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Alex Ritany

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Born

Canada

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https://www.aritany.com/

Genre

Young Adult, Gay and Lesbian, Contemporary

Member Since

August 2019

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Alex is a Canadian artist, musician, and YA author of DEAD GIRLS DON’T SAY SORRY, I WISH YOU WOULDN’T, MAYBE TOMORROW I'LL KNOW, and ALL THE WAY HOME. When they’re not at the keyboard, you can find them hosting tabletop game night, working on illustrations, or at their other keyboard composing music.

Alex’s love of art, music, and the western Canadian landscape regularly spills into their writing, which tends to feature complex friendships, twisty romances, and explorations of queerness. They live in Calgary with their roommate, cat, and dice collection. ...more

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Average rating: 3.82 · 708 ratings · 219 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	Dead Girls Don't Say Sorry 3.64 avg rating — 476 ratings — published 2024 — 8 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
	Maybe Tomorrow I'll Know 4.11 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2026 — 4 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
	All the Way Home 4.25 avg rating — 48 ratings — expected publication 2026 — 3 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 Wish You Wouldn't 4.68 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2024 — 5 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
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Alex Ritany wants to read In Their Eyes by Simon F. Godin (Goodreads Author)	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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this book made my editor call me devious, an evil mastermind, and a conniving trickster
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guys, listen. author here. this book was my last shot-in-the-dark passion project and it changed my life. that it exists in the world at all is already beating the odds i gave a time loop story about gender, and i am so grateful for the opportunity t ...more
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Alex Ritany liked pía's review of Paradise Rot: "i love religious blasphemy and plant imagery as much as the next person, but it could have been weirder. not only could, but should have been weirder."
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guys, listen. author here. this book was my last shot-in-the-dark passion project and it changed my life. that it exists in the world at all is already beating the odds i gave a time loop story about gender, and i am so grateful for the opportunity t ...more
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