Doom Painting: A.K. Blakemore in Conversation with Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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Acclaimed author A.K. Blakemore is welcomed to Foyles to discuss her latest and most ambitious novel to date with Kiran Millwood Hargrave The sixteen days of the Peasant's Revolt, when new versions of England were born under the charismatic leader Wat Tyler, brought to life in a dazzlingly inventive novel by the author of The Manningtree Witches. A. K. Blakemore's thrilling retelling of the Peasants' Revolt renders it a definitive moment in British history. A.K. BLAKEMORE ’s The Manningtree Witches won the Desmond Elliott Prize, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award, and was a Waterstones Book of the Month. Her second novel The Glutton was shortlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize. She is the author of two full-length collections of poetry and has also translated the work of Sichuanese poet Yu Yoyo. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian , the London Review of Books , Poetry and the Poetry Review among other publications. Kiran Millwood Hargrave is a multi-award-winning, internationally bestselling novelist. She is the author of instant Sunday Times bestseller The Mercies which was named an NYT Best Book of the Year. Her book The Dance Tree , was shortlisted for the HWA Gold Crown Award, and picked for the BBC Two Between the Covers Book Club. Her bestselling works for children are published in over thirty languages. Kiran's recent novel Almost Life , was published in March by Picador. The discussion will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.