COMMUNION out now via Atlantic Books Coming May 2027 via Graywolf Press Rep: Emma Paterson, Aitken Alexander https://linktr.ee/jondoylewriterhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3mk3a27ovsk26And @juderogers.bsky.social wrote the most generous piece for @theobserveruk.bsky.social.22 Apr 2026 09:53 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3a27ovsk26https://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3mk37wchji226Some nice reviews for Communion recently. Barney Norris in @theguardian.com went for the bleakest reading.22 Apr 2026 09:51 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk37wchji226https://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3mj3mrrjngk24I'm absolutely delighted to share Communion has found a home across the Atlantic, doubly so because it's with a house I've long admired in @graywolfpress.bsky.social. Coming May 202709 Apr 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj3mrrjngk24https://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3milla25lyc2kI was on the @rteone.rte.ie show Arena last night, chatting with Ciara King about Communion. It was my first experience on live radio, but it meant a lot to spread the word across the sea to Ireland.03 Apr 2026 11:05 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3milla25lyc2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3mijfmsjdnc2qIt's publication day for COMMUNION. There are too many people to thank, but I want to mention Alan Bilton & everyone at @swanseauni.bsky.social for the early support, Literature Wales, Tom Bullough, Kasim Ali, James Roxburgh (& everyone at @atlanticbooks.bsky.social) & the unparalleled Emma Paterson02 Apr 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mijfmsjdnc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3mhxufw2d5s26Communion will be released a week today, & I couldn't have asked for a better first review than this piece by Rowan Williams (yes, *the* Rowan Williams) in the @newstatesman1913.bsky.social, which positions my work within a small contemporary uptick in fiction that features clergymen in some way.26 Mar 2026 14:56 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxufw2d5s26https://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3mf2dh64ves2zThere's never been a better time to pre-order Communion, because I'm reliably informed you can get 25% off on the @waterstones.bsky.social online shop this week with the code FEB26. Offer lasts up to 23:59 Friday 20th February and not a minute longer. Grab 'em while they're hot.17 Feb 2026 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf2dh64ves2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3me4dtwfwhs2jhttps://nation.cymru/culture/port-talbot-is-a-crucible-jon-doyle-on-writing-faith-masculinity-and-the-weight-of-a-place/ I had a chat with Gosia Buzzanca for @nation.cymru about all things Port Talbot and the background of my debut novel, Communion.05 Feb 2026 12:02 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3me4dtwfwhs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3md3s72xaps2lhttps://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/the-best-debut-novelists-2026 I'm honoured to be included among @theobserveruk.bsky.social's Best Debut Novelists of 2026. Huge thanks to everyone involved.23 Jan 2026 13:21 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3md3s72xaps2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3m5qx2hbc2s2dThanks to @thebookseller.com and @bookbrunch.bsky.social for sharing the news.16 Nov 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5qx2hbc2s2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3m4qndkqbx22wI'm excited to share my debut novel Communion will be released in April 2026 via @atlanticbooks.bsky.social.03 Nov 2025 18:24 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4qndkqbx22whttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3lgsfjxjptk2fMore on this soon (albeit under a different title) https://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3k7tfl6nmtp2m [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Jan 2025 11:55 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgsfjxjptk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3kfsfq7oy7c2uThrilled and a little stunned to have won the W&A Working-Class Writers' Prize 2023 with my novel-in-progress, TENEBRAE. Feeling very lucky! https://www.writersandartists.co.uk/advice/wa-working-class-writers-prize-2023-winner-announced05 Dec 2023 13:07 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kfsfq7oy7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jondoyle.bsky.social/post/3k7tfl6nmtp2mWork in progress. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhiptLnl_5k&ab_channel=JonDoyle20 Sep 2023 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:7gu3ztmsu44iz5bkh25bdagn/app.bsky.feed.post/3k7tfl6nmtp2m