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Tom Ryan is the award-winning author of six books for children and teens. His debut novel, Way To Go, was published in 2012 with Orca, and was a nominee for the OLA White Pine Award, and made the 2013 ALA Rainbow List, as well as YALSA’s 2013 Quick Picks, with positive reviews from Publishers Weekly, Quill & Quire, and VOYA. His follow-up, Tag Along, received numerous glowing reviews from Kirkus, VOYA, and School Library Journal, and was nominated for a number of distinctions, including CCBC’s (Canadian Children’s Books Council) Best Books and the 2013 ALA Rainbow List, and was also a nominee for the OLA White Pine Award and the Stellar Award. Tom was born and raised in Inverness, Nova Scotia, and currently lives in Halifax with his husband Andrew and their awesome dog.
Awards: ITW (2020) see all
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Cozy Mystery, Mystery
New and upcoming books
Series
Treasure Hunters Club Mystery
1. The Treasure Hunters Club (2024)
2. Return to Breakneck Island (2026)
1. The Treasure Hunters Club (2024)
2. Return to Breakneck Island (2026)
Novels
Way to Go (2012)
Tag Along (2013)
Totally Unrelated (2013)
Big Time (2014)
Pop Quiz (2017)
Keep This to Yourself (2019)
I Hope You're Listening (2020)
When You Get the Chance (2021) (with Robin Stevenson)
We Had a Hunch (2025)
Tag Along (2013)
Totally Unrelated (2013)
Big Time (2014)
Pop Quiz (2017)
Keep This to Yourself (2019)
I Hope You're Listening (2020)
When You Get the Chance (2021) (with Robin Stevenson)
We Had a Hunch (2025)
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Tom Ryan recommends
Revenge Plot (2026)
Stephanie Wrobel
"An elegantly deceptive Mobius strip of a thriller, Revenge Plot is two books in one, weaving in and around each other through a dazzling series of cunning, perfectly executed twists. By the time readers reach the final page, they'll wonder whether they've truly arrived at the end - or been unwittingly returned to the beginning. It's been a long time since a thriller left me this delightfully disoriented."
The Disaster Gay Detective Agency (2026)
Lev AC Rosen
"A murder, a missing hottie, and one extremely active group chat? Sign me up! The Disaster Gay Detective Agency is hilarious, surprising and fast-paced, with the most loveable and chaotic friend group I've read in a long time. A winner in every way!"
The Only Light Left Burning (2024)
(All That's Left in the World Duology, book 2)
Erik J Brown
"A timeless love story that could not be more appropriate for this moment, All That's Left in the World is a thrilling, heartfelt, and beautifully written debut."
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