by Ryan R. Campbell | Apr 18, 2021 | And Ampersand, Publicity
Earlier this year, Lisa Lewis Miller invited me to join her on her Career Clarity podcast. During our conversation, we had the chance to discuss how a trip to Brazil gone awry led me down the path to becoming an author. Lisa conducted a really wonderful interview, and...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Mar 6, 2021 | And Ampersand, Publicity
I’m thrilled to announce that my latest release, And Ampersand: Short Stories on Endings and Beginnings of a Sort, is now available in both ebook and paperback formats. “… reminiscent of Hemingway and de Lillo.”-Award-winning author Ivy Ngeow...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 22, 2021 | Book Review
Full disclosure: I watched the Netflix limited series before I read the book, but even if I hadn’t, I still think I might prefer the show to the book. Don’t hate me. It’s not that The Queen’s Gambit by Walter Tevis is a bad book by any means....
by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 16, 2021 | And Ampersand
What does your name mean to you? I’ve long been fascinated by the naming of things, by the etymology of words, how they’re used now and have been used over time. But nothing gets me quite like the names we give ourselves. Or, perhaps more aptly, the names...
by Ryan R. Campbell | Feb 15, 2021 | Book Review
If you’ve recommended me a book this year, first of all—thank you. Second of all, thank you. Isabel Allende’s A Long Petal of the Sea was recommended to me by author and fellow WWA board member Silvia Acevedo, and I’m so grateful...