Dan Sheehan

Dan Sheehan is the author of Restless Souls (Ig Publishing, April 2018), which Publishers Weekly called "a stunning and moving debut [that] explores the weight of trauma and the complicated contours of male friendship." His writing has appeared in The Irish Times, The Los Angeles Review of Books, Guernica, TriQuarterly, Words Without Borders, and Electric Literature, among others. A native of Dublin, he now lives with his wife in in New York, where he is an editor at Lit Hub.

Restless Souls

An excerpt from the novel by Dan Sheehan March 5, 2018
Another horrendous silence descends. Baz’s eyes are screaming at me. This, just this simple social awkwardness, is his nightmare. I’ve seen him all but pass out in similar circumstances.

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

By and July 20, 2017
Téa Obreht and Dan Sheehan consider the finest on-camera smooches.

Cities of the Future: Those Who Stay

By June 15, 2016

The government will finally run out of excuses and be forced to hold a referendum on repealing the Eighth Amendment, also known as the constitutional ban on abortion. Despite all the progress we’ve made, a woman’s right to choose still represents a Brave New World for Ireland, and many will fight tooth and nail to maintain its continuing inaccessibility.