From We Are All Birds of Uganda to Asylum Road The best books to look out for in 2021 Leaning back in her chair, Ryan closes her eyes for a few seconds. “If you’re not inclined to judge others ...

Madeleine Ryan still remembers the moment inspiration for her debut novel struck. It was 2017 and the now 32-year-old was lying on her bed in her parent’s home in Windsor, in Melbourne’s inner ...

I did polka dots. A day in the life of Madeleine Ryan circa 1997 was never without a floral print or a bright green metallic nail polish. My bedroom shelves were lined with the latest fashion ...

Writer Madeleine Ryan says there's a word that's important to understanding her book. "And that would be autism ... I'm autistic," she says, "and I was diagnosed as autistic when I was writing the ...

Although written from a third-person perspective, The Knowing by Australian writer Madeleine Ryan reads like a first-person monologue. It’s a fun, fast-paced, unfiltered journey through a twenty ...

A Room Called Earth by the Australian author Madeleine Ryan is about a young Melbourne woman as she gets ready for a party. This woman is a deep and constant thinker, and as we join her for this ...