For 16 years, we have been writing about books and literature. It is deeply moving to find our editorial team included in a Knyholove book “Kulturni” among the figures who have shaped the history of culture and media in Ukraine 🫶

This winter is hard for Ukrainians. And for our bookshops. chytomo.com/en/flood-aft...

The real summary of the year can only be done after awarding the best publishing projects of the year (see previous posts!), so now we can finally show off the achievements of our editorial team! And present you one of the most incredible one... ↘️ chytomo.com/en/chytomo-i...

Debris from a Russian drone fell near the building of the National Library of Ukraine for Children, causing damage to the library premises.

OPPORTUNITY! Book Arsenal launches open call for 2026 Fellowship Program. Please, share with publishers, literary agents and rights managers — the end of spring is beautiful in Kyiv. chytomo.com/en/book-arse...

🎉 We announced the winners of the 2025 #ChytomoAward! The award honors individuals and organizations for outstanding achievements in Ukraine’s publishing industry. The ceremony took place on January 29 in Kyiv.

We’ve just attended the Responsibility Award Ceremony at the Museum of the Second World War, and today it was damaged by a Russian attack (photos: Ukrainian Culture Ministry)

Chytomo and Craft were shortlisted for the Responsibility Award 🙌 with Chapter Ukraine, in the category “Collaboration Without Borders”. The ceremony took place today, on Ukraine’s Day of Unity. Congratulations to the winners: Strichka, Cherkasy Institute of the City, and Memorial of Heroes!

1/5 UA cities are sunk in darkness; the processes in our editorial team have slowed down, and it’s freezing cold even in apartments. A new luxury is moving to a village house with a wood-burning stove, but it’s not always possible. Here is a post from Chytomo’s cofounder, Oksana Khmelyovska:

Chapter Ukraine, a digital platform created by Chytomo and Craft Media, is on the longlist for the Responsibility Award. The project was selected from 165 applications — and in our category, “Interaction Without Borders: Ukraine to the World,” only 8 projects will compete for the award 🏆

Chytomo closed the year by establishing a new award –#ChytomoPicks. We invited nearly all prominent Ukrainian literary critics to serve on the jury, and (after some real battles!)we arrived at a list of the 12 best books in fiction and autofiction. Here they are!

Did you know that subscribers to our newsletter will be the first to receive the Chytomo Bestsellers List 2025? Subscribe here chytomo.us3.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Today, on the first day of 2026, we are remembering writer, war crimes investigator, journalist, and civic activist Victoria Amelina. Today is her birthday. We do not forget her - chytomo.com/en/her-new-s...

Have you spotted any new publications from mentors of the UA/UK Cultural Journalism Exchange?

Have you spotted any new publications from participants in the UA/UK Cultural Journalism Exchange?

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."

1) In an interview with Lucas Velidakis, Tanja Maljartschuk, one of the most significant voices in contemporary Ukrainian literature, speaks about Ukraine that fights and writes, about memory as a battlefield, and a way to remain human amid the absurdity of war

#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)

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.

Yuriy Tarnawsky, a Ukrainian-American writer, translator, and one of the founding members of the New York Group of Ukrainian avant-garde authors, has passed away at the age of 91 on Oct. 14, 2025, according to his wife Karina.

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...

“Eeeeeeeeevil Eka’s Excavator Stories,” a children’s book by Ukrainian writer Victoria Amelina, has been published in #Latvia. It was published by the renowned Latvian publishing house Liels un mazs in a translation by Māra Poļakova, illustrated by Edmunds Jansons. chytomo.com/en/children-...

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-...

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.

Jim Lawless, the author of “Taming Tigers: Do Things You Never Thought You Could” believes that Russian attack was intentionally timed to align with the book festival in Lviv: “Russians are very brave, hurling explosives at mothers and children. They wait ‘til nightfall to cover their shame... ↘️↘️↘️

We are accepting nominations for the 2025 Chytomo Award for outstanding achievements in Ukrainian book publishing and literature! Deadline: Oct, 31, 2025 (23:59). The Award this year is supported by the International Renaissance Foundation and Frankfurter Buchmesse:

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:

Ukrainian publisher of Gábor Maté, Carlos González, and Michel Odent hit by Russian drone strike chytomo.com/en/ukrainian...

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

We continue the series of articles on the dialogue between Ukrainian and Greek cultures with an article by Yannis Spanoudis from Kroma magazine. kromamagazine.com/epidaurus-uk...

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.

Hey! Our team conducted a mini research to define the most popular books by contemporary Ukrainian authors – published after 1991 in the largest print runs. Here is a list of 22 books. Let's move from the newest titles – back to 90s 👇👇👇

1/ The Economist published intersting longread. Between 2022 and 2023, nearly 200 unique books by #RussianClassics disappeared from European libraries. Similar thefts were recorded in LV, LT, EE, PL and FR. Some of the stolen books ended up at auctions held by the Moscow auction house. Why?

Some extraordinary news from #Czechia: The debut novel “Memory Burn” by Marek Torčík, published in October 2023, has already been acquired for translation into 27 languages.

An independent media outlet wishes you all the best from Independent Ukraine ❤️

Today is The Independence Day of Ukraine. What are we fighting for? Writers and journalists who are in the military talking about independence and the battle that continues three hundred years:

What do you know about Slovenian literature? Do writers there publish more in English or in Slovenian?

Read the reflections of the Ukrainian publishers and literary community on russian attack on Kyiv: chytomo.com/en/russian-a...

Magdalena Sodomkova is a Czech journalist and a non-fiction writer. She is well known for her project “Mathematics of Crime” – a true-crime podcast and book – which reveals a series of mistakes in the Czech jury system that have caused unjust convictions.

Out of 452 aerial attack weapons launched overnight, one struck and damaged Kyiv’s Skovoroda Library between June 5 and 6. The building’s facade was damaged by the strike, and the explosion shattered its windows. Skovoroda Library has been operating since 1946.

Kakhovka Dam Destruction – in heartbreaking illustrations

On June 6, 2023, Russia destroyed the Kakhovka Dam in Ukraine. Today, we are publishing an excerpt from “The Flood” by Yevhen Lir. Told in the style of narrative non-fiction, this novel takes readers deep into the heart of the Kherson steppes chytomo.com/en/the-flood...

Illustration: Daria Filippova

Happening tomorrow!

Lesya Ukrainka's quote: "I would laugh to keep from crying". The Book Arsenal was interrupted due to a ballistic missile threat. #Kyiv

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and First Lady Olena Zelenska visited the International Book Arsenal Festival in Kyiv. What did they buy? ⤵️ (All the books were donated to the "Books to the Front" initiative after)

Despite a week of brutal Russian attacks involving over 1,000 drones and missiles, the 13th Book Arsenal Festival opened in #Kyiv. #BookArsenal2025 🧵

‘I would like Russian literature to step back from the media space a little’: Writer Mariya Galina declines “Dar” Literary Prize established by Russian writer Mikhail Shishkin.