Katherine Ryan to Publish New Book First Born Daughter

Award-winning comedian Katherine Ryan is set to return to Blink Publishing this autumn with a brand-new book, First Born Daughter.

You can pre-order today through Amazon or Waterstones.

First Born Daughter explores the psychology and reality of what it means to be a woman, a wife and a daughter today. Filled with Katherine’s outspoken humour and wit, expect home truths, real talk and Katherine’s inimitable honest opinions. The book will delve into family dynamics, women’s rights, parenting, health, ageing and so much more, as Katherine navigates the world we live in today.

Katherine said: ‘I’ve spent a decade being called ‘acerbic’ just for having thoughts in whole sentences. My first book, The Audacity was a blueprint for being too much, but First Born Daughter is for anyone who was born into the role of unpaid family manager or simply suffers from hyper independence as a trauma response. With this second book, I’m leaning even further into the unflinching honesty I’ve become known/celebrated/feared for. It’s part social commentary, part survival guide for daughters, and 100% written while I was probably carrying a refrigerator up some stairs alone. First Born Daughters. We’ve got it.’

Ciara Lloyd said: ‘Katherine is not only a comedy legend but someone who captures the zeitgeist so perfectly in everything she does. I’m thrilled to welcome her back to Blink for First Born Daughter, the book every woman needs to read this autumn!’

Katherine’s debut book The Audacity with Blink went straight into The Sunday Times Bestseller List and received critical acclaim.

First Born Daughter will be published by Blink on 22nd October 2026.