Meet Sara
| Sara Ryan (they/them) is the author of the middle-grade novel Mountain Upside Down, the graphic novel Bad Houses with art by Carla Speed McNeil, young adult novels The Rules for Hearts and Empress of the World, and various comics, short stories, and essays. They are on the faculty of the MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults Program at Vermont College of Fine Arts and an editor at Crucial Comix. |  |
In Conversation with Sara Ryan
Running into Andrew Karre at NCTE is a wonderful experience. He works with great authors and has great insights to the world of YA literature. And, if you are lucky, he just might introduce to an author you have never met. This is what happened to me during NCTE 2024. I was happy to bump into Andrew when he was with Sara Ryan. What a nice impromptu meeting. Sara and I arrange to do a conversation.
After waiting a few months, we were able to meet and have a conversation. It was wonderful, I was able to get a clear view of Sara's work as a full time librarian and of their career as a writer that spans nearly two decades.
Sara is the author of several books (see the slide show below) and their newest novel Mountain Upside Down was published in February of 2025.
It was great to chat with Sara. I learned that they also frequently writes about popular culture. We had an interesting chat about the old television show, Remington Steele. You really do need to follow Sara's webpage.
Our conversation is below.
After waiting a few months, we were able to meet and have a conversation. It was wonderful, I was able to get a clear view of Sara's work as a full time librarian and of their career as a writer that spans nearly two decades.
Sara is the author of several books (see the slide show below) and their newest novel Mountain Upside Down was published in February of 2025.
It was great to chat with Sara. I learned that they also frequently writes about popular culture. We had an interesting chat about the old television show, Remington Steele. You really do need to follow Sara's webpage.
Our conversation is below.