Patrick Ryan is the author of the novel Buckeye. His short story collection The Dream Life of Astronauts was named one of the Best Books of the Year by the St. Louis Times-Dispatch, LitHub, Refinery 29 and Electric Literature, and was longlisted for The Story Prize. His debut collection of linked short stories, Send Me, was selected for Barnes & Noble’s Discover New Writers program. His writing has appeared in The Best American Short Stories, the anthology Tales of Two Cities, and elsewhere, and he’s also the author of three novels for young adults. The former associate editor of Granta and current editor-in-chief of One Story, he lives in New York City.
