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Janna Ruth 📚
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Author 📚 • Translator 🧾 • Illustrator 🎨
Urban, Dark & Epic Fantasy 🐉 • Coming of Age 👩‍🎓 • Classics 📗
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Rep: Michaela Gröner - erzähl:perspektive

https://www.janna-ruth.com

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Finally made myself contact booksellers and bloggers for my upcoming release 🙈 Let's see what the response is.

Oh, and if anyone wants to be an ARC reader, let me know forms.gle/VGPRug6f1TPz... (no FB account necessary, just makes things easier)

#yafantasy #booksky #arcreader #newrelease 🪐📚
A wooden board with flowers background for a 3D mock-up of Wyld Witch Weather by Janna Ruth, a YA fantasy book show-casing a girl with purple hair controlling the weather. Text says Looking for ARC Readers and Get your copy now.
November 17, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Happy #TeaserTuesday! There's only 5 weeks until WWW Weather? 😁 Here's one of my favourite sentences of the book.

“Earth magic steadies air mages. Earth magic in an air witch is like binding a stone around a bird’s neck. It’s cruel.”

You can pre-order the book here: books2read.com/wyldwitch1
Cover mock-up of Wyld Witch Weather by Janna Ruth coming Dec 2025 on a stormy purple background with a quote: “Earth magic steadies air mages. Earth magic in an air witch is like binding a stone around a bird’s neck. It’s cruel.”
November 4, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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😱 Guys, it's done!

A few incoherent thoughts:
- biggest book of the series (only barely, though)
- there's an epilogue
- I cried
- several times
- but I also pumped my fist in the air and led a revolution... or well, let Alix lead one. 😁

Need to pre-order? 👉 books2read.com/ghostsofther...
Cover illustration of Ghosts of the Revolution, showing a brunette woman pumping her fist in the air in front of the barricades. A speech bubble says: It's done! Parisian Ghosts is officially drafted. The Revolution has begun.
October 31, 2025 at 5:19 AM
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You didn't think you'd get out of Halloween without some shocking news! Quick, the prices! They've been slashed into pieces! 😱 View the carnage on itch.io and treat yourself to 28 fantasy books for only $9.99.

👉 itch.io/b/3311/hallo...

#writing #bookbundle
Graphic for the Happy Halloween Flash Sale, showing 28 covers and a price of $9.99
October 30, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Ended up hilariously matching with Elijah Wood at Armageddon Auckland (best sales ever, btw). 😁
Photo of me in a white and blue floral dress with blond hair and Elijah Wood wearing a white and blue floral shirt and a mustard vest close to my hair colour with a green jacket and jeans.
October 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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It's done! I've plotted the heck out of the second part of Ghosts of the Revolution. Finale, here we come!
How I know it's the finale? Just look at this not-even-complete cast list for chapter 36. 🤪

#authorsky #writing #parisianghosts
A screenshot of Plottr from Chapter 33, which takes place in "Public" with a very long list of characters, among them several historical figures as ghosts, such as Marie Curie, Victor Hugo, Catherine de Medici and many many more.
October 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Hey, I'm Janna and I write Urban Fantasy at the end of the world (aka NZ) and I'm currently torn in two by writing the final book in my Parisian Ghosts series and marketing the first one in my upcoming YA series: Wyld Lands Academy (🤫 99c in my store janna-ruth.myshopify.com/products/wyl...)
Cover of Ghosts of the Revolution by Janna Ruth, showing the heroine raising her fist defiantly in front of the barricades. Cover of Wyld Witch Weather by Janna Ruth, showing the heroine (with pink hair), holding a windhose) in front of an ancient school
October 15, 2025 at 5:23 AM
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#TuesdayTeaser for you!

Making the world better won’t happen in a day. Every change in history was part of a longer process. That’s why you never really know when you live through a historic event until you also lived through the consequences.

👻 Pre-order here: books2read.com/ghostsofthee...
Quote "You never really know when you live through a historic event until you also lived through the consequences." next to a ebook mock-up of Ghosts of the Empire by Janna Ruth
October 14, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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I officially illustrated my first cover! 🥰

It's going to be for a free reader magnet, a prequel to my new YA Urban Fantasy series "Wyld Lands Academy". And yes, there will be weather magic 😁

#ya #cover #illustration #artsky
Cover of Wyld Witch Storm, A Wyld Lands Academy Prequel by Janna Ruth, shows a blond man, standing in front of a stormy sky with lightning flashing around him and inside his hand.
October 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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✨ #Witchtober Day 9 - How to get a Girlfriend When You're a Terrifying Monster by Marie Cardno ✨

Dating's tough when you're an eldritch horror. Luckily, the monstrous Trillin has her many eyes set on a witch who is equally enthralled with her.

✨ Get it here: geni.us/htgag
Cover of How to get a Girlfriend When You're A Terrifying Monster by Marie Cardno which shows a red tentacle monster with glowing pink eyes holding a bouquet. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 9, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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✨ #Witchtober Day 7 - Spellcasting On by @andiwrites.bsky.social ✨

Spellcasting On is a sapphic fantasy novella filled with beautiful fibres and cosy magic.

✨ Get it here: buy.bookfunnel.com/psfdv1soqy
Cover of Spellcasting On by Andi R. Christopher which has a witch hat, a heart of yarn and flowers as clip arets on a purple ground. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 7, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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An ominous #TuesdayTeaser for today ;)

“I’d rather have you join me willingly, but I will have you one way or another.”
And that’s about the end of me joining anything willingly.

👻 Pre-order here: books2read.com/ghostsofthee...

#writing #authorsky #booksky
Quote of “I’d rather have you join me willingly, but I will have you one way or another.” and an e-reader mock-up of Ghosts of the Empire by Janna Ruth, coming on Oct 24
October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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✨ #Witchtober Day 6 - Curse of the Soul Collector by Cara Blaine ✨

A sweet, cozy, mildly spicy fairytale fantasy romance. When a prince appears on a witch's doorstep, lost and injured, she lets him into her home...

✨ Get it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJHPC8ZD
Cover of Curse of the Soul Collector by Cara Blaine which has the side profile of a brown-haired woman with flowers in her hair. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 6, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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✨ #Witchtober Day 5 - Murder for a Song by @kjackways.bsky.social ✨

What do a folk rock musician's family secrets have to do with the murder of a book shop owner? See if Esther can restore harmony to her small town in this cosy and musical paranormal mystery.

books2read.com/murderforasong
Cover of Murder for a Song by KM Jackways which has a cartoon witch playing guitar in front of a spooky house in blue. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
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✨ Witchtober Day 4 - Wyrd Magic by TJ Green ✨

Samhain is approaching. The past draws closer. A reckoning is coming.

✨ Get it here: tjgreenauthor.com/books/wyrd-m...

Come back tomorrow for another witchy recommendation. 🐈

#witchtober #bookrecommendation
Cover of Wyrd Magic by TJ Green which has a wooden board covered by glowing florals, herbs and dried fruit, including a few scattered runes. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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✨ Witchtober Day 3 - Hexes and Vexes by @cassiehart.bsky.social ✨

A fun, quick read with plenty of humour but a few dark themes below the surface. It's a story of magic, misunderstandings, hurt, and reconciliation.

✨ Get it here: books2read.com/hexesnvexes

#witchtober #bookrecommendation
Cover of Hexes and Vexes by Nova Blake which has hand-drawn elements with a witchy theme, i.e. moon, skull, potion bottle and herbs on a purple background. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 3, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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✨ Witchtober Day 2 - Secrets of a Midlife Witch by JC Yeamans ✨

What would you do if you discovered you’re an ancestral witch in midlife and your parents hid it from you?

✨ Get it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0B3HNWSD2

#witchtober #bookrecommendation
Cover of Secrets of a Midlife Witch by JC Yeamans which shows a magic book and a dagger. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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If Jessica Fletcher worked in IT and lived in an English village and had magic you'd get this book. A cozy witch mystery with slow burn, sweet romance, snarky dragon familiars and small town British settings.

✨ Get it here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0B75R2WHF

#witchtober #witchybooks
Cover of Bedsocks & Broomsticks by G Clatworthy which has a blond woman in a black dress in front of a blue town background with a ball of white magic in her hands. It is on a purple background with silhouetted trees, cute witchy elements like a ghost with a cauldron and a black cat, and the text Witchtober.
October 1, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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#TueTeaser One of my favourite little scenes of book 8 is this little Petite Alix/Alexandre Dumas nugget.

There, I also find Petite Alix on Alexandre Dumas’ knees, listening to what sounds like a story about hedgehog musketeers—the Malou crossover we all needed.

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Quote: There, I also find Petite Alix on Alexandre Dumas’ knees, listening to what sounds like a story about hedgehog musketeers—the Malou crossover we all needed. Next to it is an Ebook mock-up of Ghosts of the Empire by Janna Ruth and the release date of Oct 24
September 30, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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the bunnies judging me for still not finishing the bunny novella ;)
seven fluffy crocheted bunnies sitting in a half circle, severely judging the author.
September 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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I know, it's a bit early for Halloween - or is it? 😋 But if you're looking for some super spooky books, included Parisian Ghosts 1 and 2, we've got quite the bundle for you. 25 books for US$13. Of course, tips are always appreciated! 🥰

itch.io/b/3260/spook...

#fantasy #bookbundle
Books in the bundle: Books and Bone by Veo Corva Engagement To Die For by Claris Lam The Young Necromancer's Guide to Ghosts by Vanessa Ricci-Thode Bad Grains by Susanne Schmidt Magical Mayhem by Niranjan Ghosts of the Catacombs by Janna Ruth The Mansion by Niranjan Yverwood Witches [Complete Collection] by Amara Lynn A Haunting at Hartwell Hall by Rachel Bowdler/Bryony Rosehurst Black Masquerade: The Third Nightmare by Stuart Tudor Our Broken World: The Fourth Nightmare by Stuart Tudor Bailuchien by Rebecca Crunden Haze by Rebecca Crunden Ghosts of the Crusade by Janna Ruth Water's Edge by Ellie Lieberman The Dark Side of Super by Matthew Siadak The God Sun by Alan K. Dell Dark Heart of Ilmoure by Cara N. Delaney Lantern by Burgundy Athena Pendragon My Lord by L. B. Shimaira Claimed by the Undead by C.L. Carhart Rotten Roots by Susanne Schmidt A Whisper of Leaves by Ashley Capes 5:37 by A. P. Howell The Ghost in the Machine by Natasha O'Connor
September 26, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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Malou and I spent a beautiful day in the cherry blossoms at Blossom Valley 🌸
Selfie in front of cherry blossoms A little hedgehog toy sitting on a stone wall in front of a lake with a branch of cherry blossoms hanging over it
September 25, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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The countdown is officially on! 🥳

One month until Ghosts of the Empire!

"History is written by the victors. But most importantly it's often written by men."

Which by the way you can order here: books2read.com/ghostsofthee...

#writing #authorsky #ghosts
There's a quote: "History is written by the victors. But most importantly it's often written by men." and a button Pre-order 1 Month next to a 3D mock-up of Ghosts of the Empire by Janna Ruth, showing a brunette woman in a blue dome with ghostly magic.
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Today's #TuesdayTeaser is a quote from Wyld Witch Fire, which is a short story and prequel to the Wyld Lands Academy, available in the wonderful "From the Academy" Anthology 🥰

books2read.com/FromtheAcademy

Pre-order book 1 for 99c here: janna-ruth.myshopify.com/products/wyl...

💙📚 #urbanfantasy
A quote on black background: "I am the spark and the flame, and the ashes that come after. I am the Wildfire." from Wyld Witch Fire by Janna Ruth and the title graphic of "From the Academy"
September 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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New merch idea! Glow-in-the-dark historical figures! 🌛

Who wants a Victor Hugo nightlight? Voltaire, anyone?
Screenshot of the following text: "Hi Janna, Parisian Ghosts isn’t just urban fantasy, it’s a whimsical, spooky adventure through the heart of Paris, where ghosts, necromancers, and history itself collide. Alix, her hedgehog Malou, and a cast of glow-in-the-dark historical figures create a narrative that’s fast-paced, romantic, and funny, exactly the kind of story readers of whimsical urban fantasy devour in one sitting." The phrase "a cast of glow-in-the-dark historical figures" is highlighted
September 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM