I’m Emma Gannon, a Sunday Times bestselling writer of 9 fiction and non-fiction books, and former judge of the 2025 Women’s Prize.
I’m the author of OLIVE (long-listed for the Dublin Literary Award) andTABLE FOR ONE, a People Magazine ‘Book of the Week’ in the US, and voted ‘Best Books of 2025’ by Apple in the UK. My non-fiction book The Multi-Hyphen Method was a Sunday Times Business Bestseller.
My latest book, A YEAR OF NOTHING, was picked as part of The Observer Book Club and Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place Book Club.
My writing has appeared in Oprah Daily, VOGUE, Condé Nast Traveller, The Sunday Times,The Guardian, ELLE, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine & more.
My newsletter The Hyphen is one of the UK’s most popular Substacks—reaching 80k readers weekly. It was named by The Guardian as one of “15 of the best literary Substacks” and by The Times as “something of a pioneer” for my early podcasting and newsletter.
I also hosted the award-winning podcast Ctrl Alt Delete, the UK’s No. 1 creative careers show, with over 15 million downloads (2016–2023).
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“If you’re British and of a certain age, Emma Gannon will need no introduction.” — Farrah Storr, Head of Substack International
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'Emma Gannon's honesty, open-mindedness, and willingness to be vulnerable lays out a path for her readers to follow.' — Julia Cameron, author of The Artist's Way
“I love Emma Gannon's wise and refreshing perspective on work and building a meaningful life.” — Oliver Burkeman