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.

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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.

Blog

Beautiful Nightmares, Inc.

Two months inside Project Mirror and I have to take regular walks through Hyde Park just to remember what unfiltered reality looks like. The corporate structure behind my fictional beauty-tech empire is becoming terrifyingly plausible. I’m calling them Aesthetic Dynamics Corp – chose the name for its bland corporate poetry,

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From Page to Screen: An Unexpected Turn

ECG just confirmed something I didn’t anticipate: excerpts from Polished Edges and Temporary Access are being considered for screen adaptation. December 2025, London. “Film & Literature: Shorts Review” session as part of ECG Film Festival 2026 programming cycle. My short story collections will be reviewed alongside work from other writers

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Writer Julia Zolotova at Iris Colomb's debut solo exhibition

Beyond the Page

Visited Iris Colomb’s exhibition at the National Poetry Library today. Her approach to poetry as multimedia experience feels completely fresh. The ‘Try destruction!’ installation caught my attention immediately. A carefully constructed pyramid of crumpled paper balls where Colomb had systematically fragmented existing texts, transforming written words into sculptural form. The

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