Trends

bookpublishing industry in times of war

A month after the Russian strike on Kharkiv printing house: What is the impact on the industry?

28.06.2024 - Oksana Khmeliovska, Olesia Boiko

LGBT

‘We don’t talk about it’: The history of Ukrainian LGBTQ+ literature

15.06.2024 - Oleksandra Horchynska

London Book Fair

Creative industry vs. big tech: ‘We generated it, and that is our money!’

25.04.2024 - Olha Mukha

London Book Fair

Translation trends at the London Book Fair: Japanese are overtaking the UK market, translations from Ukrainian are on the rise

18.04.2024 - Olha Mukha

France

Ukrainian publisher launches children’s book publishing house in France

16.04.2024 - Daryna Holovan

Kharkiv

The constant shelling of Kharkiv leads to major backlog for Ukrainian books-in-print

04.04.2024 - Olesia Boiko

London Book Fair

London Book Fair 2024: Balancing commerce with ethical imperatives and Ukraine’s uncertain reality

28.03.2024 - Olha Mukha

BOOK MARKET

The Ukrainian Publishing Market 2023: “Competition has reached unprecedented levels”

12.02.2024 - Iryna Baturevych

Chytomo Picks

The Yellow Butterfly: Three stories of a silent book from Ukraine

17.11.2023 - Iryna Baturevych, Yevheniia Sapozhnykova

AI

Ukraine’s book industry debates the rise of AI in publishing, balancing ‘innovation’ with ethical concerns

16.11.2023 - Olesia Boiko

Amadoca

The Inside Story: How Sofia Andrukhovych’s ‘Amadoka’ captured global literary spotlight

31.10.2023 - Jared Goyette

Frankfurt Book Fair

Reflections from Frankfurt 2023: The fragility of existence and supporting local markets

26.10.2023 - Iryna Baturevych, Jared Goyette, Victoria Feshchuk

Chytomo Spotlights

What it’s like to open a publishing house during a pandemic and a war

13.10.2023 - Olesia Boiko, Вікторія Пушина

BookForum 2023

30th anniversary BookForum in Lviv: Reflecting on wartime language and literature

11.10.2023 - Olha Gakh

bridge of paper

‘Bridge of Paper’ festival in Uzhhorod: military topic in the air and German-Ukrainian relations

05.10.2023 - Oleh Kotsarev