Ruth Frances Long / Jessica Thorne
@rflong.bsky.social
Author, Librarian, general book nerd, SFF, Irish, she/her
(pretty much always a library in my books)
http://www.rflong.com/
The Book of Gold out now: lnk.to/thebookofgold
Jessica Thorne: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Jessica-Thorne/author/B07KRHB3HR
(pretty much always a library in my books)
http://www.rflong.com/
The Book of Gold out now: lnk.to/thebookofgold
Jessica Thorne: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Jessica-Thorne/author/B07KRHB3HR
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COVER REVEAL for the 2nd #FeralGods book, THE LORE OF SILVER, sequel to THE BOOK OF GOLD. Artwork by the incredible @micaelaalcaino.bsky.social
Are you ready to go back to Amberes?
A Stolen Relic. A Missing Girl. A Horror Unleashed...
hodderscape.co.uk/products/the...
@hodderscape.bsky.social
Are you ready to go back to Amberes?
A Stolen Relic. A Missing Girl. A Horror Unleashed...
hodderscape.co.uk/products/the...
@hodderscape.bsky.social
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Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Happy St Katherine's Day to all scholars, librarians, and Katherines. May you win an argument against an annoying man today, in the true spirit of Katherine herself.
Wildewood, my Irish gothic romance as Jessica Thorne, is now up on Netgalley to request.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Wildewood, my Irish gothic romance as Jessica Thorne, is now up on Netgalley to request.
ow.ly/w79g50XwLw3
ow.ly/w79g50XwLw3
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Finished Tasha Suri's The Isle in the Silver Sea (2nd book I've read about characters taking over their own stories this month).. Next book is @rflong.bsky.social's The Lore of Silver (sequel to Book of Gold)..
Been on a real reading kick lately and I'm loving it.
Been on a real reading kick lately and I'm loving it.
November 22, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Finished Tasha Suri's The Isle in the Silver Sea (2nd book I've read about characters taking over their own stories this month).. Next book is @rflong.bsky.social's The Lore of Silver (sequel to Book of Gold)..
Been on a real reading kick lately and I'm loving it.
Been on a real reading kick lately and I'm loving it.
Running around signing as many books as I can today in @dubraybooks.bsky.social Bray (our local), Dun Laoghaire and Blackrock (thanks Brian!) and Easons Dun Laoghaire! We have such great booksellers and lovely book shops!
@hodderscape.bsky.social #hachetteireland #feralgods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
@hodderscape.bsky.social #hachetteireland #feralgods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
November 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Running around signing as many books as I can today in @dubraybooks.bsky.social Bray (our local), Dun Laoghaire and Blackrock (thanks Brian!) and Easons Dun Laoghaire! We have such great booksellers and lovely book shops!
@hodderscape.bsky.social #hachetteireland #feralgods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
@hodderscape.bsky.social #hachetteireland #feralgods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
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Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
November 21, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Almost a year now since I received this absolutely classic burn from the Canadian government.
Out and about today signing copies of The Lore of Silver & the paperback of The Book of Gold in Dublin bookshops. And sneaking in some character art cards for lucky buyers. There are 10 different designs. Let me know who you find?
November 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Out and about today signing copies of The Lore of Silver & the paperback of The Book of Gold in Dublin bookshops. And sneaking in some character art cards for lucky buyers. There are 10 different designs. Let me know who you find?
A few more photos from the launch of The Lore of Silver last night
November 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A few more photos from the launch of The Lore of Silver last night
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Reposting for #speirgorm and #BookSky.
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
November 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Reposting for #speirgorm and #BookSky.
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I'm terribly sorry to have missed the launch but I've read the book and it's SO GOOD!
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
I'm terribly sorry to have missed the launch but I've read the book and it's SO GOOD!
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Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
November 21, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Yesterday evening marked the launch of @rflong.bsky.social's "The Lore of Silver" hosted by the @gutterbookshop.bsky.social)! Ruth was interviewed by @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social about how the series came into being and intrigued us all. There are bodies, you should buy this book!
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Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...
Remembering Our Dead - Reports
1 Nov 2024 to 20 Nov 2025
tdor.translivesmatter.info
November 20, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Today is Trans Day of Remembrance. Since 31st October 2024, at least 340 trans people have lost their lives to anti-trans violence, or suicide. Transphobia kills. Please be an ally every day. tdor.translivesmatter.info/reports?from...
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The fae want you to *think* they're open source. But you never actually read the licence, did you?
November 20, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The fae want you to *think* they're open source. But you never actually read the licence, did you?
To Amberes city of lost gods all things return. The Lore of Silver is out today from @hodderscape.bsky.social
And join @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Dublin tonight to celebrate the launch with cake and shenanigans!
#FeralGods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
And join @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Dublin tonight to celebrate the launch with cake and shenanigans!
#FeralGods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
November 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
To Amberes city of lost gods all things return. The Lore of Silver is out today from @hodderscape.bsky.social
And join @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Dublin tonight to celebrate the launch with cake and shenanigans!
#FeralGods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
And join @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social and I at @gutterbookshop.bsky.social Dublin tonight to celebrate the launch with cake and shenanigans!
#FeralGods #speirgorm #booksky📚💙
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I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
November 19, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I've had a few 'what do you do' convs recently, and everyone on hearing I'm an author comes out with "so how do you come up with ideas?", just like every book or movie about a writer has them staring numbly into space because they don't have an idea for the next book. And look, that is Not It.
Two days until The Lore of Silver is out in the wild. If you see it send me a photo #feralgods #inthewild
"A storming adventure, full of characters you can root for and twists and turns a plenty! The best kind of fantasy inspired fast ride." 5* Netgalley review
hodderscape.co.uk/products/the...
"A storming adventure, full of characters you can root for and twists and turns a plenty! The best kind of fantasy inspired fast ride." 5* Netgalley review
hodderscape.co.uk/products/the...
November 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Two days until The Lore of Silver is out in the wild. If you see it send me a photo #feralgods #inthewild
"A storming adventure, full of characters you can root for and twists and turns a plenty! The best kind of fantasy inspired fast ride." 5* Netgalley review
hodderscape.co.uk/products/the...
"A storming adventure, full of characters you can root for and twists and turns a plenty! The best kind of fantasy inspired fast ride." 5* Netgalley review
hodderscape.co.uk/products/the...
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People who dismiss e-books or audiobooks as being somehow less worthy or less meaningful than physical books are missing the point of books. Books are not ink and paper, just as human beings are not defined by their physicality. Books are connections; emotions; ideas; just like their creators.
November 18, 2025 at 11:12 AM
People who dismiss e-books or audiobooks as being somehow less worthy or less meaningful than physical books are missing the point of books. Books are not ink and paper, just as human beings are not defined by their physicality. Books are connections; emotions; ideas; just like their creators.
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every author in the class action, please file the claim.
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:41 AM
every author in the class action, please file the claim.
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My almost eleven year old wants to have a magical/wizard themed birthday party this Saturday and so I made him this wand for candy balloon darts. 1/3
November 14, 2025 at 6:40 AM
My almost eleven year old wants to have a magical/wizard themed birthday party this Saturday and so I made him this wand for candy balloon darts. 1/3
The UK print editions of my Jessica Thorne books Mageborn and Nightborn, The Hollow King duology, are out today. Let me know if you see them in the wild.
November 13, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The UK print editions of my Jessica Thorne books Mageborn and Nightborn, The Hollow King duology, are out today. Let me know if you see them in the wild.
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When do archivists wear white cotton gloves?
✅ When handling photographs because the acids & oils on your skin can damage the emulsion (surface layer) of photographs.
❌ Not when handling all other kinds of paper because you lose dexterity and are more likely fumble and tear a page.
✅ When handling photographs because the acids & oils on your skin can damage the emulsion (surface layer) of photographs.
❌ Not when handling all other kinds of paper because you lose dexterity and are more likely fumble and tear a page.
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 PM
When do archivists wear white cotton gloves?
✅ When handling photographs because the acids & oils on your skin can damage the emulsion (surface layer) of photographs.
❌ Not when handling all other kinds of paper because you lose dexterity and are more likely fumble and tear a page.
✅ When handling photographs because the acids & oils on your skin can damage the emulsion (surface layer) of photographs.
❌ Not when handling all other kinds of paper because you lose dexterity and are more likely fumble and tear a page.
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I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
November 12, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I am calling upon the people of Ireland to immediately begin construction of a thread on this site about how you or someone you know was roasted for a fashion choice. We need it.
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
All roasts must have come from Irish people *only*. Please respect this important rule, it makes a difference.
Tanks
Getting book scam emails now for books that aren't even out yet. Delighted Wildewood blew you away, strange little A.I. thingy but you can't have read it yet. ARCs don't exist yet. The Lore of Silver doesn't have reviews on Amazon yet because it isn't out until next week. I'm so tired of it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Getting book scam emails now for books that aren't even out yet. Delighted Wildewood blew you away, strange little A.I. thingy but you can't have read it yet. ARCs don't exist yet. The Lore of Silver doesn't have reviews on Amazon yet because it isn't out until next week. I'm so tired of it.
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‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
‘Nickname’ is not ‘nick’ + ‘name.’
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
It was originally ‘ekename.’
‘Eke’ was the Middle English word for “also” or “in addition.”
Since ‘ekename’ began with a vowel, people used ‘an’ before it.
Over time, 'an ekename' became 'a nickname.'
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I have a review in the works! :)
The Lore of Silver is up on Netgalley. Request your copy now.
✨🗡️A STOLEN RELIC. A MISSING GIRL. A HORROR UNLEASHED.🗡️✨
Catch up with Lyta and co b in the sequel to The Book of Gold.
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
✨🗡️A STOLEN RELIC. A MISSING GIRL. A HORROR UNLEASHED.🗡️✨
Catch up with Lyta and co b in the sequel to The Book of Gold.
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
The Lore of Silver
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
www.netgalley.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I have a review in the works! :)
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The Lore of Silver is up on Netgalley. Request your copy now.
✨🗡️A STOLEN RELIC. A MISSING GIRL. A HORROR UNLEASHED.🗡️✨
Catch up with Lyta and co b in the sequel to The Book of Gold.
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
✨🗡️A STOLEN RELIC. A MISSING GIRL. A HORROR UNLEASHED.🗡️✨
Catch up with Lyta and co b in the sequel to The Book of Gold.
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
The Lore of Silver
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
www.netgalley.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 7:17 PM
The Lore of Silver is up on Netgalley. Request your copy now.
✨🗡️A STOLEN RELIC. A MISSING GIRL. A HORROR UNLEASHED.🗡️✨
Catch up with Lyta and co b in the sequel to The Book of Gold.
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...
✨🗡️A STOLEN RELIC. A MISSING GIRL. A HORROR UNLEASHED.🗡️✨
Catch up with Lyta and co b in the sequel to The Book of Gold.
www.netgalley.co.uk/catalog/book...