Patrick Ryan is the author of The Dream Life of Astronauts (named one the Best Books of the Year by the St. Louis Times-Dispatch, LitHub, Refinery 29, and Electric Literature, and long-listed for The Story Prize) and Send Me (a finalist for The Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize). He is also the author of three novels for young adults: Saints of Augustine, In Mike We Trust, and Gemini Bites. His fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, Tin House, One Story, Crazyhorse, Catapult, The Iowa Review, Yale Review and elsewhere. His nonfiction has been published in Tales of Two Cities, Granta, and other anthologies.
NPR’S BOOK OF THE DAY
- Remembering Dolly Parton through her writing for children and adults August 28, 2026Over the past week, Dolly Parton has been remembered for her music, her star power, her advocacy and her philanthropic contributions. But she was also an author. In today’s episode, we remember the country star through two of her books. In 2022, Parton and co-author James Patterson spoke with Morning Edition’s Rachel Martin about their […]
- Chang-Rae Lee on whether his new novel 'A Tender Age' is autobiographical August 27, 2026Chang-Rae Lee’s new novel is filled with some of his own memories, like worrying about being picked last for dodgeball and sizing up his fellow Asian American classmates to determine who was most “foreign.” Lee says, unlike some of his other novels, these autobiographical elements populate A Tender Age. In today’s episode, the author speaks […]
NY TIMES BOOKS
- Book Review: ‘Up on Cove Mountain,’ by Earl Swift August 29, 2026
- Book Review: ‘Agrippa,’ by Robert Harris August 29, 2026
- Book Review: ‘Under Story,’ by Chloe Benjamin August 29, 2026
