Events

Sometimes the best way to test whether your stories have actual pulse is to watch faces while you tell them. Last night I found myself in Principal Tower’s cinema room, surrounded by the kind of glass and steel that makes you feel simultaneously insignificant and invincible, talking about the messy, impossible journey of turning ideas […]

Tomorrow at 7 PM, I’m sitting down with anyone curious about how stories actually get made. Twelve months ago, I stood in front of fifteen people in Moscow, sharing Omnichannel Hearts in Russian and wondering if these narratives would resonate beyond that room. Now Eastern Empire and Omnichannel Hearts carry awards I never expected —

Yesterday evening at Goethe-Institut’s library felt like stepping into a literary time capsule. The discussion around Iris Wolff’s Blurred wasn’t just another book launch — it was a masterclass in how stories cross borders, both geographical and linguistic. Watching Wolff speak about her Transylvanian childhood while Ruth Martin explained her translation choices from German made

Last night’s reading at Waterstones Bishopsgate was everything I hoped it would be—and more intimate than I expected. When you organize an event yourself, there’s always that moment of uncertainty: will anyone show up? Will the conversation flow? Will the words I’ve labored over resonate when spoken aloud? The setting couldn’t have been more perfect.

Yesterday’s presentation of Omnichannel Hearts at BooksEvents exceeded every expectation I’d quietly harbored. Fifteen engaged readers gathered at Library 16, and what began as a formal book presentation evolved into something far more meaningful – a genuine dialogue about identity, connection, and the spaces between cultures. The questions were thoughtful, sometimes challenging, always illuminating. Someone

Tomorrow marks something I’ve been anticipating for months – my first literary presentation in Russia. At 7 PM on June 30th, I’ll be at BooksEvents, one of Moscow’s most vibrant book clubs, presenting Omnichannel Hearts to Russian readers. The venue is Library 16 (Novospassky lane, 5, Taganskaya metro), and I can’t help but feel the

Tonight’s Candid Book Club event at Waterstones Piccadilly proved why debut novels deserve serious literary attention. Ela Lee’s “Jaded” sparked one of the most intense discussions I’ve witnessed about race, power, and identity in contemporary fiction. Lee, a British-Korean-Turkish writer who left City law during the pandemic to write her first novel, brought authentic perspective

When you speak with people who live and breathe books as passionately as you do, language barriers simply disappear. At the London Book Fair I discussed contemporary literature, digital publishing, and the future of storytelling with Marina. The 2023 London Book Fair at Olympia London brought together more than 30,000 industry professionals, transforming the massive

When you find yourself in a hall filled with poets from over 100 countries worldwide, you understand that literature truly is a universal language. Today I met Lydia – a poet who showed me that creativity can become a bridge between cultures and generations. The National Poetry Competition 2022 winners were announced at a live