New Release
The Influencer's canvas
The Influencer’s Canvas explores what happens when art meets algorithm, authenticity confronts performance, and creativity navigates the digital maze. My most experimental novel yet—featuring multilingual dialogue and visual storytelling elements that push literary boundaries.
New book 2026
Project Mirror
Your face just crashed. Reboot required.
In a world of neural beauty filters, one woman hunts glitches: frozen smiles on Zoom, clashing features in the feed. She resets stacks, erases flaws, convinced she’s smashing the genetic lottery.
But perfection demands perfect minds.
Dive into the filtered future we’re building. Pre-order now and unmask the truth.
A Word From The Author
Writing The Influencer’s Canvas felt like painting with pixels instead of pigments—each chapter required balancing analog creativity with digital reality. The characters emerged from countless nail art sessions with content creators who trusted me with their unfiltered truths. This story honors both the art and the artifice of our hyperconnected age.
Julia Zolotova
Omnichannel Hearts
2024
Eastern Empire
2023
Luxury Labyrinth
2023
Polished Edges
2022
Temporary Access
2021
Writing & publishing since 2021
From London nail salons to luxury labyrinths, Eastern empires to digital hearts — each book peels back another layer of modern identity. Explore the complete collection that established my reputation for psychological insight wrapped in cultural sophistication.
Blog
Recognition and Reflection
Receiving the Creativitys UK Award for July 2024 feels surreal and humbling simultaneously. When the notification arrived while I was finishing Omnichannel Hearts, I initially thought it was spam — awards for writers still seem like things that happen to other people, not to someone painting nails and collecting secrets
Caernarfon: Reading Eastern Empire in Three Languages
I read from Eastern Empire at Gŵyl Arall last week. Welsh festival, international writers, Literature Across Frontiers hosting. Expected standard literary event format. What actually happened: mid-discussion, a Ukrainian colleague struggled with a passage in English. I switched to Russian to help clarify. Suddenly three more people joined the conversation—audience
Kindred Spirits
Called Lydia from Moscow airport yesterday after Omnichannel Hearts presentation. Russian audience response felt disorienting. They understood cultural references but missed technological critique entirely. She shared similar experience presenting Ukrainian work in different contexts. London audiences see displacement narrative. Kyiv audiences see something else entirely. Same work, different reception based
