Author
Annmarie’s Books
The Happy Closet
The Happy Medium
I’m Annmarie O’Connor — bestselling author, journalist, and keynote speaker. My work explores how meaning, identity, and selfhood evolve after disruption — whether personal, cultural, or bodily — and how we navigate uncertainty with honesty and presence. I draw on lived experience of early-onset Parkinson’s alongside two decades in media and publishing to offer talks that help audiences think deeply, reflect, and lead with clarity when nothing is tidy or certain.
WHAT I OFFER
WRITING
I’m an author and journalist with two decades of experience across print, digital, and broadcast media. My work explores identity, taste, illness, creativity, and midlife — often at the point where personal experience intersects with wider cultural questions.
I write essays, reported features, and books that are thoughtful, rigorous, and grounded in lived reality rather than trend or opinion.
SPEAKING
I speak from lived experience of illness, identity, and uncertainty. Drawing on life with Parkinson’s and a career in media and publishing, my talks explore the “messy middle” — the spaces we avoid, but need most. Audiences leave with language, perspective, and a deeper capacity to listen and lead. Best fit? Conferences, organisations, and institutions seeking depth, nuance, and meaningful engagement.