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Polluted Sex (Influx Press, April) by Lauren Foley is fearless in its depiction of women's bodies and sexuality, offering an unflinching view of Irish girl- and womanhood. None of This Is Serious (Canongate, April) by Catherine Prasifka, Sally Rooney's sister-in-law, finds Sophie feeling left behind as Dublin student life is ending and her friends seem to have everything figured out. In The Quiet Whispers Never Stop (John Murray, April) by Olivia Fitzsimons, a mother and, years later, her daughter plot to escape the stultifying, troubled North. In The Truth Will Out (Orion, March) by Rosemary Hennigan, an actor lands the leading role in a hugely successful but controversial play based on the true story of a mysterious death. How to Gut a Fish by Sheila Armstrong (Bloomsbury, February) is said to be a dazzling and disquieting collection of stories, its praises sung loudly by Roddy Doyle, Claire Fuller and Jan Carson. Edel Coffey, well known as an arts journalist and previously as a book publicist, crosses over with her first novel, Breaking Point (Sphere, January), in which a mother goes on trial after leaving her baby in the car on the hottest day of the year. We will look in more detail in subsequent articles at 2022's debut authors but suffice to say that there is a lot to look forward to. Idol (Doubleday, May) by Louise O'Neill interrogates our relationship with our heroes and explores the world of online influencers. They set sail in a small boat, in search of a lonely rock in the ocean, the extraordinary island now known as Skellig Michael.Īgain, Rachel (Penguin, February) by Marian Keyes is the long-awaited sequel to Rachel's Holiday, which was published 25 years ago.

In a time of plague and terror, three men vow to leave the world behind them in Haven (Picador, August) by Emma Donoghue. The Queen of Dirt Island (Transworld, August) by Donal Ryan is a celebration of fierce, loyal love and the powerful stories that bind generations of women together. The Aylward women of Nenagh, Tipperary, are mad about each other, but you wouldn't always think it. And 2022 has something of each for everyone in the audience. A third is the delightful re-emergence of a favourite writer after a long, seemingly fallow period. Another wonderful thing is the regularity with which award-winning maestros return to deliver another banker of a book. One beautiful thing about books is that every year brings a new crop of brilliant writers you might never have heard of the year before.