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Born and raised in Minnesota, he now lives in California with his family..
His debut, Kitchens of the Great Midwest, won the American Booksellers Association Indies Choice Award for Adult Debut Book of the Year.
His writing has appeared in The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, Granta, The Rumpus, and the Los Angeles Review of Books .
Ryan Stradal is the author of New York Times bestseller Kitchens of the Great Midwest and national bestseller The Lager Queen of Minnesota .
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