Contact info

You can write to me at matt@bymattruff.com. While I read, and appreciate, every fan letter I get, I don’t always have time to respond, so please don’t be offended if you don’t hear back from me. If you are writing to me with a special request, please check the list below, first.

If you want to buy a signed copy of one of my books — If you’d like to buy a signed copy of one of my in-print books, you can contact Secret Garden Bookshop in Seattle at 206-789-5006 or via email. Tell them what you want and they’ll order it, get me to sign it, and ship it to you, usually within a few days.

If you’d like to buy a signed first edition of Sewer, Gas & Electric, Set This House in Order, or Bad Monkeys, I happen to have a few lying around the house. Email me here and I’ll tell you what to do. At the present time, I do not have any first edition copies of Fool on the Hill that I am willing to part with.

If you are interested in acquiring film, TV, or other subsidiary rights to one of my novels — The film and TV rights to Bad Monkeys have been optioned. Rights to my other novels are still available, but I’m not the person you need to be talking to:

For film or TV rights, contact: Matthew Snyder, Creative Artists Agency, 424-288-2000

For all other rights, contact: Melanie Jackson, Melanie Jackson Agency, 212-873-3373

If you want me to blurb your soon-to-be-published novel — Have your editor send a galley or review copy to Matt Ruff c/o Tim Duggan, HarperCollinsPublishers, 10 E. 53rd St., New York, NY 10022.

If you want me to read your unpublished manuscript — I am the wrong person for this. A proper book critique takes more time than I am generally willing to spare, and even if time were not a factor, I’ve had one too many traumatic experiences with people who asked for my honest opinion of their work and then ended up in therapy when I gave it to them.

If you want my involvement in some sort of project — Almost anything business related should be addressed to my agent, Melanie Jackson (see above). Be aware that I am generally pretty busy with projects of my own. Also, I strongly prefer to work alone, so while I’m flattered to be asked to collaborate on stuff, I usually say no.