Noelle McCarthy is an award winning writer and podcast maker. Her first book, a memoir called Grand: Becoming My Mother's Daughter is currently a finalist in the Ockham NZ Book Awards. It was described as "A stunning reckoning with demons" by Diana Wichtel, "Perfect" by Meg Mason and "Courageous and searingly honest, deserving of its wide readership" by Dame Fiona Kidman. Noelle lives in the Wairarapa with her husband and daughter.