@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
Floored and bursting with gratitude ❤️🔥 @simonbooks.bsky.social #books #indienext
06.08.2025 17:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
If you miss 'em no worries, I will be back at the Strand and @roughtrade1976.bsky.social NYC in September for HOT WAX launch shenanigans ✨ mlrio.com/events/ #books
25.07.2025 19:43 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
25.07.2025 19:43 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Can't wait!
22.07.2025 23:27 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Well, hello there forthcoming @mlrio.bsky.social author of PSB favorite If We Were Villains. Gonna be lookin' forward to you.
22.07.2025 15:31 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Come see us HOT WAX tour in Philly, it's gonna be a real party! www.eventbrite.com/e/ml-rio-cel... #philly #books
19.07.2025 16:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
18.07.2025 21:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0So 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.
17.07.2025 22:59 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
03.07.2025 16:32 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
September 9, sink your teeth into something🌡️
linktr.ee/mlrio
New book….
Graveyard Shift by @mlrio.bsky.social
I love this cover!!
In Pursuit of Godlike Technology, Mark Zuckerberg Amps Up the A.I. Race Unhappy with his company’s artificial intelligence efforts, Meta’s C.E.O. is on a spending spree as he reconsiders his strategy in the contest to invent a hypothetical “superintelligence.”
Just going to consult this reference book, “The Consequences of Pursuing Godlike Power,” by The Entire Canon of World Literature
27.06.2025 11:37 — 👍 2147 🔁 485 💬 97 📌 106
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
26.06.2025 14:46 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Today in the newsletter, great tunes for riding out a heatwave open.substack.com/pub/mlriodis... #music #vinyl
25.06.2025 16:04 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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...
24.06.2025 12:16 — 👍 2259 🔁 519 💬 48 📌 32
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
23.06.2025 14:59 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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...
*wherefore goddamn autocorrect
22.06.2025 20:39 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
21.06.2025 02:56 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0This book and the woman who wrote it? Incredible. Don't walk, run!
19.06.2025 23:36 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Have I mentioned how hard you’re going to groove to Hot Wax from @mlrio.bsky.social?
19.06.2025 12:16 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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
15.06.2025 16:58 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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
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new books! 😁 @meganeokeefe.bsky.social @mlrio.bsky.social
11.06.2025 23:57 — 👍 27 🔁 5 💬 1 📌 0In 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 😎
10.06.2025 20:27 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
At least we've still got a few reasons to live? TYSM, @gardenandgun.com gardenandgun.com/list/the-gre... @simonbooks.bsky.social
10.06.2025 16:41 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just a lady writer and her iced coffee begging you to donate to bail funds, pre-order books, and keep your eyes peeled for a US tour announcement THIS Thursday 👀 linktr.ee/mlrio #books @simonbooks.bsky.social @headlinebooks.bsky.social @wildfirebooks.bsky.social
09.06.2025 18:55 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
