Louise O’Neill

Louise O’Neill is a bestselling author from Clonakilty, West Cork. Her debut novel, Only Ever Yours, won multiple awards, including the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year and the inaugural YA Book Prize.Her second novel, Asking For It, spent 52 consecutive weeks in the Irish top 10 and was awarded the Michael L. Printz Honor by the American Library Association. She has since published The Surface Breaks, a feminist retelling of The Little Mermaid, which was shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards.

She is also the author of three novels for adults: Almost Love; After the Silence—named Crime Novel of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2020—and Idol, which went straight into the Irish book charts at #1.Her memoir, A Bigger Life, is due for publication in autumn 2026. Whatever Happened to Madeline Stone? is her latest novel and is published by Bantam in April 2026.