Hyatt, Ryan

Ryan Hyatt was born in Tucson in 1976. He was raised in Phoenix, Los Angeles, Chicago and Copenhagen before returning to his hometown and graduating from the University of Arizona in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in history, psychology and creative writing. Ryan spent much of his twenties working as a reporter and columnist for newspapers such as the Apache Junction Independent and Santa Monica Daily Press. His first novel, The Death of Rock 'n' Roll: A Biography of Darrell Breedlove (2007), has been described as a modern western. Currently, Ryan holds a master's degree in special education fr...