The war in Ukraine has prompted many companies and institutions to stop working with Russian publishers and organizations. Publishers are canceling or not renewing contracts, while organizers have banned Russians from participating in international book fairs and there are a growing number of calls in different countries to ban imports of Russian books.
Writing under a pseudonym
‘I was very aware that because the manuscript has my name on it, people would just publish it, however bad it was, and I wanted honest feedback. I wanted to know that someone believed in the book and I truly enjoyed getting unvarnished feedback through my agent. There was one editor who did not like Strike having a famous father and made that point. Read more