About ROBYN RYLE
Robyn Ryle is a writer of fiction and nonfiction. Her linked short story collection, Sex of the Midwest, received a Kirkus starred review and will be published in Fall 2025 with Galiot Press.
She’s the author of two award-winning nonfiction books–She/He/They/Me and Throw Like a Girl, Cheer Like a Boy.
She’s also written a young adult novel about a girls basketball team who challenges the boys to a game, Fair Game.
Robyn is a full professor of sociology and gender studies at Hanover College. She has also written a sociology of gender textbook, Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration, in its 5th edition.
She lives in Madison, Indiana, in a 200-year-old house with her husband and two aging cats.
Kirkus starred review!
SEX OF THE MIDWEST
A mysterious email arrives in the inboxes of the residents of a small, Indiana town, setting off a chain reaction in the lives of its residents.
Olive Kitteridge meets The Secret Lives of Church Ladies in this linked short story collection about the residents of a small town who reckon with the complexities and delights of community.
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A classic tale of boys vs. girls
FAIR GAME
A girls' basketball team challenges the boys to a high-stakes game, putting their friendships and futures on the line.
Fed up with getting less money and attention than the boys, despite their winning record, a girls’ basketball team challenges the boys to a high-stakes game, putting their seasons, their futures and three cherished friendships on the line.
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2020 Stonewall Book Awards Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Honor Award Recipient
SHE/HE/THEY/ME:
An Interactive Guide to the Gender Binary
If you’ve ever questioned the logic of basing an entire identity around what you have between your legs, it’s time to embark on a daring escape outside of the binary box…
