Austin people! Would love to see ya tomorrow at @bookpeople.com 🎸 @simonbooks.bsky.social #booksky #books

Fun to see GRAVEYARD SHIFT back for an encore at @reactorsff.bsky.social reactormag.com/creeping-fun... #booksky #books

A real honor to visit Trinity College Dublin today, tour the campus, receive an award named after one of my faves, wave a sword around a bit, and chat with students about art life and literature (not to mention, visiting this bust of Uncle Bill). #books #booksky

Y'all. It's so good.

Had the absolute pleasure of interviewing Toody Cole of Dead Moon a little while back, and how fitting the piece goes live today, when I'm in Portland supporting HOT WAX! What a powerhouse she is. Hope you'll give it a read ⚡ www.thevinyldistrict.com/storefront/t... #music

UK & Ireland!🩷 Grab your ticket to see @mlrio.bsky.social talk about her brand new electric, rock and roll fuelled story HOT WAX 🎸 Buy now: linktr.ee/HotWaxEvents

LA, you hungry? Treats on me. @booksoupofficial.bsky.social tonight at 7 🍜 booksoup.com/event/2025-1... #booksky @simonbooks.bsky.social

UK + Ireland! Coming your way with as much swag as I can carry, only available on tour 😎 Snag your pass before the show's sold out 🎟️ @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social #booksky linktr.ee/HotWaxEvents

I'm housesitting right now and just getting over being extremely sick, but sitting outside with the dogs for a bit, enjoying the autumn weather, and doing a bit of reading on @mlrio.bsky.social 's newest novel has me feeling much more human 🧡🖤🧡 #booksky #autumn #reading

Good news If you need a Scooby snack for spooky season -- digital editions of GRAVEYARD SHIFT are discounted this month in the US (Kindle) and the UK (Kindle/Apple Books) and from October 7-8 the US print edition is 66% off 🐀🐀🐀 @flatironbooks.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social #booksky

West Coast! Next week, come get yer freak on 🪩 mlrio.com/events/ #books #booksky @simonbooks.bsky.social

HOT WAX is "an electrifying triumph of a novel" in today's @irishexaminer.bsky.social 🎸 @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social #books #booksky www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/ar...

Some hard truths about publishing in 2025 and the infernal sales track in the 'stack today mlriodiscursions.substack.com/p/hot-wax-to... #books #writing #booksky

Oh hey, I’m in a video game? My 90s-kid heart loves this. What a perfect little slice of soothing in a completely crazy world. www.pockettactics.com/tiny-booksho... #books @tinybookshopgame.com @flatironbooks.bsky.social

Last night at @parkbooks.bsky.social was a trip! What better way to finish off this leg of the HOT WAX tour than a pop-up record shop and an absolutely bitchin' vinyl score? I know how I'm kicking back the next few days before I'm off to the West Coast 📀😎📀 @simonbooks.bsky.social #books #vinyl

So many friends’ books have come out in the past two weeks. In my trip to Brooklyn & driving back upstate I got to buy their books at fav bookstores: @mlrio.bsky.social, @ericlarocca.bsky.social @raforall.bsky.social @rachelharrison.bsky.social, @pfracassi.bsky.social & @brianmcwriter.bsky.social

“I spent nearly a decade writing and re-writing this book, and in that time I racked up thousands of records and ticket stubs...” @mlrio.bsky.social shared a playlist for her novel Hot Wax largeheartedboy.com/2025/09/29/m...

Lemme tell you, I adored HOT WAX by @mlrio.bsky.social. Just the character work ALONE makes that book sing.

Nice to see HOT WAX in the @nytimes.com again but also nice to resurrect this list of Gothic thrillers I dreamed up earlier this year! If you're ready for some dark and stormy reads, I've got some recs for you: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... @simonbooks.bsky.social @kathy-daneman.bsky.social #books

Two stops left of the second leg of the HOT WAX tour! Tonight at @oldtownbooks.bsky.social Alexandria Alexandria, tomorrow at @parkbooks.bsky.social Baltimore/Severna Park 🎸 What better way to spend a gray, drizzly day than some sizzlin' new fiction? ❤️‍🔥 @simonbooks.bsky.social #books

MY UK EDITION CAME IN A WEEK EARLY!!! I can’t wait to read this @mlrio.bsky.social #booksky #reading

It's officially Autumn, aka the perfect time to curl up with a good book! There's no better time of year to read (or reread 👀) IF WE WERE VILLAINS by @mlrio.bsky.social. 🍂 Thank you to romesreads on Instagram for this gorgeous photo! 🎭

@mlrio.bsky.social explains the enjoyment and peculiarity of writing songs for fictional bands: “Too much granular detail can suck the life out of something.”

Just, wow. Absolutely floored to see this amazing @dailyexpressnews.bsky.social review of HOT WAX, "the best book about rock n' roll music since HIGH FIDELITY." www.express.co.uk/entertainmen... #books @headlinebooks.bsky.social

I did not get raptured, but I did get a residency! Very excited and very grateful for this opportunity to get back to the craft next summer tskw.org/2025-26-pears/ #writing

Spotted in the wild earlier at our local bookstore, the latest from @mlrio.bsky.social

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