{"id":2929,"date":"2023-08-04T16:40:40","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T15:40:40","guid":{"rendered":".\/\/?p=2929"},"modified":"2023-11-02T16:57:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T16:57:03","slug":"sin-blache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":".\/\/sin-blache\/","title":{"rendered":"Sin Blach\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019re delighted to announce a new pair of Online Guests for 2023! Sin Blach\u00e9 and <a href=\".\/\/helen-macdonald\/\">Helen Macdonald<\/a> are the co-authors of <em>Prophet<\/em>, an upcoming novel from Vintage (Penguin Random House UK). The novel is Blach\u00e9\u2019s debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sin Blach\u00e9<\/strong> (she\/they) is a Black Irish musician and author. They have been writing horror and sci-fi stories all their life, only recently finding a vulnerable freedom in non-fiction essay writing. Prophet is her first novel. She lives in the North West of Ireland and can be found obsessing over obscure folk instruments, becoming a reluctant saviour to feral cats, and playing too many video games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find her at<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Linktree: <a href=\"https:\/\/linktr.ee\/sinblache\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/linktr.ee\/sinblache<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Read Prophet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>YOUR HAPPIEST MEMORY IS THEIR DEADLIEST WEAPON.<\/strong><br><strong>THIS IS PROPHET.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It knows when you were happiest. It gives life to your fondest memories and uses them to destroy you. But who has created it? 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