Joseph O'Connor

Joseph O'Connor was born in Dublin. His latest novel My Father's House, published in January 2023, became an instant bestseller, described by the Sunday Times as 'a spectacular, thrilling novel' and by the Observer as 'a literary thriller of the highest order'. Previous books include the novels Cowboys and Indians, Desperadoes, The Salesman, Inishowen, Ghost Light, Redemption Falls, The Thrill of it All and Shadowplay (Irish Novel of the Year Award 2019, Costa Novel Award shortlist). He has also written stage plays, screenplays, short stories, and radio diaries. His novel Star of the Sea became an international bestseller, winning an American Library Association Award, France's Prix Millepages, Italy's Premio Acerbi, and the Prix Zepter for European Novel of the Year. Among his nonfiction books is Sweet Liberty: Travels in Irish America. He has been a Cullman Research Fellow at the New York Public Library and Visiting Professor of Creative Writing at Baruch College, City University of New York. He is McCourt Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Limerick, Ireland.