Naoise Dolan is a queer and autistic Irish writer born in Dublin. She is known for her acclaimed novels, Exciting Times (2020) and The Happy Couple (2023). Dolan completed her English degree from Trinity College Dublin in 2016 and pursued a Master's Degree in Victorian Literature from Oxford University. Her debut novel, Exciting Times, had an excerpt published in The Stinging Fly by Sally Rooney and achieved the status of a Sunday Times bestseller.