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Writer talk: April Doyle
Sun, 17 Nov
|Rochester Library
In a near future, pollinators are going extinct. April Doyle's debut novel "Hive" is a 'chillingly plausible vision of the future'.
Time & Location
17 Nov 2024, 14:00 – 15:00
Rochester Library, Community Hub Rochester, Eastgate, Rochester ME1 1EW, UK
About the event
WRITER TALK: APRIL DOYLE
April Doyle
April Doyle is a writer, tutor and editor who lives in rural Kent. She has been teaching creative writing since 2012. Her short story Elsewhere was published in an anthology Tales From Elsewhere in 2016. Her short story Rise on the Wings was longlisted for the 2019 Mslexia Short Story competition. Hive was shortlisted for the 2019 Exeter Novel Prize.
Hive "April Doyle's hugely accomplished debut novel skilfully folds contemporary concerns into a longstanding tradition of British eco-SF. Its exploration of climate change, loss of biodiversity, social collapse and predatory capitalism feels all too relevant to today's readership, but seasoned readers will also see echoes previous generations of British writers like John Wyndham and, especially, John Christopher." - Battlecat Press Reviews