Author Talks

DiscoveReads author event with Helen McDonald and Sin Blaché

May 24, 2025 3:00 PM
Join us for our DiscoveReads Book Festival at The Hold in Ipswich with authors Helen McDonald and Sin Blaché!

This event takes place at The Hold in Ipswich, IP31 3RU.

Limited early bird tickets are available until Thursday 1st May for £3.00. General admission is £5.00 per ticket. 

Helen Macdonald is a writer, poet, and naturalist. They are best known for the internationally bestselling, prize-winning memoir H Is for Hawk and the essay collection Vesper Flights. They've also written a cultural history of falcons and three collections of poetry. Their most recent book is the sci-fi thriller Prophet written in collaboration with Sin Blaché. 

Sin Blaché is an author and musician. They have been writing horror and sci-fi stories all their life. Prophet is their first novel. Born in California, they live in the Northwest of Ireland and can be found obsessing over obscure folk instruments and playing too many video games.

DiscoveReads book: Prophet by Helen MacDonald and Sin Blaché

A mysterious event

An all-American diner appears overnight in a remote British field. More and more objects materialise: toys, fairground rides, pets and other treasured mementos of the past. 

A weapon like no other

The deaths quickly follow. A devastating weapon – Prophet – is bringing these memories to life, then stifling innocent people with their own joy. But nobody knows who created it, or why. 

A fight for the future

Sunil Rao and Adam Rubenstein are tasked with investigating this strange new reality. After a troubled past together, they are drawn closer than ever to defend what they both hold most dear…

This event takes place at The Hold in Ipswich, IP31 3RU. Please arrive at 2.45PM for a 3PM start.

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