Ruadan Books
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📚 Clever and curious reads for lovers of the strange and mysterious. #RuadanBooks
Still open for novels and novellas! Closes August 31. Check the guidelines and, if you have a complete manuscript in the horror, dark thriller, or dark speculative fiction genres, we want to hear from you. links.ruadanbooks.com/cfs #callforsubmissions #writingcommunity…
Are you one of us? We're delighted to announce Sinister Societies: Six Novellas of Secrets and Horrors, edited by Linda Hartley, forthcoming from Ruadán Books on December 9, 2025! Featuring Cindy O'Quinn, Errick Nunnally, Mercedes M. Yardley, Michael Burke, Tom Deady, and Sarah…
We love to see it! Thanks, Pennsylvania, for your patronage of Vortex Books & Comics and picking up 120 Murders (edited by @NMamatas)! If you're not in PA and still need a copy, head to our site or any book retailer to order: links.ruadanbooks.com/120M #BookRecommendation…
What are the biggest mistakes our editors see during our open manuscript calls? For founder Richard B. Wood, the problem starts with the manuscript formatting: "Don't get auto-rejected." On August 14, join us at 8:30 PM to ask our editors anything: links.ruadanbooks.com/EditorsAMA2…
"Taking the paranoia and intimacy of Come Closer and pairing it with the visceral horror of A Head Full of Ghosts, Portraits of Decay is an immersive, haunting, original novel." —Richard Thomas Pre-order J.R. Blanes' debut horror novel: links.ruadanbooks.com/pod #BookTwitter…
Our first AMA was such a great—and informative—time, we're doing it again! WRITERS: Planning to submit to our current open call? (Subimission guidelines are on our website; closes August 31.) Have questions? Register for our live Zoom call on August 14 at 8:30 PM ET:…
A raw, resonant essay on belonging, and the stories diasporic writers are expected yet forbidden to tell. Dig into author P.H. Low’s essay on fragmented memories, borrowed myths, and imposed “authenticity”: ➡️ links.ruadanbooks.com/PHLow #WritingCommunity #DiasporaArt #Storyteller…
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Welcome the weekend by cracking open 120 Murders and cranking up The Smiths: see what happens. (Entertainment. Entertainment will happen. Maybe some nostalgia.) Enjoy this excerpt from Cara Hoffman's story "How Soon Is Now"—and grab a copy of the paperback from us:…
Catch The Black Fire Concerto author @mythicdelirium on The Suspense is Killing Me podcast with @LCMarinoWrites! It's full of behind-the-scenes gems. links.ruadanbooks.com/BFCpod For those in New York (or NYC-adjacent), you can see Mike this weekend at: 🎵 @kewandwillow | NYC |…
Two days before the sale is over! Snag your copy for $1.99 on Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, or Weightless Books!
To celebrate Spring in the City’s arrival for pre-order, we have put the ebook for Winter in the City on sale! ❄ Get cozy and enjoy 18 dark tales of winter-shrouded cities and what thrives within our coldest hours—$1.99 for a limited time. Find the ebook on sale on Amazon and…
"Portraits of Decay is at once haunting, provocative, and full of New Orleans mystery," says @ChristaWojo, before reflecting on its chills and thrills. Join us in J.R. Blanes' New Orleans and venture into the bayou beyond... pre-order now: links.ruadanbooks.com/pod #books…
To celebrate Spring in the City’s arrival for pre-order, we have put the ebook for Winter in the City on sale! ❄ Get cozy and enjoy 18 dark tales of winter-shrouded cities and what thrives within our coldest hours—$1.99 for a limited time. Find the ebook on sale on Amazon and…
Here we see the winner of our World Book Day giveaway of 120 Murders ed. by @NMamatas in his natural habitat... watch your fingers, @adamgallardo! Snag your own copy of this fantastic dark fiction/alternative era anthology at ruadanbooks.com or any books retailer. And…
