“Despite winning several awards, the 62-year-old Ryan was virtually unheard of before her appointment as laureate. A resident of Fairfax, Calif., she described herself in a recent interview with The Associated Press as a “modern hermit.”
“Despite winning several awards, the 62-year-old Ryan was virtually unheard of before her appointment as laureate. A resident of Fairfax, Calif., she described herself in a recent interview with The Associated Press as a “modern hermit.”