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
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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2026: What I’m Planning
Literature Across Frontiers just confirmed a series of UK engagements for 2026 and I’m genuinely excited about this. June: LAF Intercultural Forum in Cardiff. Keynote reading plus workshops on writing across languages. Co-hosted with Literature Wales and Cardiff University. This is exactly the kind of work I want to be

Temporary Access Re-Released
I re-released Temporary Access because the psychological state I documented at pandemic borders turned out to be how everyone lives now. The collection follows twelve women navigating 2020-2021 when borders closed without warning and every permission was provisional. QR codes, visa applications, quarantine passes. I thought I was capturing an

Fulham Library Literary Talk
Thursday evening at Fulham Library. I’d structured the discussion around a question that’s been bothering me whilst writing Project Mirror: do we ever stop performing, even when alone? The answer came through extended silences that revealed more than any prepared response could have. I’d prepared questions about digital self-presentation, algorithmic