Nurse Sugar Launches Memoir Revealing Her Hidden Past

WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA, UNITED STATES, November 3, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- The event, titled "An Evening With Sugar," was an invitation-only celebration that brought together a select group of guests to hear Sugar's story in person.

Born in a one-room home in Ibadan, Nigeria, Sugar immigrated to the United States in January 2014 with no winter coat and a plan. She enlisted in the U.S. Navy, became a citizen at her boot camp graduation, and used her service to put herself through nursing school. She passed the NCLEX in July 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, working as a nurse on COVID, neurology, and cardiac units in hospitals across Texas.

Sugar's journey was not without challenges. In nursing school, she failed one exam but taught herself how to study and wrote her own notes to get through. During the pandemic, she began sharing these notes with students online, and the demand turned them into The Ultimate Nursing School Study Guide, which sold out its first print run in under 30 minutes at a midnight launch she ran from a hospital break room. The guide has since sold more than 20,000 copies, anchoring a nursing-education brand that has served more than 20,000 students and a devoted online community. In 2023, she left the bedside to run her company full-time.

Sugar's story has already drawn wide attention. Sugar spoke about her memoir, her journey, and the story behind the woman the world sees today, followed by an audience Q&A. DJ Obieezy closed the night as guests celebrated on the dance floor.

The Numbered Limited Collector's Edition ($99, free U.S. shipping) is available only at mylifeassugar.com/memoir. The Hardcover ($39.99) and the Paperback ($34.99, 682 pages) are available from October 29, 2026, on Amazon and at Barnes & Noble. The Kindle ebook ($12.99) is also available.

Sugar Ventures LLC, based in Plano, Texas, is the company of Olubukola "Sugar" Akinpelu and the publisher of My Life as Sugar.