Sara Ryan

I am thrilled to be participating in the latest awesomeness from Colleen Mondor, “What A Girl Wants.” Here’s part of Colleen’s introduction to the project:
I’ve been a bit bothered for awhile now about the kind of books being published for teen girls. As anyone who reads YA titles knows, there are a lot more books [...]

Ah, Stumptown. As always, I am delighted that you are in my town. Here’s me and Steve on Sunday, thanks to Joshin Yamada, con photographer extraordinaire:

Also visible, from left: Kip Manley, Taran Jack Manley’s leg (in stroller), Dylan Meconis, Alden McConnell’s head (slightly above table height), and Carla Speed McNeil.
Most amusing moment of confusion: On [...]

Hey, so today is Thursday and Stumptown is Saturday and Sunday, and, as I have mentioned, right after that I am getting in my car and embarking on the Oregon Book Awards tour to Corvallis and Newport. I hope my brakes hold out. They’ve been squeaky for weeks and I keep thinking I’ll make some [...]

I’ll be on the train, not in a Studebaker. But I am off, later today, to the Emerald City Comic Con, where Flytrap #4, “Performance Anxiety,” will debut. Hurray!
Question to ponder: I was talking with a colleague who knows someone who’s required to do a job shadow as part of a high school graduation requirement. [...]

April — whether it will be the cruelest month is yet to be determined, but it’s definitely the most packed with travel & events so far in ‘09!

April 3-5th: I will ride the train up to Seattle for the Emerald City ComiCon and the debut of Flytrap #4, Performance Anxiety!
April 18-19th: I will drive my [...]

Hey, folks within a reasonable distance of Portland — Friday at 5 pm, you should come to the Barnes & Noble at Clackamas Town Center for the SCBWI Oregon Author/Illustrator Gala!
The event description from the bookstore site: “Join us as we celebrate the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Ilustrators – Oregon! Meet Deborah Hopkinson, [...]

…over at the also new, nifty Circle into Square: a Portland-based label, online magazine, and local artist community. It’s called Everybody Knows You’re Not From Here. Me and Steve talk about a whole bunch of stuff, including but not limited to comics, prose, and Portland, with our friend Hiram Lucke of The Harvey Girls.

Or rather, Empress is. On audible.com, read by Lauren Davis. Cool!

That’s right.

Portable. Affordable. Featuring sexy, sexy blurbs from Ms. Lauren Myracle and Ms. Jacqueline Woodson, and a very clever use of typographical ornaments on the back cover.
You know you want it.
Also! To make this post about just a bit more than shameless self-promotion, via Ellen Kushner, a meme that comes from fanfic:
If you could force [...]

Thanks, everyone, for all your lovely congratulatory messages! Here are a couple of photos from the reception after the Oregon Book Awards, at the Portland Art Museum.

Linda Zuckerman and I have just been busted by a security guard for attempting to pose while, ahem, making contact with the statue behind us. Hence the slightly sheepish [...]