Ry Herman is the author of This Princess Kills Monsters, Love Bites, and Bleeding Hearts. Born in the US, they are now a permanent Scottish resident. Ry is bisexual and genderqueer.

Their upcoming book, This Knight Topples Empires, is a raucous, tongue-in-cheek spin on the Romanian fairy tale "The Girl Who Pretended to Be a Boy". A knight attempts to thwart an invasion only to get caught in a whirlwind of botched disguises, accidental heroics, talking animals with surprisingly strong opinions, and one very inconvenient crush on the most sought-after princess in the land.

Ry has worked at a variety of jobs, including submissions editor, theatre technician, and one job which could best be described as typing the number five all day long. Ry acts and directs, and has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Their hobbies include baking bread, playing tabletop roleplaying games, and reading as many books as humanly possible.