanks to Papa Rio 🍻 @simonbooks.bsky.social #fathersday #books

Buckle up, buttercup, it's gonna be a wild ride! 🔥 Gil & the Kills are crashing across the country this fall, so come catch a piece of the HOT WAX action. For tickets and more info, please reach out to hosting bookstores. #books #booktour #hotwaxtour @simonbooks.bsky.social mlrio.com/events/

new books! 😁 @meganeokeefe.bsky.social @mlrio.bsky.social

In case you wondered whether I'm crushing the interview circuit, this morning I said to someone "Wow, that's a great phrase, I wish I'd thought of that" and she said "You did" because she was quoting my own book to me. Nailed it 😎