Ryan Britt is the author of the essay collection Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and Other Geeky Truths, out from Plume (Penguin Random House) on November 24, 2015. He’s written for the New York Times, Electric Literature, the Awl, VICE, and elsewhere. Ryan was formerly the staff writer for the science fiction web magazine Tor.com, where he remains a contributor. He lives in New York City.