Kevin Barry, Richard Coles and more: Here are 10 books to read in June

Plus Paloma Faith on motherhood and easy vegan and vegetarian dinner from Rukmini Iyer
Kevin Barry, Richard Coles and more: Here are 10 books to read in June

Some of Denise O'Donoghue's book selections for June

Kevin Barry, the Goldsmiths Prize winning author of Beatlebone at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2019 on October 5, 2019 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)
Kevin Barry, the Goldsmiths Prize winning author of Beatlebone at the Cheltenham Literature Festival 2019 on October 5, 2019 in Cheltenham, England. (Photo by David Levenson/Getty Images)

The Heart in Winter, by Kevin Barry (June 6): Set in the American West of the 1890s, this novel tracks the dangerously forbidden affair between a torrid young balladeer and the wife of a devout and powerful mine captain.

Richard Coles. Picture: Matt Crockett
Richard Coles. Picture: Matt Crockett

Murder at the Monastery, by Reverend Richard Coles (June 6): Canon Daniel Clement's well-planned recovery trip to a monastery turns into another knotty murder investigation in the third instalment in Coles' popular series.

MILF: Motherhood, Identity, Love and F*ckery, by Paloma Faith (June 6): The singer and actress shares her unique take on motherhood and what it means to be a woman in this deep dive into the issues that face women today.

The Midnight Feast, by Lucy Foley (June 6): A Midsummer party at an age-old manor house on the Dorset coast turns deadly in this champagne-fuelled murder mystery.

The Green Cookbook: Easy Vegan & Vegetarian Dinners, by Rukmini Iyer (June 6): 75 new vegetarian and vegan recipes from the author of the beloved Roasting Tin series, this book includes easy weeknight dinners, from 12-minute quick-cook, quick-carb solutions to one-pot 30-minute meals.

Reeling in the Queers, by Páraic Kerrigan (June 7): Marking 50 years of the founding of an LGBTQ rights movement in Ireland, this book explores the lesser-known stories of the fight for LGBTQ rights.

Private Rites, by Julia Armfield (June 11): Three sisters navigating queer love and faith gather to administer their late architect father's estate in this unsettling novel set at the end of the world.

Not in Love, by Ali Hazelwood (June 11): A biotech engineer begins a secret affair with a ruthless businessman intent on a hostile takeover. However, their no-strings-attached fling has a built-in deadline: the day one of their companies will prevail.

The Housemaid Is Watching, by Freida McFadden (June 11): This third instalment in McFadden's psychological crime series finds the narrator-protagonist still running from her past but now with more than ever to lose.

When the Moon Hatched, by Sarah A. Parker (June 13): An imprisoned assassin and a vengeful dragon rider join together in a quest to unravel secrets that could shatter their world in this spectacular romantasy. Together, they seek truths that threaten to unravel everything they knew about their world — and each other.

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