Heather O'Neill

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Heather O'Neill's debut novel, Lullabies for Little Criminals, was a finalist for a Governor General's Literary Award and won Canada Reads 2007. The Montreal-based writer was the first back-to-back finalist for the Scotiabank Giller Prize: her novel The Girl Who Was Saturday Night was a finalist in 2014 and her short story collection Daydreams of Angels was a finalist in 2015. Her latest books are the novel The Lonely Hearts Hotel and the nonfiction book Wisdom in Nonsense. 

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Books by Heather O'Neill

Interviews with Heather O'Neill

Out In The Open4:44Author Heather O'Neill on the sting of 'white trash'

The award-winning Canadian author reflects on the label of ‘white trash.’

Q11:17Heather O'Neill on how society still limits women's identities

Celebrated Montreal writer Heather O'Neill on how gendered expectations limit the lives of young women, and why she thinks it's time to lift the protective gauze off girlhood.

The Next Chapter16:20Heather O'Neill on "Wisdom in Nonsense: Invaluable Lessons from My Father"

Novelist Heather O'Neill on her book "Wisdom in Nonsense," about how her father's offbeat advice helped shape her as a writer.