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Ryan G.

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About Me

I've written two novels: Roo Kickkick & the Big Bad Blimp (Sceptre, UK) and Kung Fu High School (Sceptre, UK/Harcourt: Harvest, USA); the latter of which had its film rights picked up by The Weinstein Company. I am the mostly proud owner of a Masters degree from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, Norfolk, England. During the school year, I teach Creative Writing rather poorly at Chapman University in Orange, CA. On occassion, I write for .ISM Magazine .

For more information, stop by ryangattis.net .

My Interests

Sushi, Tacos Mariscos, Tea, Chinatown Soccer Club, The Denver Broncos, and Norwich City Football Club (OTBC!).

I'd like to meet:

Tom Waits. People that support their local poets.

Music:

Julia Biel , Carla Bruni, Utada Hikaru, Sage Francis, Buddy Wakefield, Johnny Cash, Buck Owens, and Wayne Newton.

Movies:

Chan Wook Park, Hirokazu Koreeda, Michael Haneke, Gaspar Noe, Yoji Yamada, Akira Kurosawa, Jane Campion, Lars von Trier, Terry Gilliam, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Kon Ichikawa, John Woo, Hayao Miyazaki, Wes Anderson, Alfred Hitchcock, and Howard Hawks.

Books:

Elizabeth Tallent, David Mitchell, Douglas Cowie, Raymond Chandler, John Fante, Mindy Nettifee and Peter Sutherland . For something more comprehensive, feel free to browse my digital library .

My Blog

Midnight Eye

A new Miike Takashi film premiering in Venice is always a good reason to check out one of the best film sites around.
Posted by Ryan G. on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:28:00 PST

LibraryThing

It's a blazingly simple idea to catalogue one's books online, but LibraryThing actually gave us the means to do it. Not only does this cleanly designed site appeal to my benign addiction to lists, bu...
Posted by Ryan G. on Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:29:00 PST

OC Metro's "40 under 40"

Cover story from the April 26th issue.
Posted by Ryan G. on Thu, 17 May 2007 09:09:00 PST

Website Updated.

Check it out @ RyanGattis.net.
Posted by Ryan G. on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 09:32:00 PST

MySpace Reactivated.

After a long hiatus, my MySpace page is back online.
Posted by Ryan G. on Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:18:00 PST