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J. Ryan Stradal
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Read Mary Ann Grossmann's story about J. Ryan and his debut novel Kitchens of the Great Midwest.
“He has been a producer for reality television shows, such as ‘Ice Road Truckers,’ and edited or produced shows for VH1, MTV, ABC, Fox, A&E, Discovery and History. He edits the fiction section of the Nervous Breakdown, an online magazine featuring emerging writers and poets.
Although Stradal can cook — he made a chicken-wild rice hotdish recently — he most enjoys wine. Interesting pairings show up at several places in his novel.”