@aprilroach.bsky.social
✍🏾 Spec-fic writer, journalist
📚 Rep: Sara Langham, DHA Books
⭐ Board member, The Lit Platform
⭐ Runner up Commonword Fiction Prize 2018
📚 Rep: Sara Langham, DHA Books
⭐ Board member, The Lit Platform
⭐ Runner up Commonword Fiction Prize 2018
FINALLY went to see the Kerry James Marshall exhibit @royalacademyarts.bsky.social and it was everything I was hoping for and more. Love how much agency the Black people in his art have and how much books both inspire the works and also feature in them. A real must see exhibit. #Artsky #booksky
December 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
FINALLY went to see the Kerry James Marshall exhibit @royalacademyarts.bsky.social and it was everything I was hoping for and more. Love how much agency the Black people in his art have and how much books both inspire the works and also feature in them. A real must see exhibit. #Artsky #booksky
Coming to the end of what will undeniably be my favourite series read this year. If you want to read some non-Western centered fantasy with expansive world building and intriguing characters you have to try @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social's Between Earth and Sky series! #Booksky #amreading
December 5, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Coming to the end of what will undeniably be my favourite series read this year. If you want to read some non-Western centered fantasy with expansive world building and intriguing characters you have to try @rebeccaroanhorse.bsky.social's Between Earth and Sky series! #Booksky #amreading
My trip to Jamaica and the fact that my novel is set there definitely had a big impact. I also had that reggae playlist on repeat while writing 🇯🇲🇯🇲 #SpotifyWrapped
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 AM
My trip to Jamaica and the fact that my novel is set there definitely had a big impact. I also had that reggae playlist on repeat while writing 🇯🇲🇯🇲 #SpotifyWrapped
Who listens to music when they write?? My writing playlist definitely skews my #SpotifyWrapped as the top 2-5 songs are all ones that I've been listening to this year as I write my novel. ✍🏾 #Booksky #amwriting
December 5, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Who listens to music when they write?? My writing playlist definitely skews my #SpotifyWrapped as the top 2-5 songs are all ones that I've been listening to this year as I write my novel. ✍🏾 #Booksky #amwriting
Earlier this week, had a great evening listening to Temi Oh in conversation with Adrian Tchaikovsky to mark the 10th anniversary of Children of Time. #Booksky
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Earlier this week, had a great evening listening to Temi Oh in conversation with Adrian Tchaikovsky to mark the 10th anniversary of Children of Time. #Booksky
A very wicked night at a pre-screening of #wickedforgood with @oliviascatastrophe.bsky.social. The two powerhouses Cynthia and Ariana really make this movie and I loved seeing their chemistry and hearing those harmonies 🎶
November 20, 2025 at 11:08 AM
A very wicked night at a pre-screening of #wickedforgood with @oliviascatastrophe.bsky.social. The two powerhouses Cynthia and Ariana really make this movie and I loved seeing their chemistry and hearing those harmonies 🎶
This was such a fun audio book. Never did I think a novel about a lecturer running a de-radicalisation programme for Isis brides in Iraq would be so funny, while also balancing the human element of the story. #Booksky #amreading
November 7, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This was such a fun audio book. Never did I think a novel about a lecturer running a de-radicalisation programme for Isis brides in Iraq would be so funny, while also balancing the human element of the story. #Booksky #amreading
Saw some cool French translations of Octavia Butler's novels at Tropismes Libraries in Brussels. Definitely one of the fancier looking bookshops I've visited lately 👀 #booksky
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Saw some cool French translations of Octavia Butler's novels at Tropismes Libraries in Brussels. Definitely one of the fancier looking bookshops I've visited lately 👀 #booksky
7am to train Brussels = star gazing at 4am in South London, baked blueberry and banana oats and a good book on the train to get me through the journey 🚂 #Booksky #travelsky #amreading
October 25, 2025 at 6:54 AM
7am to train Brussels = star gazing at 4am in South London, baked blueberry and banana oats and a good book on the train to get me through the journey 🚂 #Booksky #travelsky #amreading
Loved the romance panel on writing about chaos and softness in relationships. Particularly, Lisa Bent's comments on writing a protagonist who is dating intentionally already knowing their worth and that they have a crown on their head. More of this please! #romancebooks #bbbf25
October 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Loved the romance panel on writing about chaos and softness in relationships. Particularly, Lisa Bent's comments on writing a protagonist who is dating intentionally already knowing their worth and that they have a crown on their head. More of this please! #romancebooks #bbbf25
So excited to be at the Black British Book Festival today @barbicancentre.bsky.social. So many interesting talks, don't know how I'm going to fit them all in! #Booksky #bbbf
October 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
So excited to be at the Black British Book Festival today @barbicancentre.bsky.social. So many interesting talks, don't know how I'm going to fit them all in! #Booksky #bbbf
Birthday gift from the husband rescued me from my holiday reading slump. Shame I finished it in 24 hours and it didn't last longer 😅 #Booksky #travelsky #amreading
September 27, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Birthday gift from the husband rescued me from my holiday reading slump. Shame I finished it in 24 hours and it didn't last longer 😅 #Booksky #travelsky #amreading
Playing my favourite game, can you guess the titles of these blind book dates? Pretty sure the first is The Road by Cormac Mccarthy... #Booksky
September 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Playing my favourite game, can you guess the titles of these blind book dates? Pretty sure the first is The Road by Cormac Mccarthy... #Booksky
"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.." - Upper Street Bookshop near Angel, London
September 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"A book is a dream that you hold in your hand.." - Upper Street Bookshop near Angel, London
Lekker boekje lezen, koffie drinken bij een Amsterdaamse gracht ☀️☀️ And yes this book is just as good as everyone is saying it is! 5✨ #Booksky #travelsky
August 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Lekker boekje lezen, koffie drinken bij een Amsterdaamse gracht ☀️☀️ And yes this book is just as good as everyone is saying it is! 5✨ #Booksky #travelsky
Back in the Netherlands for the weekend and couldn't resist stopping by Amsterdam for a quick visit. 📚🇳🇱🇳🇱 #travelsky
August 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Back in the Netherlands for the weekend and couldn't resist stopping by Amsterdam for a quick visit. 📚🇳🇱🇳🇱 #travelsky
They had some lovely editions of some of my favourite classics which I couldn't resist...
July 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
They had some lovely editions of some of my favourite classics which I couldn't resist...
It was a musical weekend with first Evita and then the Devil Wears Prada musical on Saturday. Definitely brought back the nostalgia seeing the movie play out on stage. 💃🏾💃🏾
July 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
It was a musical weekend with first Evita and then the Devil Wears Prada musical on Saturday. Definitely brought back the nostalgia seeing the movie play out on stage. 💃🏾💃🏾
Completley blown away by every single actor and the production of Evita. Rachel Zegler's voice was breathtaking, she completely owned that role. Diego Andres Rodriguez as the narrator was incredible. That standing ovation went on for ages! #Evita
July 19, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Completley blown away by every single actor and the production of Evita. Rachel Zegler's voice was breathtaking, she completely owned that role. Diego Andres Rodriguez as the narrator was incredible. That standing ovation went on for ages! #Evita
Absolutely stunning views in Taormina 😍☀️☀️ #travelsky
July 13, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Absolutely stunning views in Taormina 😍☀️☀️ #travelsky
The food markets in Sicily, Palermo are everything 😍 #travelsky
July 10, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The food markets in Sicily, Palermo are everything 😍 #travelsky
Really enjoying buddy reading Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood with my sister. I get most of my book recommendations from Olivia-Savannah and I loved her idea of reading this Sicily set romance during our family holiday to Sicily! ❤️☀️🍋 #Booksky #amreading
July 9, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Really enjoying buddy reading Problematic Summer Romance by Ali Hazelwood with my sister. I get most of my book recommendations from Olivia-Savannah and I loved her idea of reading this Sicily set romance during our family holiday to Sicily! ❤️☀️🍋 #Booksky #amreading