M. L. Rio
@mlrio.bsky.social
Bestselling author of HOT WAX, GRAVEYARD SHIFT, IF WE WERE VILLAINS. Vinyl nerd, recovering academic, road tripper, dog lady. Pre-order HOT WAX here: https://linktr.ee/mlrio
Christmas came early and IF WE WERE VILLAINS ebooks are on sale for $2.99 across platforms -- today only! 🫖 #booksky @flatironbooks.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Christmas came early and IF WE WERE VILLAINS ebooks are on sale for $2.99 across platforms -- today only! 🫖 #booksky @flatironbooks.bsky.social
Loved doing this craft chat with The Creative Independent about sensory writing and the tricky sophomore novel
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December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Loved doing this craft chat with The Creative Independent about sensory writing and the tricky sophomore novel
thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho...
#writing #booksky
thecreativeindependent.com/people/autho...
#writing #booksky
Really love to see the team behind this cover get the credit they deserve! Thanks to @lithub.com.web.brid.gy and @simonbooks.bsky.social ❤️ Curious what goes into the cover conversation? I did a whole post about that.
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#booksky #coverart
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December 11, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Really love to see the team behind this cover get the credit they deserve! Thanks to @lithub.com.web.brid.gy and @simonbooks.bsky.social ❤️ Curious what goes into the cover conversation? I did a whole post about that.
open.substack.com/pub/mlriodis...
#booksky #coverart
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#booksky #coverart
Brooklyn! Hot stuff just dropped at both Books Are Magic locations and @barnesandnoble.com Atlantic Ave 🎁 @simonbooks.bsky.social #booksky
December 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Brooklyn! Hot stuff just dropped at both Books Are Magic locations and @barnesandnoble.com Atlantic Ave 🎁 @simonbooks.bsky.social #booksky
New York! Came up to stuff your stockings with signed stock ✨ HOT WAX, IWWV, and GRAVEYARD, check @strandbooks.com @bnunionsqnyc.bsky.social and @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social Soho (and tomorrow some stops in Brooklyn)! #booksky #nyc @simonbooks.bsky.social
December 9, 2025 at 7:59 PM
New York! Came up to stuff your stockings with signed stock ✨ HOT WAX, IWWV, and GRAVEYARD, check @strandbooks.com @bnunionsqnyc.bsky.social and @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social Soho (and tomorrow some stops in Brooklyn)! #booksky #nyc @simonbooks.bsky.social
Get lit this holiday season and support some indies, it's the gift that keeps on giving 💜 @bookshop.org @simonbooks.bsky.social bookshop.org/info/2025-gi...
December 9, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Get lit this holiday season and support some indies, it's the gift that keeps on giving 💜 @bookshop.org @simonbooks.bsky.social bookshop.org/info/2025-gi...
A writer at work must and will always have at least three beverages on the go at once
December 2, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A writer at work must and will always have at least three beverages on the go at once
One fun thing about being a writer is the life of surprising synchronicities, like this Blondie doppelganger spotted in my neighborhood. Fiction can follow you around like that for ages after the fact. (In other news, if you also like hot cars, you should read HOT WAX.)
November 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
One fun thing about being a writer is the life of surprising synchronicities, like this Blondie doppelganger spotted in my neighborhood. Fiction can follow you around like that for ages after the fact. (In other news, if you also like hot cars, you should read HOT WAX.)
Austin people! Would love to see ya tomorrow at @bookpeople.com 🎸 @simonbooks.bsky.social #booksky #books
October 28, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Austin people! Would love to see ya tomorrow at @bookpeople.com 🎸 @simonbooks.bsky.social #booksky #books
LA, you hungry? Treats on me. @booksoupofficial.bsky.social tonight at 7 🍜 booksoup.com/event/2025-1... #booksky @simonbooks.bsky.social
October 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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
October 7, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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
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
October 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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
October 4, 2025 at 7:12 PM
West Coast! Next week, come get yer freak on 🪩 mlrio.com/events/ #books #booksky @simonbooks.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
October 1, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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
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
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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
September 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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
Absolutely not over it
September 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Absolutely not over it
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
September 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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
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
September 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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
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.
September 12, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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.
Look ma, we're in the NYT! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b... #books
September 4, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Look ma, we're in the NYT! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/b... #books
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
September 3, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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