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.

influencer's canvas

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.

writer julia zolotova

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
Novelist, Observer, Multilinguist.

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.

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Temporary Access Is Out

The book is done. Published. Available. Temporary Access, twelve stories about women navigating borders that exist on passports, screens, and inside consciousness. I finished writing it in October. Spent November wondering if anyone would want to read stories told through chat logs and visa applications. Spent early December checking the

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First Collection: Between Languages

Over the past year, I’ve shared four short stories here: “The Name on Pinyin,” “Window No. 7,” “Boxes from the East,” and “Chat Survival Manual.” Each explores what happens when people move between cultures, languages, and identities. Those four stories are just the beginning. I’m collecting them, along with several

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Chat Survival Manual

My fourth story in this series is about Anya, who creates rules for surviving professional chat in a multicultural remote team. Her careful manual helps her navigate cultural differences, but it takes a mistake to teach her that authenticity matters more than perfect performance. This emerged from my own experience

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