M.L. Rio

Nov 1, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Renee Gladman |M.L. Rio |Jedediah Berry |Robin Wall Kimmerer

Skip to content interviews We asked bookstores across the country about their favorite new titles Fall is the biggest season for literature, the most anticipated titles are released in September and awards season commences in November. To sort through this glorious deluge, we asked our trusted friends with the most impeccable literary taste for their recommendations for the buzziest new books, the ones they’re most excited for and can’t stop talking about. Here are what indie booksellers...

Oct 6, 2024 | largeheartedboy.com | M.L. Rio

In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published book. Previous contributors include Jesmyn Ward, Lauren Groff, Bret Easton Ellis, Celeste Ng, T.C. Boyle, Dana Spiotta, Amy Bloom, Aimee Bender, Roxane Gay, and many others. M.L. Rio’s novelGraveyard Shift is a fast-paced and atmospheric work of dark academia. Publishers Weekly wrote of the book:“[A] satisfying follow-up to If We Were Villains. . .

Oct 5, 2024 | barnesandnoble.com | M.L. Rio |M. L. Rio |Isabelle McConville

I’ve Always Been Drawn to Group Stories: A Guest Post by M.L. Rio By M.L. Rio / October 5, 2024 at 1:40 am After the breakout success of her debut novel, If We Were Villains, readers have been waiting with bated breath for M.L. Rio’s next project — and it’s finally here. Our Monthly Pick author has penned an exclusive essay for us on her writing process, what draws her to writing ensembles and the origins of Graveyard Shift, down below. Paperback $16.99 Please enable javascript to add items...

Oct 4, 2024 | crimereads.com | M.L. Rio |M. L. Rio

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisementDreams are one of those things professors and editors and more seasoned writers all tell you not to write about. It’s a day-one “don’t,” right up there with adverbs and any speaker tag other than “said.” It’s willfully unrealistic to write characters who don’t dream, but dreams in fiction often function as a clumsy storytelling shortcut.

Sep 27, 2024 | lithub.com | M.L. Rio |M. L. Rio

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Article continues after advertisementDreams are one of those things professors and editors and more seasoned writers all tell you not to write about. It’s a day-one “don’t,” right up there with adverbs and any speaker tag other than “said.” It’s willfully unrealistic to write characters who don’t dream, but dreams in fiction often function as a clumsy storytelling shortcut.