I write fiction and non-fiction. I’ve been writing about media (books, films, TV, music) professionally for fifteen years. I’ve also been a published essayist and short story writer for twenty years.
As of 2025, I have written three books of nonfiction, which have all been published by Plume/Dutton Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Those books are:
Luke Skywalker Can’t Read and Other Geeky Truths (2015)
PHASERS ON STUN! How the Making and Remaking of Star Trek Changed the World (2022)
THE SPICE MUST FLOW: The Story of Dune, from Cult Novels to Visionary Sci-Fi Movies
I’m currently an editor at Inverse, a writer at Men’s Journal, and a frequent contributor to Den of Geek! I’ve previously been an editor at Fatherly, a staff writer for Reactor (formerly TorDotCom), and have contributed on a freelance basis to Esquire, Vulture, VICE, The New York Times, Decor Maine, and extensively to Star Trek.com. I have also written several SIP print magazines for a360 media, Centennial Media, and others. My short fiction has been published in Soon, Crossed Genres, The Drum, and elsewhere.
I am on Twitter, Instagram, Bluesky, and Facebook. If you need to contact me directly, I am at ryancbritt at gmail dot com. If the message is polite, I will always write back, just perhaps not right away.
If you’re commenting to issue a correction or suggestion to one of my pieces published online, again, I will reply if the message is polite.
Ryan Britt 