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1/2 Viktor Kruglov, director of the Ranok Publishing, shared a video from Triada Print: "If you ever feel like giving up — just come to #Kharkiv. People of Kharkiv are stubborn. We don’t run. We print. And as long as we print knowledge, the country lives."
November 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
1/2 Viktor Kruglov, director of the Ranok Publishing, shared a video from Triada Print: "If you ever feel like giving up — just come to #Kharkiv. People of Kharkiv are stubborn. We don’t run. We print. And as long as we print knowledge, the country lives."
3) There's also Greek translation book cover
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
3) There's also Greek translation book cover
2) And while you read, take a look at Ukrainian book cover of her latest novel “Forgottenness”
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 AM
2) And while you read, take a look at Ukrainian book cover of her latest novel “Forgottenness”
5) “Ordinary People Don’t Carry Machine Guns” / “Les gens ordinaires ne portent pas de mitraillettes” by Artem Chapeye – Bayard, 2024 (originally written in Ukrainian)
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
5) “Ordinary People Don’t Carry Machine Guns” / “Les gens ordinaires ne portent pas de mitraillettes” by Artem Chapeye – Bayard, 2024 (originally written in Ukrainian)
4) “Looking at Women Looking at War” / “Regarder les femmes regarder la guerre” by Victoria Amelina –Flammarion, 2025 (originally written in English)
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
4) “Looking at Women Looking at War” / “Regarder les femmes regarder la guerre” by Victoria Amelina –Flammarion, 2025 (originally written in English)
3) “Volia: Volunteer engaged in the Ukrainian resistance” / “Volia: engagée volontaire dans la résistance ukrainienne” by Anastasia Fomitchova – Grasset, 2025
(originally written in French)
(originally written in French)
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
3) “Volia: Volunteer engaged in the Ukrainian resistance” / “Volia: engagée volontaire dans la résistance ukrainienne” by Anastasia Fomitchova – Grasset, 2025
(originally written in French)
(originally written in French)
2) “My women” / “Mes femmes” by Yuliia Iliukha
– Éditions des femmes-Antoinette Fouque, 2024
(originally written in Ukrainian)
– Éditions des femmes-Antoinette Fouque, 2024
(originally written in Ukrainian)
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
2) “My women” / “Mes femmes” by Yuliia Iliukha
– Éditions des femmes-Antoinette Fouque, 2024
(originally written in Ukrainian)
– Éditions des femmes-Antoinette Fouque, 2024
(originally written in Ukrainian)
#ChytomoPicks: Writing under fire: Five must-read Ukrainian non-fiction books already available in French.
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
November 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#ChytomoPicks: Writing under fire: Five must-read Ukrainian non-fiction books already available in French.
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
1) “Freedom or Death” / “La liberté ou la mort” by Arsène Sabanieiev – Editions Robert Laffont, 2024
(originally written in French)
As of October 2025, more than a decade into Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 263 members of Ukraine’s literary community — writers, translators, scholars, and others — have been killed by Russian forces. The figures were reported at the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
October 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
As of October 2025, more than a decade into Russia’s war against Ukraine, at least 263 members of Ukraine’s literary community — writers, translators, scholars, and others — have been killed by Russian forces. The figures were reported at the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
1/ The type of questions #Krasznahorkai’s publisher should answer: “We’re constantly receiving calls and letters. Since he doesn’t give interviews, all questions come to us. Today, for example, someone asked me...
October 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
1/ The type of questions #Krasznahorkai’s publisher should answer: “We’re constantly receiving calls and letters. Since he doesn’t give interviews, all questions come to us. Today, for example, someone asked me...
This year, we’re also proud to see the success of Chytomo Award 2024 winner, Creative Women Publishing, which received an incredible prize: a stand participation at the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair! #frankfurterbuchmesse
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
This year, we’re also proud to see the success of Chytomo Award 2024 winner, Creative Women Publishing, which received an incredible prize: a stand participation at the 2025 Frankfurt Book Fair! #frankfurterbuchmesse
First pictures of the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair (by Olena Odynoka, Ukrainian Book Institute) #frankfurterbuchmesse
October 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
First pictures of the Ukrainian stand at the Frankfurt Book Fair (by Olena Odynoka, Ukrainian Book Institute) #frankfurterbuchmesse
❗Georgia’s literary community calls for international attention chytomo.com/en/georgian-...
October 11, 2025 at 2:07 PM
❗Georgia’s literary community calls for international attention chytomo.com/en/georgian-...
This is a house of Anna Tretyak, Chief Editor of BaraBooka and mother of three kids. Anna's family is alive. Her mother's flat is damaged. BaraBooka is the most well-known media outlet for children's literature in Ukraine. They are the winners of the Chytomo Award 2024. You can help in comments
October 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This is a house of Anna Tretyak, Chief Editor of BaraBooka and mother of three kids. Anna's family is alive. Her mother's flat is damaged. BaraBooka is the most well-known media outlet for children's literature in Ukraine. They are the winners of the Chytomo Award 2024. You can help in comments
Three Ukrainian books included in The White Ravens 2025 catalogue! None of them is about the war. And the first one here is already translated and published in French by Rue du monde.
October 10, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Three Ukrainian books included in The White Ravens 2025 catalogue! None of them is about the war. And the first one here is already translated and published in French by Rue du monde.
Ukrainian political scientist Halyna Herasym has won the Translated Book Award from the Peterson Literary Fund for her translation of “On Freedom,” written by US historian Timothy Snyder and released by Crown Publishing. chytomo.com/en/halyna-he... And here is the Ukrainian book cover:
October 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Ukrainian political scientist Halyna Herasym has won the Translated Book Award from the Peterson Literary Fund for her translation of “On Freedom,” written by US historian Timothy Snyder and released by Crown Publishing. chytomo.com/en/halyna-he... And here is the Ukrainian book cover:
We are celebrating today’s International Translation Day with the launch of a project we’ve been dreaming about for years! 🎉
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
September 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
We are celebrating today’s International Translation Day with the launch of a project we’ve been dreaming about for years! 🎉
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
Here is Chapter Ukraine – an interactive digital platform that brings together comprehensive information about Ukrainian books available in translation: chapterukraine.com
In this piece, Yannis writes about how a cultural program in Greece in 2019 became a lasting testimony of artistic resistance, reflecting on works and experiences of Oksana Chepelyk, Kristina Lu-Lu, and Inna Burdeina.
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In this piece, Yannis writes about how a cultural program in Greece in 2019 became a lasting testimony of artistic resistance, reflecting on works and experiences of Oksana Chepelyk, Kristina Lu-Lu, and Inna Burdeina.
We are proud to share with you the article of our Greek colleague, a journalist, Lucas Velidakis, who made a powerful story on Ukrainian authors serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
September 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
We are proud to share with you the article of our Greek colleague, a journalist, Lucas Velidakis, who made a powerful story on Ukrainian authors serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
10/22 “Melody of Coffee in the Flavor of Cardamom” by Natalia Gurnitska
Gurnitska combines a classic love story with a realistic portrayal of Lviv in the early 20th century.
Copies sold: 87,553
Release year: 2012
Gurnitska combines a classic love story with a realistic portrayal of Lviv in the early 20th century.
Copies sold: 87,553
Release year: 2012
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
10/22 “Melody of Coffee in the Flavor of Cardamom” by Natalia Gurnitska
Gurnitska combines a classic love story with a realistic portrayal of Lviv in the early 20th century.
Copies sold: 87,553
Release year: 2012
Gurnitska combines a classic love story with a realistic portrayal of Lviv in the early 20th century.
Copies sold: 87,553
Release year: 2012
9/22 “Red” by Andriy Kokotiukha
In 2013, Vysokyi Zamok media wrote that in Ukraine, Andriy Kokotiukha’s historical adventure novel “Red” had outsold books by Stephen King himself!
Copies sold: 56,000
Release year: 2012
In 2013, Vysokyi Zamok media wrote that in Ukraine, Andriy Kokotiukha’s historical adventure novel “Red” had outsold books by Stephen King himself!
Copies sold: 56,000
Release year: 2012
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
9/22 “Red” by Andriy Kokotiukha
In 2013, Vysokyi Zamok media wrote that in Ukraine, Andriy Kokotiukha’s historical adventure novel “Red” had outsold books by Stephen King himself!
Copies sold: 56,000
Release year: 2012
In 2013, Vysokyi Zamok media wrote that in Ukraine, Andriy Kokotiukha’s historical adventure novel “Red” had outsold books by Stephen King himself!
Copies sold: 56,000
Release year: 2012
8/22 “Tango of Death” by Yuri Vynnychuk
The book shows the intertwined fates of four friends (a Ukrainian, a Pole, a German, and a Jew) from pre-war and wartime Lviv — who, through the horrors of war and occupation, maintain their friendship.
Copies sold: 90,000+
Release year: 2012
The book shows the intertwined fates of four friends (a Ukrainian, a Pole, a German, and a Jew) from pre-war and wartime Lviv — who, through the horrors of war and occupation, maintain their friendship.
Copies sold: 90,000+
Release year: 2012
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
8/22 “Tango of Death” by Yuri Vynnychuk
The book shows the intertwined fates of four friends (a Ukrainian, a Pole, a German, and a Jew) from pre-war and wartime Lviv — who, through the horrors of war and occupation, maintain their friendship.
Copies sold: 90,000+
Release year: 2012
The book shows the intertwined fates of four friends (a Ukrainian, a Pole, a German, and a Jew) from pre-war and wartime Lviv — who, through the horrors of war and occupation, maintain their friendship.
Copies sold: 90,000+
Release year: 2012
7/22 “Felix Austria” by Sofia Andrukhovych
This atmospheric story tells about two women who are connected by a shared childhood and a complex emotional dependence, and unfolds in the cozy streets and cafes of the former Stanislaviv, now Ivano-Frankivsk
Copies sold: 56,799
Release year: 2014
This atmospheric story tells about two women who are connected by a shared childhood and a complex emotional dependence, and unfolds in the cozy streets and cafes of the former Stanislaviv, now Ivano-Frankivsk
Copies sold: 56,799
Release year: 2014
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
7/22 “Felix Austria” by Sofia Andrukhovych
This atmospheric story tells about two women who are connected by a shared childhood and a complex emotional dependence, and unfolds in the cozy streets and cafes of the former Stanislaviv, now Ivano-Frankivsk
Copies sold: 56,799
Release year: 2014
This atmospheric story tells about two women who are connected by a shared childhood and a complex emotional dependence, and unfolds in the cozy streets and cafes of the former Stanislaviv, now Ivano-Frankivsk
Copies sold: 56,799
Release year: 2014
6/22 “Daughter” by Tamara Duda
A story of the people's fate during the early days of the RU occupation of Donetsk, is about fear and dignity, betrayal and support, and how someone can stay humane in a place where it seems there’s no space for kindness
Copies sold: 33,000
Release year: 2019
A story of the people's fate during the early days of the RU occupation of Donetsk, is about fear and dignity, betrayal and support, and how someone can stay humane in a place where it seems there’s no space for kindness
Copies sold: 33,000
Release year: 2019
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
6/22 “Daughter” by Tamara Duda
A story of the people's fate during the early days of the RU occupation of Donetsk, is about fear and dignity, betrayal and support, and how someone can stay humane in a place where it seems there’s no space for kindness
Copies sold: 33,000
Release year: 2019
A story of the people's fate during the early days of the RU occupation of Donetsk, is about fear and dignity, betrayal and support, and how someone can stay humane in a place where it seems there’s no space for kindness
Copies sold: 33,000
Release year: 2019
5/22 “Ask Miechka” by Eugenia Kuznetsova
A story of a family, where daily routines and conversations slowly uncover past traumas, misunderstandings, and the fragile bonds between generations. BBC Book of the Year 2021, EU Prize for Literature 2022
Copies sold: 68,412
Release: 2021
A story of a family, where daily routines and conversations slowly uncover past traumas, misunderstandings, and the fragile bonds between generations. BBC Book of the Year 2021, EU Prize for Literature 2022
Copies sold: 68,412
Release: 2021
September 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
5/22 “Ask Miechka” by Eugenia Kuznetsova
A story of a family, where daily routines and conversations slowly uncover past traumas, misunderstandings, and the fragile bonds between generations. BBC Book of the Year 2021, EU Prize for Literature 2022
Copies sold: 68,412
Release: 2021
A story of a family, where daily routines and conversations slowly uncover past traumas, misunderstandings, and the fragile bonds between generations. BBC Book of the Year 2021, EU Prize for Literature 2022
Copies sold: 68,412
Release: 2021