10 new books for April: Marian Keyes, Salman Rushdie, Jan Carson...
Salman Rushdie and Marian Keyes are among the writers releasing new work this month
Every woman Justin dates goes on to find their soul mate the second they break up. When a woman slides into his DMs with the same problem, they decide to date each other and break up to cancel each other's curses out — but soon they’re catching real feelings for each other.
Containing 16 short stories, this collection touches upon the thrill of growing up, the grief when youth is over, first love, mature love, parenthood and loss.
This debut novel is set on a wild and rugged island that artist Nell calls home and a commune of women, the mysterious Inions, who have travelled there from all over the world and who consider it their place of refuge — despite the strange murmurings from within the depths of the island.
Anna Walsh is back in Dublin, living with her parents, and leaps at the chance to solve a PR crisis in the tiny town of Maumtully. But will the appearance of an old love interest derail her plans?
The Booker Prize-winner’s deeply personal account of enduring a brutal attempt on his life in 2022. Here, Rushdie relives the traumatic events of that day and its aftermath.
Following the lives of three generations of women in Ireland who are bound together by a terrible secret from the 1980s that one of them still cannot face.
Two former school friends are forced to spend time together during a storm in this exploration of the changing dynamics of adult friendships.
Fresh from the hype of Netflix’s new One Day adaptation, Nicholls returns with a new love story of first encounters, second chances and finding the way home.
A drink-driving accident leaves his best friend Nudge dead and Danny also discovers he can see ghosts - but only when he's drunk. You may remember Craven from his viral 2020 Twitter thread about working at M&S in Dundrum at Christmas.
The latest romance from Emily Henry, who last week was teasing a possible Paul Mescal/Ayo Edebiri-led adaptation of an earlier novel. Funny Story sees Daphne falling for her ex-fiancé's new fiancée's ex-boyfriend after they become roommates.
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