Madeleine Ryan

Madeleine Ryan (born 9 December 1988) is an Australian novelist and filmmaker. She is known for her novels A Room Called Earth (2020) and The Knowing (2025).

Early life
Ryan was born in Melbourne, Australia to film and television critics. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in English Literature and Creative Writing.

Career
Ryan's articles and essays have appeared in The New York Times, Vogue, SBS, The Daily Telegraph, The Sydney Morning Herald, VICE, Bustle, and Lenny Letter.

Ryan's debut novel A Room Called Earth was published in 2020 by Penguin Press in the US and Canada and by Scribe in the U.K. and Commonwealth.

Her second novel, The Knowing, will be published by Scribe in 2025.