An Interview with Armani Martel: Author of Electric Order, Winner of the 2017 Baum Book Prize
Armani, from Montréal Canada holds a BA in Political Science. He works as a writer, entrepreneur and barber. Armani has also worked for political parties, boards of directors, Brazilian start-ups and served drinks. His writing, fiction or otherwise is a search for the reasons behind our actions and whether they really help us as a people. Electric Order is Armani’s first novel.
Tell us about your winning book
Electric Order is a story that looks at our modern societies in the near future. It’s a dark future and relatively sooner than some dystopic authors tend to portray the possible horror […]
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