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Prague Book Tower 2026: The Perfect Book Fair for Multilinguals
I've been reporting from one of the biggest bookfairs in the world – London Book Fair (LBF) for years, since 2009. Each year it features over a 1,000 exhibitors, over 34,000 professional attendees. Sounds impressive, right? Yes, but it has also become very... boring! No personal chats with authors, you can meet publishers by prior appointment only, and small publishers are lumped together under their countries' national flags, as if publishing is strictly the matter of your c

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Sep 296 min read


Writing in Russian Without Russia: Russian-language and ESOL Periodicals Across the Globe
Русский язык без России: международные русскоязычные и переводные журналы *ESOL = English for speakers of other languages With the outbreak of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, anti-war writers working in Russian have been confronted with a difficult question: what should they do with texts written in Russian? Should they stop writing and reading them? Should they switch to another language? There is no single answer to these difficult questions; each person must decid

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Jul 132 min read


The Cookbook That Makes You Want to Travel. And Cook!
Kristina Babi’s new book, Breakfast in London, Dinner in Paris The cookbook that makes you want to travel. This is how I’d describe...

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Apr 9, 20253 min read


Book Review: "Songs from the Suitcase" by Rosanna Moseley Gore
If you are thinking of writing a memoir or a family history, this book is for you. If you are an immigrant living across cultures and...

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Sep 2, 20242 min read


Как издать книгу на RUS/UKR в Англии/Европе/Америке
1. Британские ИЗДАТЕЛЬСТВА, как правило, не издают книги на других языках, кроме английского. Только переводы. Есть редкие...

LGMW
Jul 9, 20241 min read


Publish your book in English, или КАК ИЗДАТЬ СВОЮ КНИГУ В ПЕРЕВОДЕ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ?
Нам часто задают этот вопрос, поэтому вот общая инструкция. Первый вопрос: будет ли эта книга интересна англоязычной аудитории? Чтобы...

LGMW
Jul 9, 20242 min read


Book Review: “Summer Intimations” by Anna Molman
June 19, 2024 Anna Molman’s latest novel, "Summer Intimations," invites readers into a sun-soaked tale of mistaken identities, tangled...

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Jun 19, 20242 min read


Где опубликоваться на RUS/UKR без цензуры?
Внимание! Для успешной подачи заявки предварительно ознакомьтесь с портфолио каждого издательства. Купите несколько изданных ими книг и...

Daria Platania-Protopopova
May 7, 20242 min read


London Book Fair 2024: Oppenheimer and Dune, a new book by Harari, a novel by Keanu Reeves, and the rise of self-publishing
Entrance to LBF 2024 The setup of the London Book Fair (LBF) in 2024 differed little from previous years. Upon entering, you, as always,...

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Apr 23, 20245 min read


Harmonizing Languages: The Multilingual Mastery of Opera Singer Aleksandra Kenenova
Multilingual writers navigate numerous languages, engaging with various roles akin to translators, interpreters, and, intriguingly, even...

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Apr 2, 20242 min read


London Book Fair 2024: LGMW Top Picks – in English, French, and Ukrainian
Our TOP-10 books from publishers around the world 1. Sara Fitzgerald, The Silenced Muse: Emily Hale, T. S. Eliot, and the Role of a...

Daria Platania-Protopopova
Mar 20, 20241 min read
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