The Knowing

‘Soul medicine for the smartphone weary. Modern-day fears and eternal longings are fashioned into an astonishing, one-of-a-kind literary bouquet. Timely. Unflinching. Life-affirming. Brilliant.’

-- Matthew Quick, New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook and We Are the Light

Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘As an autistic woman, I rarely see myself in novels, let alone ones that are by us and for us. A Room Called Earth spoke to me on every page.’

-- Naoise Dolan, author of Exciting Times

Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘Extraordinary … The dazzling directness of her prose opens thrilling new doors into the female experience of the sexual, spiritual, and social worlds … The smart, magical voice Madeleine Ryan has found in A Room Called Earth is unlike anything else you’ll find this year.’

-- Helen Brown * The Independent *

Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘A Room Called Earth is visceral and voluptuous … The book is a quiet celebration of holding dear to the space within yourself and if you look beyond your skin, how earth itself can bring comfort and wonder.’

-- Thuy On * The Sydney Morning Herald *

Praise for A Room Called Earth:

‘Instead of keeping us at arm’s length, Ryan’s narrator allows us to loiter in her brain the entire time, with no feelings or thoughts off-limits. What unfolds is an act of radical generosity. It’s less unfiltered stream of consciousness and more a continuous hum of deeply flawed, compassionate, curious, unpredictable thoughts that reveal a neurodivergent worldview.’

-- Nathania Gilson * The Saturday Pap