I’m Emma Gannon, the Sunday Times bestselling author of eight books & currently a judge for the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.

I’m the award-winning former host of the no. 1 creative careers podcast in the UK, Ctrl Alt Delete, which amassed 15+ million downloads between 2016-2023. My newsletter, The Hyphen, is one of the most popular Substack newsletters in the UK delivering weekly emails on wellbeing, creativity, travel & culture.

My debut novel OLIVE was longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award. My second novel TABLE FOR ONE is out now. The Times said it was written “with insight and compassion.” My writing has appeared in Condé Nast Traveller, The Guardian, ELLE, Vanity Fair, New York Magazine and more.

You can listen to me discuss my work on BBC Woman’s Hour, Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place, Annie Macmanus’s Changes, or the official Waterstones podcast.

I am currently "one of the most popular UK novelist​s on Substack" ​according to The Bookseller magazine—and The Times recently called me “something of a pioneer” with my early business-focused podcast and Substack.

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“If you’re British and of a certain age, Emma Gannon will need no introduction. She is the Elizabeth Gilbert of the millennial age.” — Farrah Storr, Head of Writer Partnerships, Substack


“Read [Emma], explore her world and the world at large through her eyes. Hers is a journey well worth taking.” — 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, author of Four Thousand Weeks