Having always enjoyed questioning everything, she studied Psychology at The University of St Andrews, and Behaviour Change at University College London. She coauthored her first nonfiction book, Ripple, which was published in the UK by Harriman House.

April lives in Edinburgh, and mostly in her head. Her debut novel, Martha Wants a Baby, will be published in February 2027 by akaStory.

She is represented by Oscar Janson-Smith in the UK, and Melissa Edwards at Stonesong in the US.