What to Read While We Wait for Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

City lights and an unrelenting heatwave set the scene for this swirl of characters — all on the verge — in this dazzling new novel perfect for fans of Naoise Dolan and Caroline O’Donoghue.

Coco Mellors gives us a glittering, funny and relatable debut about being young (and not so young) and trying to make sense of it all in New York City. Centering on an unlikely marriage and the people caught in its orbit, Cleopatra and Frankenstein is a romp through the underbelly of the Downtown Manhattan elite.

This funny, incisive, and poignant debut novel about the relationships formed during that turbulent, transitory time in one’s early twenties, and how they continue to echo throughout our lives is perfect for fans of Sally Rooney and Naoise Dolan.

Woven with layers, from the love affair at its surface to the enthralling depths of what it means to be alive, Green Dot is rich, meaningful and hilarious. With a messy narrator who you are guaranteed to love, this is the kind of story that sets itself apart.

This quiet, intimate novel about the young inhabitants of Belfast is a poignant examination of friendship, faith, grief and young love, sure to appeal to fans of Sally Rooney, Naoise Dolan, and Monica Heisey.

A love triangle with a complex woman at its center, Exciting Times is both an ode to the messiness of modern love and the commitment, as well as an examination of internet rabbit holes, jealousy and capitalism.

We love Dolly Alderton’s quick wit and wry humor, and Ghosts is the wickedly wonderful fiction debut that keeps us coming back for more. Looking for more Dolly? Check out her other bestsellers, Everything I Know About Love and Good Material.