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Ryan Leslie

@ryan-leslie.bsky.social

SFFH author of Colossus, The Between, and The Garden of Before (coming Sept. '25). ryan-leslie.com

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Fantastic event last night at @bookpeople.com! Always great to see @ryan-leslie.bsky.social and @scribeofhades.bsky.social Stop by for copies of their badass books!!

04.10.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in the grass with the words ewww . ALT: homer simpson from the simpsons is standing in the grass with the words ewww .

"toilet wormholes"

03.10.2025 17:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover for the novel THE LAST SUMMER from ESpecBooks, with text overlaid over a background of sepia-toned forest.

"THE LAST SUMMER
As Accounted By Jacob Jones-Goldstein

Systema Paradoxa
Volume 26

ESpecBooks.com"

The cover for the novel THE LAST SUMMER from ESpecBooks, with text overlaid over a background of sepia-toned forest. "THE LAST SUMMER As Accounted By Jacob Jones-Goldstein Systema Paradoxa Volume 26 ESpecBooks.com"

Thanks so much Gabino!

Our host @shoutingstreet.bsky.social has a new novel THE LAST SUMMER out now as part of the Systema Paradoxa series of cryptid tales. The book can be purchased directly from @especbooks.bsky.social at the link below!

especbooks.square.site/product/the-...

03.10.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

If you miss this, you'll regret it for the rest of your life. Probably.

03.10.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks, Gabino!
Today! @scribeofhades.bsky.social and I will be at BookPeople in Austin promoting our new books, Shitshow and The Garden of Before. If you're around, we'd love to see you! If not, give 'em a read and join the club!
@bookpeople.com

03.10.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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"twisty, pacy thriller/horror novel is part BRING HER BACK plus THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET, crossed with BEETLEJUICE."

"stands out as the most original ghost story Iโ€™ve ever enjoyed, even among the hundreds Iโ€™ve read."

Pretty big bookclub picked it up this month, so can you! a.co/d/hdmfDhF

03.10.2025 14:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop, ebook is only $1.99!

Amazon
bit.ly/4lZImtq

Bookshop
bit.ly/41USpIQ

03.10.2025 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
My books against a starry background.
The Night Library of Sternendach features a book, fangs, and red bat wings.
The Glass Garden has futuristic white text over a kaleidoscopic image.

My books against a starry background. The Night Library of Sternendach features a book, fangs, and red bat wings. The Glass Garden has futuristic white text over a kaleidoscopic image.

Top of the mornin', Gabino!

Want some bittersweet coming of age/deconstructed romance that rhymes? I got you. 'Tis the season.

Poetry not your thing and you'd rather have modern, ragtag salvors investigate a beautiful, terrifying anomaly on a distant planet? I got that, too!
linktr.ee/authorlevai

03.10.2025 14:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Nine O'Clock Horses: A Nefarious Bat Single "Mind how you go, and make sure you're home in time for bed, or the Nine O'Clock Horses will get you. And the sound of horses' hooves on the cobblestones outside... that's how you know they're about. ...

Thanks Gabino! My urban legend-meets-surveillance tech novelette The Nine O'Clock Horses is free all month, in honour of Creepy Season

03.10.2025 13:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Itโ€™s #FridayReads time and still Latine Heritage Month! Letโ€™s boost all signals. Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Hereโ€™s a (45% off!) Stoker/Locus/Goodreads finalist thatโ€™s perfect for spooky season: dark magic, old gods, revenge, blood, and ghosts.
www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

03.10.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 53    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Itโ€™s a great day to buy 3 books, minimum. You heard me. In fact, I aim to grab five. Why the fuck not?!? I love them. You do too. Maybe you buy mine, maybe you donโ€™t. You should buy one min from your favorite Latina or Latino author first and run amok from there! Thnx @gabino.bsky.social ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™

26.09.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Many thanks, my man!

23.09.2025 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

For the afternoon crowd. It's release day of The Garden of Before!

23.09.2025 20:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ It's pub day for THE GARDEN OF BEFORE, the sequel and conclusion to THE BETWEEN! What a journey these books have been. Please help me spread the word and give this book a huge sendoff into the world of readers! ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ๐Ÿšจ@parliamentbooks.bsky.social

23.09.2025 13:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I'll never make that mistake with Shitshoe.

22.09.2025 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can you imagine a more entertaining way to spend next Friday evening? Can you?!

22.09.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! It's been a long time coming.

19.09.2025 17:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spooky season is coming! Time for some spooky reads.

19.09.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My big queer vampire crime thriller is discounted to just $1.99 on the 'zon this weekend as part of an SYK event! bsky.app/profile/tdcl...

19.09.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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new review just dropped. while in line to pick up my son. no hidden meaning to this picture i used. Itโ€™s my leg in the car. still attached to my body. dragonfruit Red Bull. anywayโ€ฆ hugs. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ–ค thanks @gabino.bsky.social ๐Ÿ™ a.co/d/9u44AAf ๐Ÿซก

19.09.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

These books are wonderful. If you haven't read them, pick them up pronto!

19.09.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks, Gabino! ON COMICS AND GRIEF combines a look at the comic books from 1976 with creative nonfiction about the place of those comics in my childhood, memories of my mother, and writing about grief.

19.09.2025 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Thanks again!!
I was just nominated for an award!!! bsky.app/profile/made...

19.09.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Mad Days: Stories and Curses Amazon.com: Mad Days: Stories and Curses eBook : Alley, Elford: Books

Thank you!

Only $1.99, people!

Mad Days: Stories and Curses is the perfect reading for Halloween. A terrifying collection of tales and illustrations, available on Amazon and Bookshop.

Amazon
bit.ly/4lZImtq

Bookshop
bit.ly/41USpIQ

19.09.2025 13:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 17    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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When I was in high school, I read Clive Barker's Weaveworld and was forever changed. THE BETWEEN is my homage to Weaveworld. The 2nd half of The Between's duology is out next Tuesday! THE GARDEN OF BEFORE (killer title, eh?)

19.09.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s #FridayReads time AND Latine Heritage Month! Repost this and let us know what to repost for you. Here are horror and noir mixed with Spanglish, history, anti-colonialism, magic, friendship, revenge, and monsters from the deep.

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0316...

bookshop.org/p/books/hous...

19.09.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 109    ๐Ÿ” 58    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 42    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

"Seriously - if you enjoyed the first installment, you will love the sequel even more, even if it will break your heart here and there..."

Humbled by this review by Roberta at Offbeat YA.

16.09.2025 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Summer in the House of the Departed | Psychopomp Forty-four years after his grandmother and an entire West Texas town vanished, Brady returns to his childhood home, hoping to follow in her footsteps.

I had a few people asking if there is an ebook version of Summer in the House of the Departed. Yes there is! You can order it directly from the publisher right here:

psychopomp.com/product/summ...

15.09.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The cover of the book in question, with arrows indicating it contains coffee, academicsโ€ฆ in space, adult sibling drama, and eldritch horror

The cover of the book in question, with arrows indicating it contains coffee, academicsโ€ฆ in space, adult sibling drama, and eldritch horror

I'd love to get some more eyeballs on my latest novella, THE GLASS GARDEN.
linktr.ee/TheGlassGarden

12.09.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks, Gabino!
The re-release of my gothic horror novella comes out on Tuesday with @sobelobooks.bsky.social
Originally pubbed by Sam at Off Limits it did really well, but it'd be great to get new eyes on it!๐Ÿ‘€

12.09.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 21    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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