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Ry Herman
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They/them. Fantasy author repped by @michelle4laughs.bsky.social. Fairy tale retelling THIS PRINCESS KILLS MONSTERS out now from Dial Press.
https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/753910/this-princess-kills-monsters-by-ry-herman/
Sighting of one of my books in the wild! Lavender Menace was selling Love Bites at the Edinburgh Radical Books Fair. 😊

And of course, I picked up some reading material while I was there.
November 7, 2025 at 4:03 PM
So, uh... turns out putting This Princess Kills Monsters on sale actually worked.
October 27, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Latest sighting of This Princess Kills Monsters in the wild - Vroman's Bookstore in Pasadena!
September 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Another sighting of This Princess Kills Monsters in the wild! This one sent in from Flagstaff, AZ by Jeremy Jones.
August 19, 2025 at 11:08 AM
During the third week of Edinburgh Fringe, I saw 4 shows, for a total of 20. The shows were very strong in general this week, but the best of them was:

DELUSIONAL — I KILLED A MAN

www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
August 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The cygnets have gotten SO BIG
August 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Goose and goslings by Arthur's Seat
July 30, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This lovely kitty on the street allowed me to provide a few pets. THAT FLUFFY TAIL.
July 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
A sighting of This Princess Kills Monsters at The Book Shop in Nashville! This time, it's a book club pick. :)
July 20, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Another sighting of This Princess Kills Monsters, this time at Bookshop Santa Cruz in California!

(Will I ever get tired of seeing these? Honestly I hope not.)
July 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This Princess Kills Monsters has reached the top 50 for LGBTQ+ Fantasy on Kindle.

Moving up!
July 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The cygnets on the canal are now surly adolescents.
July 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sighting of This Princess Kills Monsters in the wild! At Buffalo Street Books in Ithaca.
July 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I feel like I've been kind of all-book-all-the-time lately, so here's a heron I saw in Ireland.
July 3, 2025 at 4:10 PM
I've got no idea why the audiobook of This Princess Kills Monsters is doing so well in France, but I certainly don't mind it!
July 3, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The Book of the Month edition of This Princess Kills Monsters!
July 1, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This Princess Kills Monsters has been selected as a June add-on for Book of the Month!

www.bookofthemonth.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:22 PM
June 17, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Cymera was wonderful, especially because I got the chance to meet the amazing @sarahreesbrennan.bsky.social

And thanks are also due to our excellent moderator, Katya Bacica of @portybooks.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 5:43 PM
June 9, 2025 at 9:51 AM
My author copies have arrived!
June 4, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Only two weeks until This Princess Kills Monsters comes out!
June 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Once again, Barnes & Noble is having a preorder sale Wednesday through Friday!

BN Members get 25% off the list price on preorders. There's an additional 10% off physical preorders for Premium Members.

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/this-princ...
April 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
My book launch for This Princess Kills Monsters will be at Lighthouse Books in Edinburgh, Thursday 19th June at 19:00! Please come by! Check the link for details.

lighthousebookshop.com/events/this-...
April 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
It's Fantasy week over on I Heart SapphFic!

iheartsapphfic.com/2025/03/24/2...
March 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM