Rónán Hession

Rónán Hession is an Irish writer and musician based in Dublin. His debut novel Leonard and Hungry Paul, was published by Bluemoose Books in 2019. It was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, the An Post Irish Book Awards, the British Book Awards, the Books Are My Bag Awards, the Dalkey Literary Prize, the McKitterick Prize, and was longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize. Leonard and Hungry Paul was selected by Dublin City Council as the 2021 One Dublin One Book. It was also chosen by the Sunday Times and the Irish Times as one of the 50 Great Irish Novels of the 21st Century. It is currently being adapted for a six-part BBC series. Ronán’s second novel Panenka, was published in May 2021. It was shortlisted for Novel of the Year at the An Post Irish Book Awards and the Books Are My Bag Fiction prize. His third novel, Ghost Mountain, was published in May 2024 to critical acclaim. It was a Book of the Year in Review 31 and The Irish Independent.