Naoise Dolan's Exciting Times is an intimate, bracingly intelligent debut novel about a millennial Irish expat who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer.
I so enjoyed reading this book and it's becoming clear that everyone else is loving it, too! It's been listed as a most anticipated book from Vogue; TIME; Elle; O, the Oprah Magazine; Esquire; Harper's Bazaar; PopSugar; Refinery 29; and LitHub.
Marie Claire just named it as their new book club pick. You can read an excerpt on their site here.
Autostraddle included it in their "60 Queer and Feminist Books Coming Your Way in Summer 2020."
Black Bear Pictures, the production company behind The Imitation Game, has optioned the TV rights.
Check out these amazing reviews that have been coming in:
“Volleying dialogue, rich interiority, and perceptive writing on money, politics, and class…A clever and deep novel of sex, connection, and the complexities of self expression.”
—Booklist 
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"Dolan’s preoccupation with power is often couched in humor but always expertly observed. Her elegantly simple writing allows her ideas and musings to shine. A refreshingly wry and insightful debut."
—Kirkus Reviews
"[A] wry, tender debut…. Dolan’s smart, brisk debut works as a charming comedy of manners."
—Publishers Weekly
“Jealousy and obsession, love and late capitalism, sex and the internet all come whirling together in a wry and bracing tale of class and privilege.”
—The New York Times Book Review
"Whipsmart…. A modern love story…Exciting Times is an impressive, cerebral debut written with brio and humour… The observations are keen, heartfelt and delivered in a brutally nonchalant style…. Heralding for sure a new star in Irish writing."
—Irish Times
I discussed the book on our podcast with Meghan Deans, the Senior Marketing Director at Ecco. Listen here: