Sophie White (born 1985) is an Irish author, journalist and podcaster. She is the co-host of the podcasts Mother of Pod and The Creep Dive.

Early life

White is from Dublin and studied Sculpture at National College of Art and Design. [1] She is the daughter of Sunday Independent columnist and features editor Mary O'Sullivan and Kevin Linehan, who was head of entertainment for RTÉ.[2] White's writing deals with themes of motherhood, mental illness, addiction and feminism.[3] She has spoken about how taking a pill at Electric Picnic in 2007 triggered a significant psychological episode [4][5] and how she was committed to the St John of God facility in Dublin. [2]

Podcasting

White co-hosts Mother of Pod with Jen O'Dwyer, which takes a candid and irreverent look at motherhood[6] and The Creep Dive, which takes an in-depth look at the stories behind a provocative "clickbait" headline.[7]

Awards

Corpsing was nominated for an Irish Book Award and the Michel Déon Prize for non-fiction. Where I End won the Shirley Jackson Award for best novel of 2022. [1]

List of novels and memoirs

Recipes for a Nervous Breakdown (Gill, 2016)

Filter This (Hachette, 2019)

Unfiltered (Hachette, 2020)

Corpsing (Tramp Press, 2021)

The Snag List (Hachette, 2022)

Where I End (Tramp Press, 2022)

My Hot Friend (Hachette, 2023)

References

  1. 1 2 "About". Sophie White. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. 1 2 Coffey, Edel (2022-04-23). "Sophie White: I said yes to every bit of work, no matter what. I ended up in St John of Gods". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. ↑ GLOSS, THE (2021-05-04). "Writer's Block with Sophie White". The Gloss Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. ↑ Ryan, Cathal (2023-02-25). "Viewers praise Tommy Tiernan guest for 'honest' interview about mental health". Irish Mirror. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ↑ "'One pill and I went mad': How Sophie White's nervous breakdown started at the Electric Picnic". Independent.ie. 2016-09-12. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  6. ↑ "INCOMING". Business Post. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  7. ↑ "Podcast of the week: The Creep Dive". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
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