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Patrick Ryan

Biography

Patrick Ryan

Patrick Ryan is the author of the novel SEND ME, as well as three novels for young readers. His work has been published in Granta, Tin House, Crazyhorse and One Story, and been anthologized in THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES. He lives in New York City.

Patrick Ryan

Books by Patrick Ryan

by Patrick Ryan - Fiction, Short Stories

A would-be Miss America auditions for a shady local talent scout over vodka and Sunny D; a NASA engineer begins to wonder if the woman he’s having an affair with is slowly poisoning her husband; a Boy Scout troop leader, recovering from a stroke, tries to protect one of his scouts from being bullied by his own sons; a grandmother, sentenced to driver’s ed after a traffic accident, surprises herself by falling for her instructor. THE DREAM LIFE OF ASTRONAUTS balances heartbreak with wry humor as its characters try to make sense of the paths they find themselves on.