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Aidan Ryan

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in Buffalo, NY, The United States

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Aidan Ryan is the author of I Am Here You Are Not I Love You: Andrew Topolski, Cindy Suffoletto, and Their Life in the Arts. A writer, publisher, and filmmaker, his nonfiction and cultural criticism have appeared in the Millions, Public Books, Humanities, White Review, Colorado Review, Annulet, and Brink and he has been anthologized in Best New Poets 2019, Conversations with George Saunders, and Silo City Reading Series. He is a cofounder of Foundlings Press, senior editor at Traffic East Magazine, and literary curator at Artpark. Ryan lives in Buffalo, New York.

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Average rating: 4.81 · 26 ratings · 5 reviews · 11 distinct works

	Constant Stranger: After Frank Stanford by Aidan Ryan (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Max Crinnin (Editor) 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Quarks, Sparks and Quantum Mysteries: A Cosmic Guide to the Building Blocks of Our Universe by Lisa Harvey-Smith, Aidan Ryan (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2025 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	I Am Here You Are Not I Love You: Andrew Topolski, Cindy Suffoletto, and Their Life in the Arts 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Organizing Isolation: Half-Lives of Love at Long Distance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foundlings Vol. I by Max Crinnin (Editor-in-Chief), Justin Karcher (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Aidan Ryan (Goodreads Author) (Managing Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foundlings Vol. II by Foundlings (Editors), Don Berger (Contributor), Gerry Crinnin (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Foundlings Vol. III by Foundlings (Editors), Dexter Romweber (Contributor), Gerry LaFemina (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Constant Stranger: After Frank Stanford by Max Crinnin (Editor), Aidan Ryan (Goodreads Author), Terrance Hayes (Contributor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Atenas Guía de viaje 2025: Explorando ruinas antiguas, barrios vibrantes, joyas ocultas y excursiones inolvidables en Grecia. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A History of Western Philosophy

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Aidan Ryan and 1 other person liked Joblio's review of I Am Here You Are Not I Love You: Andrew Topolski, Cindy Suffoletto, and Their Life in the Arts: "This is one of those books that educated this reader on many levels. I knew practically nothing about Andy and Cindy, and even less about Buffalo, NY, and its rich artistic history, before reading this gem. The author introduces us to Andy and Cindy," Read more of this review »
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