Fiona Scarlett has just been announced as the author to watch! The Dublin born author’s most recent publication, Boys Don’t Cry, exploring grief, and masculinity, woven within a background plot of gangland crime is regarded as one of this year’s standout debuts. Lyrical, and heart-breaking, the story is told with real grit and intimacy, as we meet Finn and Joe, living with their parents in a Dublin tower block, each facing their own challenges.

‘I can’t remember ever reading anything so moving’

Marian Keyes