At the age of seventeen where sexual experiences are like currency exchanged between the boys on the football field, John is trying to soak in all that’s there in his small Irish hometown before going away to college. It’s the summer before the rest of his life...

A heartfelt book for anyone who has ever felt like they didn’t belong...

Jamie is a hermit. Having left school some years ago now, he still can’t shake the identity of the shy kid...

Eva and Jamie are friends. They live in New York. Times are changing.

With descriptions of boiling bones and meat pie recipes that will make your blood run cold, this is not a novel for the faint of heart but..

vulnerable and tender coming-of-age story about a queer boy’s sense of self and his tumultuous dating life as a young man about to go to uni

A triumph of a debut that I expect big things for in the literary prize world. Jennifer Love is one to watch for sure. 

An Irish coming-of-age story with an edge.

The Nude is definitely one to suggest for your next buddy read / book club...

Tom Newlands is an incredible new voice in Scottish literature...

a coming-of-age novel entwined around female rage, sisterhood and obsession

this dizzying, dazzling debut explores what it’s like being a young woman finding herself through her sexuality, body and friendships

Banjo and Finlay haven’t seen each other in three years. Banjo is in another foster placement and despite getting into a fight on his...

This is a deliciously chaotic collection of short stories that capture the essence of the internet generation. Honor Levy’s narrative...

It’s not often you can say ‘I haven’t read anything like this before’ but here it’s true. Nicolas Padamsee has painted a portrait of...

If you loved The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry then do we have the book for you! Jennie Godfrey’s heartwarming debut, The List of...

Dolly Alderton fans will love the debut novel from Madeleine Gray, especially if you adored Good Material! Green Dot follows Hera who is...

This is a fast-paced debut all about love, family, self-understanding and belonging. Recently-engaged couple Audrey and Ben visit...

Written in lyrical prose with features of blackout poetry, this a debut that plays with form to tell the story of three orphaned siblings...

Sunburn is a coming of age, Sapphic romance which will leave you flushed and swooning. Basked within the stifling heat of Crossmore, a...