71: Exciting Times, with Naoise Dolan

The Brit Lit Podcast

Today, we hear from Naoise Dolan, who’s an Irish author and the writer of the Women’s Prize longlisted novel Exciting Times. She and I talked about cultural and literary differences between the UK, the US, and Ireland, what we both think about the idea of “likeable” characters, some great Irish authors, and more.

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Books Mentioned on the Podcast:

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Exciting Times, by Naoise Dolan

Grown Ups, by Marian Keyes

Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling, by Emer McLysaght and Sarah Breen

A Room Called Earth, by Madeline Ryan

Aftershocks, by Nadia Owusu

A Lonely Girl Is a Dangerous Thing, by Jessie Yu

The Road Trip, by Beth O'Leary

I Belong Here, by Anita Sethi

The Adventure of Miss Barbara Pym, by Paul Byrne

Last Night, by Mhairi McFarlane

A Trip of One's Own, by Kate Wills

The End of Men, by Christina Sweeney-Baird

The Wife Who Got a Life, by Tracy Bloom

Unscripted, by Claire Handscombe

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