Keep This to Yourself features the Catalog Killer, a creepy serial killer. It’s also great to have someone to bounce ideas around with, and come up with a strategy when it’s time to submit a new project. One of the things I’ve enjoyed most about working with an agent is that I don’t have to spend valuable time figuring out contracts! I really don’t enjoy the ‘business’ side of publishing, so I’m happy to have someone on my side who can handle that end of things. At a certain point I decided that I wanted to expand my horizons a bit, so after writing a first draft of KEEP THIS TO YOURSELF I began querying, and signed with Eric Smith relatively quickly. I’ve been publishing in Canada for almost a decade, and it’s not entirely necessary to work with an agent here, so for many years I didn’t. How has this process been different for you? Keep This to Yourself is the first book that you’ve had published with literary agent representation.

And nobody-friends, neighbors, or even the cute stranger with his own connection to the case-is beyond suspicion.Ĭan Mac untangle the truth before the killer strikes again? Now, Mac’s on a mission to solve Connor’s murder once and for all.

Until he discovers a note that Connor left him the night he died-a note hinting he’d found out the killer’s identity and needed Mac’s help. But Mac is starting to accept that he might never find closure… Like everyone else in town, eighteen-year-old Mac Bell has been trying to move on from the tragedy-easier said than done when Mac’s best friend, golden boy Connor Williams, was the final victim. Last summer, a serial killer terrorized the sleepy seaside village of Camera Cove, killing four people before disappearing without a trace.

Tom, his husband and their dog currently divide their time between Toronto and Nova Scotia.Īnd a bit about Tom Ryan’s most recent book (also from his website): He was a 2017 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult Fiction. Two of his young adult novels, Way to Go and Tag Along, were chosen for the ALA Rainbow List, in 20. He has been nominated for the White Pine Award, the Stellar Award and the Hackmatack Award, and two of his books were Junior Library Guild selections. Tom Ryan is the author of several books for young readers. You can read my review of that book here.Ī little bit about Tom Ryan from his website: In continuing my interview series, I have the great pleasure today of doing an interview with Tom Ryan whose most recent book is Keep This To Yourself.

When You Get the Chance by Tom Ryan