Ruth Frances Long's Blog

Only 2 weeks to go! You’re all invited to the launch of The Lore of Silver, sequel to The Book of Gold, in The Gutter Bookshop, Cow’s lane Dublin 2 on the 20th November at 6.30pm. All welcome. Please please please bring everyone you know! There will be cake!

My Irish gothic romance Wildewood is now available to pre-order here. And we can now reveal the beautiful creepy cover. The book itself is out in ebook, print and audio on the 9th January 2026.   You don’t need to run, my beloved. Not anymore. It’s time to come home to Wildewood… The last of … Continue reading Wildewood cover reveal & pre-order →

Today’s the day! The Book of Gold is out in hardback and trade paperback in North America! To celebrate, here’s a guide to some of the locations in Amberes in the form of an interactive map. The map itself was created by Dewi Hargreaves for The Book of Gold, and the interactive part is thanks … Continue reading The Book of Gold in North America →

Music is a really important part of my writing ritual and I invariably end up making a playlist for each book. Someone suggested I share the one for Feral Gods – it’s by no means complete and it can be subject to change on a whim, but as I’m deep in edits on The Lore … Continue reading Feral Gods Playlist →

The Lore of Silver, Book Two of Feral Gods, will be out on the 20th November 2025 from Hodderscape. Keep your eyes peeled for the cover reveal, coming soon.

It was a fairly hectic weekend here when it came to all things The Book of Gold. First up. the wonderful Goldsboro books posted on Instagram the The Book of Gold was one of their January bestsellers – and look at the books its up alongside! 😀   Then the BSFA Awards longlist was released … Continue reading A Weekend of News and Surprise Amberes Art! →

The Book of Gold is out now and available in all your favourite bookshops! We had the most amazing night at the Gutter Bookshop last night. Sam Blake hosted the book launch and we had cake – book cake for a book heist – and some Typis Cornellis stickers up for grabs.       … Continue reading The Book of Gold is Out Now →

They’re out in the wild. If you see The Book of Gold on the bookshelves in your local bookshops, or on your bookshelf/reader, tag me with a photo on social media – #FeralGold

As we count down to the release of The Book of Gold at the end of the month, I have a post up on Writing.ie this week about planning a heist with some details of how the Book of Gold’s crew came to be. Sam Blake will be launching The Book of Gold on the … Continue reading Planning a heist and coming events →

It’s finally November and so begins the month of The Book of Gold, Book one of The Feral Gods, my renaissance inspired fantasy heist book of my heart! So I’d like to invite you all to come to the book launch on the 28th November, at 6.30pm in the fabulous Gutter Bookshop on Cow’s Lane … Continue reading The Book of Gold launch →