- Culture
- 25 Sep 25
Katriona O'Sullivan to publish new memoir HUNGRY next year
Katriona O'Sullivan's sophomore novel is set to release on April 23, 2026.
Author Katriona O’Sullivan is set to publish her new memoir Hungry: A Biography of My Body on April 23, 2026.
The memoir explores O’Sullivan’s experiences growing up in poverty in Coventry, addressing themes of abuse, addiction, motherhood, and recovery. HUNGRY examines how poverty, gender, and body image shape identity, and the broader social pressures placed on women.
Poor, released in 2023, debuted at #1 on the Irish Non-Fiction bestseller list, winning Biography of the Year at the Irish Book Awards.
O'Sullivan shared her journey from being an early school leaver to graduating with a PhD from Trinity College Dublin. She now is a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Maynooth University and advocates for equality in education.
“HUNGRY is my body’s story: it chronicles the things that have been done to my body, good and bad,” O’Sullivan says. “It’s my story of surgeries, diets, and messed up relationships and the things I have done to try to heal my body. While we are all trying to shrink ourselves, some women—especially hurt women—are going to extreme lengths to silence the shame of having a female body in a world where it isn't safe to have one."
HUNGRY is available to preorder now.
