Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin Books In Order

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin is a published Irish author.

She lives and writes in Edinburgh. Niamh’s debut novel is titled Ordinary Saints and is worth checking out if you’re in the market for a new read!

Fierce Salvage: A Queer Words Anthology is a 2025 work by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin and many other writers. Readers who have been wanting something and interesting to read will be happy to pick up a copy of this work which features the talents of many different authors, so it’s like getting a sampler platter of all your favorite appetizers only in word format.

There’s something here for everyone and if you’re a fan or part of the queer community then you might find this book all the more engaging. There are so many stories to pick from and some or all of them are guaranteed to strike your fancy.

There’s the hand-selected crew of lesbians who get on the Caledonian Sleeper on its way to Glasgow. Then in another story a couple deals with gender roles when their flat inventory also features a brand new baby. Then there’s a young man whose world is getting bigger with possibility in Barcelona while lust combines with celebrity and faith.

Interesting and provocative, curious and daring, this collection of stories stimulates the imagination while also scratching that sweet spot that sometimes only fiction can reach. Sometimes local and sometimes of another world, this is a collection of stories and poems that shows a picture of the queer community in Scotland as well as its writing scene, showing a variety of experiences that keep the community together that readers won’t want to miss.

This collection features writing by Adi Novak, Colin Herd, Ely Percy, Eve Brandon, Heather Parry, Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin, River McAskill, Pernina Jacobs, Shona Floate, and so many more. Check out all of these writers and what they have to say by getting a copy of Fierce Salvage for yourself!

Ordinary Saints is a 2025 novel by Niamh Ni Mhaoileoin. This is the type of debut novel that readers will not want to miss out on. Arresting and interesting beyond all measure, there is a reason why this book was shortlisted for the Women’s Prize Discoveries Award!

It also looks more into themes of grief, family, queer identity, and the legacy that the Catholic Church has left in Ireland. If these are interesting themes to you, check out this book and see what you think.

Jay sometimes thinks about what she would say to people. She would ask them if they could imagine her being there in Saint Peter’s Square in the front row as the lesbian sister of an actual saint.

Jay grew up in a devout household in Ireland and today resides in London. She lives there with her girlfriend and wants to live there in the day to day, residing in the moment. She’s not too interested in thinking about the past or the future too much and prefers to just take the day as it comes.

Then she finds out some news about her older brother that makes her head spin. She loved her older brother, and he passed away in a terrible accident. Then she finds out that he might be made into a Catholic Saint. She starts to realize that she’s going to have to confront her family and take on her childhood and herself in the process.

Sometimes we think that we’ve moved on from things, and something comes along to stir it all up. Jay thought that she had processed everything that she went through, but now she’s wondering if there is still more to be done.

This novel was inspired by the devout upbringing that the author actually had and is a brilliant debut from a new voice in fiction that readers have to experience for themselves. In this book, Mhaoileoin asks who decides how we are remembered and who we will become in the future and goes into themes of identity, family, religion, and more. Get a copy of this book to follow along with every word!