Lisa Gold: Research Maven
@lisagold.bsky.social
Freelance researcher, fact-checker, writer, and rare book expert. I do creative research for authors. Married to novelist Matt Ruff (Lovecraft Country).
Today the ebooks of four of Matt Ruff's novels are on sale in the U.S.:
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is $1.99
-- BAD MONKEYS is $1.99
-- 88 NAMES is $1.99
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99
You can read about all of his novels on his website: bymattruff.com
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is $1.99
-- BAD MONKEYS is $1.99
-- 88 NAMES is $1.99
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99
You can read about all of his novels on his website: bymattruff.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Today the ebooks of four of Matt Ruff's novels are on sale in the U.S.:
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is $1.99
-- BAD MONKEYS is $1.99
-- 88 NAMES is $1.99
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99
You can read about all of his novels on his website: bymattruff.com
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is $1.99
-- BAD MONKEYS is $1.99
-- 88 NAMES is $1.99
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99
You can read about all of his novels on his website: bymattruff.com
The ebooks of 4 of Matt Ruff's novels are on sale in the U.S. right now:
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and its sequel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS are only $1.99 each.
-- SET THIS HOUSE IN ORDER is $2.99.
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99.
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and its sequel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS are only $1.99 each.
-- SET THIS HOUSE IN ORDER is $2.99.
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99.
September 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The ebooks of 4 of Matt Ruff's novels are on sale in the U.S. right now:
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and its sequel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS are only $1.99 each.
-- SET THIS HOUSE IN ORDER is $2.99.
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99.
-- LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and its sequel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS are only $1.99 each.
-- SET THIS HOUSE IN ORDER is $2.99.
-- SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC is $2.99.
The ebooks of two of Matt Ruff’s novels are on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99 each: his award-winning sci-fi thriller BAD MONKEYS, and his virtual reality gaming cyberthriller 88 NAMES.
July 23, 2025 at 6:31 PM
The ebooks of two of Matt Ruff’s novels are on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99 each: his award-winning sci-fi thriller BAD MONKEYS, and his virtual reality gaming cyberthriller 88 NAMES.
On August 2nd, the large engrossed vellum copy of the Declaration of Independence, dated at the top July 4, 1776, was signed by many (but not all) of the delegates. This is the famous (and very faded) signed copy that resides at the National Archives. Next to it is the 1823 William Stone facsimile.
July 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
On August 2nd, the large engrossed vellum copy of the Declaration of Independence, dated at the top July 4, 1776, was signed by many (but not all) of the delegates. This is the famous (and very faded) signed copy that resides at the National Archives. Next to it is the 1823 William Stone facsimile.
The earliest printed versions of the Declaration of Independence were the broadside printed by John Dunlap on July 5th and the first newspaper printing in the July 6th Pennsylvania Evening Post.
July 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The earliest printed versions of the Declaration of Independence were the broadside printed by John Dunlap on July 5th and the first newspaper printing in the July 6th Pennsylvania Evening Post.
That evening, the Pennsylvania Evening Post printed this notice: “This day the Continental Congress declared the United Colonies Free and Independent States.”
July 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
That evening, the Pennsylvania Evening Post printed this notice: “This day the Continental Congress declared the United Colonies Free and Independent States.”
This is the original resolution on independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, in the hand of Charles Thompson, secretary of the Congress.
July 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM
This is the original resolution on independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 2, 1776, in the hand of Charles Thompson, secretary of the Congress.
Ebooks of two Matt Ruff novels are on sale now for $1.99 each:
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, his “timely, terrifying, and hilarious” historical horror novel.
THE MIRAGE, his “entertaining and provocative” alternate history thriller about the War on Terror, in which the US and Middle East have traded places.
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, his “timely, terrifying, and hilarious” historical horror novel.
THE MIRAGE, his “entertaining and provocative” alternate history thriller about the War on Terror, in which the US and Middle East have traded places.
June 18, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ebooks of two Matt Ruff novels are on sale now for $1.99 each:
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, his “timely, terrifying, and hilarious” historical horror novel.
THE MIRAGE, his “entertaining and provocative” alternate history thriller about the War on Terror, in which the US and Middle East have traded places.
LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, his “timely, terrifying, and hilarious” historical horror novel.
THE MIRAGE, his “entertaining and provocative” alternate history thriller about the War on Terror, in which the US and Middle East have traded places.
The ebook of Matt Ruff's 2016 novel LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is on sale in the U.S. right now for only $1.99!
Read the book that inspired the award-winning HBO show and enjoy the continuing adventures of the characters you love, all still alive in the novel & its 2023 sequel, THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Read the book that inspired the award-winning HBO show and enjoy the continuing adventures of the characters you love, all still alive in the novel & its 2023 sequel, THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
June 3, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The ebook of Matt Ruff's 2016 novel LOVECRAFT COUNTRY is on sale in the U.S. right now for only $1.99!
Read the book that inspired the award-winning HBO show and enjoy the continuing adventures of the characters you love, all still alive in the novel & its 2023 sequel, THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
Read the book that inspired the award-winning HBO show and enjoy the continuing adventures of the characters you love, all still alive in the novel & its 2023 sequel, THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS.
The ebooks of two of Matt Ruff’s novels are on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99 each: his award-winning sci-fi thriller BAD MONKEYS, and his virtual reality gaming cyberthriller 88 NAMES.
May 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The ebooks of two of Matt Ruff’s novels are on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99 each: his award-winning sci-fi thriller BAD MONKEYS, and his virtual reality gaming cyberthriller 88 NAMES.
The ebook of Matt Ruff’s award-winning thriller BAD MONKEYS is currently on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99.
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
March 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The ebook of Matt Ruff’s award-winning thriller BAD MONKEYS is currently on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99.
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
The ebook of 88 NAMES, Matt Ruff's near-future virtual reality/MMORPG novel (part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy) is currently on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99.
March 12, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The ebook of 88 NAMES, Matt Ruff's near-future virtual reality/MMORPG novel (part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy) is currently on sale in the U.S. for only $1.99.
The ebook of Matt Ruff's novel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS, his sequel to LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, is on sale for only $1.99.
You can buy it at all US ebook sites, including (as of today) @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
Read more about the book on Matt's website: bymattruff.com/the-destroye...
You can buy it at all US ebook sites, including (as of today) @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
Read more about the book on Matt's website: bymattruff.com/the-destroye...
January 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The ebook of Matt Ruff's novel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS, his sequel to LOVECRAFT COUNTRY, is on sale for only $1.99.
You can buy it at all US ebook sites, including (as of today) @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
Read more about the book on Matt's website: bymattruff.com/the-destroye...
You can buy it at all US ebook sites, including (as of today) @bookshop-org.bsky.social.
Read more about the book on Matt's website: bymattruff.com/the-destroye...
In light of the raging discourse about translations of Homer's Odyssey, I shared on my blog excerpts of something I wrote nearly 40 years ago on the difficulties of translating poetry, based on my experience translating Anna Akhmatova's Requiem poems from Russian to English. 1/3
December 30, 2024 at 10:45 PM
In light of the raging discourse about translations of Homer's Odyssey, I shared on my blog excerpts of something I wrote nearly 40 years ago on the difficulties of translating poetry, based on my experience translating Anna Akhmatova's Requiem poems from Russian to English. 1/3
The ebooks of two Matt Ruff novels are on sale:
THE MIRAGE, $1.99: “entertaining & provocative” alternate history of 9/11 & the War on Terror
SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC, $2.99: sci-fi satire featuring Ayn Rand, a mutant sewer shark, a billionaire, and a conspiracy with Walt Disney & homicidal robots
THE MIRAGE, $1.99: “entertaining & provocative” alternate history of 9/11 & the War on Terror
SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC, $2.99: sci-fi satire featuring Ayn Rand, a mutant sewer shark, a billionaire, and a conspiracy with Walt Disney & homicidal robots
December 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
The ebooks of two Matt Ruff novels are on sale:
THE MIRAGE, $1.99: “entertaining & provocative” alternate history of 9/11 & the War on Terror
SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC, $2.99: sci-fi satire featuring Ayn Rand, a mutant sewer shark, a billionaire, and a conspiracy with Walt Disney & homicidal robots
THE MIRAGE, $1.99: “entertaining & provocative” alternate history of 9/11 & the War on Terror
SEWER, GAS & ELECTRIC, $2.99: sci-fi satire featuring Ayn Rand, a mutant sewer shark, a billionaire, and a conspiracy with Walt Disney & homicidal robots
Halloween is the last day to buy the ebook of the novel LOVECRAFT COUNTRY by Matt Ruff on sale for only $1.99 (Kindle, Apple, Kobo, Google, B&N).
October 30, 2024 at 7:23 PM
Halloween is the last day to buy the ebook of the novel LOVECRAFT COUNTRY by Matt Ruff on sale for only $1.99 (Kindle, Apple, Kobo, Google, B&N).
I thought this was a joke, but I just tried it myself using ChatGPT.
August 26, 2024 at 9:13 PM
I thought this was a joke, but I just tried it myself using ChatGPT.
The ebook of Matt Ruff’s award-winning psychological thriller BAD MONKEYS is on sale for only $1.99.
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
July 31, 2024 at 9:11 PM
The ebook of Matt Ruff’s award-winning psychological thriller BAD MONKEYS is on sale for only $1.99.
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
"A science-fiction Catcher in the Rye” (The New York Times) with “enough paranoia, double-dealing plot twists, and mortal thrills to fuel a dozen Le Carré novels” (The Washington Post).
Looking for a great summer read?
The ebook of 88 NAMES, Matt Ruff's 2020 virtual reality/MMORPG novel (part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy) is on sale now for only $1.99.
Publishers Weekly call it a "fun, fast-paced novel… pure geek gold."
The ebook of 88 NAMES, Matt Ruff's 2020 virtual reality/MMORPG novel (part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy) is on sale now for only $1.99.
Publishers Weekly call it a "fun, fast-paced novel… pure geek gold."
July 15, 2024 at 4:54 PM
Looking for a great summer read?
The ebook of 88 NAMES, Matt Ruff's 2020 virtual reality/MMORPG novel (part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy) is on sale now for only $1.99.
Publishers Weekly call it a "fun, fast-paced novel… pure geek gold."
The ebook of 88 NAMES, Matt Ruff's 2020 virtual reality/MMORPG novel (part cyberthriller, part twisted romantic comedy) is on sale now for only $1.99.
Publishers Weekly call it a "fun, fast-paced novel… pure geek gold."
Wow! The ebooks of two great Matt Ruff novels, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and its sequel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS, are both on sale today for $1.99 each in the U.S. (Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple, Google, etc.).
May 1, 2024 at 6:31 PM
Wow! The ebooks of two great Matt Ruff novels, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY and its sequel THE DESTROYER OF WORLDS, are both on sale today for $1.99 each in the U.S. (Amazon, B&N, Kobo, Apple, Google, etc.).
Colin Firth's Darcy "wet shirt" costume from the 1995 "Pride & Prejudice" miniseries just sold at a charity auction for £20,000!
March 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Colin Firth's Darcy "wet shirt" costume from the 1995 "Pride & Prejudice" miniseries just sold at a charity auction for £20,000!
Live with @kellylink.bsky.social and @nicolaz.bsky.social at Elliott Bay Books.
February 29, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Live with @kellylink.bsky.social and @nicolaz.bsky.social at Elliott Bay Books.
On sale today only for $1.99-- the ebook of THE MIRAGE, Matt Ruff's "entertaining and provocative" alternate history novel: link.harpercollins.com/view/5ef1d7e...
You can read more about this 2012 novel on
@bymattruff.bsky.social's website: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
You can read more about this 2012 novel on
@bymattruff.bsky.social's website: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
January 31, 2024 at 9:49 PM
On sale today only for $1.99-- the ebook of THE MIRAGE, Matt Ruff's "entertaining and provocative" alternate history novel: link.harpercollins.com/view/5ef1d7e...
You can read more about this 2012 novel on
@bymattruff.bsky.social's website: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
You can read more about this 2012 novel on
@bymattruff.bsky.social's website: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
The ebook for THE MIRAGE, Matt Ruff's "entertaining and provocative" alternate history of the War on Terror, is on sale for $1.99 today (Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Google, B&N).
More info on the 2012 novel: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
More info on the 2012 novel: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
January 2, 2024 at 6:57 PM
The ebook for THE MIRAGE, Matt Ruff's "entertaining and provocative" alternate history of the War on Terror, is on sale for $1.99 today (Amazon, Apple, Kobo, Google, B&N).
More info on the 2012 novel: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
More info on the 2012 novel: bymattruff.com/the-mirage/
The ebook of Matt Ruff's 2003 novel Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls (about multiple personalities) is on sale for only $2.99.
This is one of his best but least-known novels, despite great reviews and three literary awards.
About the novel: bymattruff.com/set-this-hou...
This is one of his best but least-known novels, despite great reviews and three literary awards.
About the novel: bymattruff.com/set-this-hou...
September 10, 2023 at 9:49 PM
The ebook of Matt Ruff's 2003 novel Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls (about multiple personalities) is on sale for only $2.99.
This is one of his best but least-known novels, despite great reviews and three literary awards.
About the novel: bymattruff.com/set-this-hou...
This is one of his best but least-known novels, despite great reviews and three literary awards.
About the novel: bymattruff.com/set-this-hou...