Rebecca Mahoney
@cafecliche.bsky.social
Author of THE VALLEY AND THE FLOOD, THE MEMORY EATER, and the forthcoming THRALL (spring 2026), co-creator of The Bridge Podcast, and #1 cheese popcorn enjoyer. She/her
THRALL galleys are HERE!! I’ve got a proper giveaway planned for the upcoming week, but in the meantime, reply with a number between 1-386 and I’ll give you a line from that page! (There are also two prologue pages without numbers…)
November 16, 2025 at 6:44 PM
THRALL galleys are HERE!! I’ve got a proper giveaway planned for the upcoming week, but in the meantime, reply with a number between 1-386 and I’ll give you a line from that page! (There are also two prologue pages without numbers…)
So excited to share that I’ll be participating in Library Con’s horror panel this Thursday, talking about vampires, catharsis, and of course, Lucy Westenra! For the full schedule, head over to www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar...
November 3, 2025 at 10:24 PM
So excited to share that I’ll be participating in Library Con’s horror panel this Thursday, talking about vampires, catharsis, and of course, Lucy Westenra! For the full schedule, head over to www.libraryjournal.com/event/librar...
Oh hey! It's THRALL's very first Barnes and Noble pre-order sale! To celebrate the occasion, I made (!!!) a real graphic! Here are some of the things you might find in THRALL:
September 3, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Oh hey! It's THRALL's very first Barnes and Noble pre-order sale! To celebrate the occasion, I made (!!!) a real graphic! Here are some of the things you might find in THRALL:
Twitter is doing how it started/how it's going: author edition, so here's mine for THRALL: 2019 versus 2024!
I moved the setting to a college campus very early in the process, so I forgot it was originally a DC workplace horror. (And I have a totally different DC workplace horror in the oven now!)
I moved the setting to a college campus very early in the process, so I forgot it was originally a DC workplace horror. (And I have a totally different DC workplace horror in the oven now!)
September 2, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Twitter is doing how it started/how it's going: author edition, so here's mine for THRALL: 2019 versus 2024!
I moved the setting to a college campus very early in the process, so I forgot it was originally a DC workplace horror. (And I have a totally different DC workplace horror in the oven now!)
I moved the setting to a college campus very early in the process, so I forgot it was originally a DC workplace horror. (And I have a totally different DC workplace horror in the oven now!)
... and one extra 🧛
August 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
... and one extra 🧛
So @ivytheleaf.bsky.social posted some of those excellent fake interview quote graphics for POPPY CREEK, which immediately made me want to do some for THRALL. First, the core four...
August 19, 2025 at 1:46 AM
So @ivytheleaf.bsky.social posted some of those excellent fake interview quote graphics for POPPY CREEK, which immediately made me want to do some for THRALL. First, the core four...
IN PARTICULAR I would like to draw your attention to this incredible cover, designed by Katie Anderson at Hyperion! As you might guess from the art, there’s a radio aspect at work here, because I am always ready to honor my spooky podcast roots.
July 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
IN PARTICULAR I would like to draw your attention to this incredible cover, designed by Katie Anderson at Hyperion! As you might guess from the art, there’s a radio aspect at work here, because I am always ready to honor my spooky podcast roots.
The only entities I will be celebrating today are 1) my wife, the ocean 2) how much this dog loves her ball
July 4, 2025 at 9:55 PM
The only entities I will be celebrating today are 1) my wife, the ocean 2) how much this dog loves her ball
Things in Iceland that could kill you triumvirate: Big Waterfalls (Gullfoss), geysers (a littler one near Geysir), and LAVA (Lava Show)
June 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Things in Iceland that could kill you triumvirate: Big Waterfalls (Gullfoss), geysers (a littler one near Geysir), and LAVA (Lava Show)
The cat is cuddling with me for the first time ever and I may not survive it
February 1, 2025 at 4:12 AM
The cat is cuddling with me for the first time ever and I may not survive it
Tried to pull up the NetGalley link for upcoming YA anthology Why On Earth 😔
January 14, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Tried to pull up the NetGalley link for upcoming YA anthology Why On Earth 😔
Without downloading any new pics what's your energy going into 2025?
December 29, 2024 at 2:19 AM
Without downloading any new pics what's your energy going into 2025?
Basking in the festive glow and all that
December 24, 2024 at 10:39 PM
Basking in the festive glow and all that
Fabulous event alert for tomorrow! I will be joining some incredible local authors (and special guest GREGORY MAGUIRE???) for the inaugural Young Adult Author Symposium at Concord-Carlisle High School. For more details and a full lineup, visit sites.google.com/concordcarli....
November 15, 2024 at 3:42 PM
Fabulous event alert for tomorrow! I will be joining some incredible local authors (and special guest GREGORY MAGUIRE???) for the inaugural Young Adult Author Symposium at Concord-Carlisle High School. For more details and a full lineup, visit sites.google.com/concordcarli....
Hey! Maybe today of all days you can leave this shit at home?
November 6, 2024 at 1:17 PM
Hey! Maybe today of all days you can leave this shit at home?
It’s leaf season
October 27, 2024 at 12:38 AM
It’s leaf season
Oh fish, we’re really in it now
October 23, 2024 at 11:06 PM
Oh fish, we’re really in it now
Omg hey I didn’t post my new book announcement over here. Hi everyone
October 17, 2024 at 8:17 PM
Omg hey I didn’t post my new book announcement over here. Hi everyone
show us a picture on your phone that has your energy - no selfies
August 23, 2023 at 11:44 PM
show us a picture on your phone that has your energy - no selfies
I want to live in this
August 5, 2023 at 5:29 PM
I want to live in this
Anyway, how about an introduction? I’m Becky, and I work at a university by day and watch all the horror I can get my hands on by night. I write books about monsters who could use someone to talk to. Or something to destroy. They could go either way.
July 24, 2023 at 9:30 PM
Anyway, how about an introduction? I’m Becky, and I work at a university by day and watch all the horror I can get my hands on by night. I write books about monsters who could use someone to talk to. Or something to destroy. They could go either way.