J. K. Rowling has sent a personal letter and a signed copy of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” to Ukrainian marine Oleksandr Ivanov — the defender who retold all seven Harry Potter books from memory while in Russian captivity.

More and more Ukrainian publishers are reporting losses after Russia's Aug. 1 strike on RNK-Ranok's logistics center in Kharkiv. As of today, books from at least 15 publishers are known to have been affected

Ornaments, typefaces, colors, and symbols — these are not just graphic elements, but also carriers of a certain meaning.

Russia struck a warehouse belonging to the RNK-Ranok publishing corporation in Kharkiv.

Russia continues its destruction Bookstores, libraries, printing houses, and museums — Russian attacks systematically target Ukrainian culture.

Ukraine is changing the public space in which it represents its history and culture. Streets and squares are being renamed, monuments removed, and institutions are dropping the names of figures associated with Russian imperial culture.

Eugenia Kuznetsova’s novels can be read as a manual for interacting with Ukrainians — lively, poignant, and shaped by irony. In the prominent Kuznetsova’s novel “Ask Miechka,” sisters Miechka and Lilichka return to their grandmother’s country house.

Katharina Raabe, editor for Central and Eastern European literatures at Suhrkamp Verlag and a Chytomo subscriber, turns to Chytomo to keep up with contemporary Ukrainian literature. We are glad that she recommends Chytomo to her international colleagues 📚

Ukrainian writers who went to war — and the books you can read in English We continue our series about Ukrainian writers who joined the military to protect Ukraine — and the books through which international readers can discover their work.

Today, Chytomo continues its journey through the different visual identities Ukrainian books acquire across publishing markets. This time, our focus is Sofia Andrukhovych’s “Felix Austria.”

Andrey Kurkov recommends exploring Chytomo to learn more about Ukrainian and Eastern European literature 📚 Support Chytomo on Patreon and help independent Ukrainian cultural journalism continue its work www.patreon.com/chytomo

Around 850,000 books were destroyed or damaged overnight as Russian attack hit Ukraine’s publishing infrastructure. At the #knygolove warehouse in Kyiv alone, nearly 250,000 books were lost during the overnight strike on July 18–19.

For World Emoji Day, we challenged ourselves to describe Ukrainian books with emojis alone. Try to guess the titles and then check your answers and discover brief descriptions ⬇️

We continue sharing short interviews with guests of this year’s Book Arsenal 📚 Which book, in the opinion of Tetiana Berezhna, could survive the next 50 years? Find out in our short interview.

What could Ukraine’s coat of arms have looked like if the Tryzub had not been chosen? To mark Ukrainian Statehood Day, Chytomo wants to present you “OUR COAT OF ARMS: Ukrainian Symbols from Princely Times to the Present Day” by Andrii Hrechylo and Bohdan Zavitii.

The best children’s and young adult books from around the world ⬇️ Ukraine is represented in all three categories of the 2026 IBBY Honour List — writing, illustration, and translation

When a book crosses into another language, it does not travel unchanged. Title, cover, typeface, and visual atmosphere take on new forms, reshaping how readers first encounter the story. This time, Chytomo looks at Andrey Kurkov's “Death and the Penguin.”

We continue sharing interviews from this year's Book Arsenal. What book, in the opinion of writer, artist, and serviceman Valeriy Puzik could survive the next 50 years? Find out in our short interview 📚

Ukrainian writers who went to war — and the books you can read in English. Since 2014, and especially after Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, many Ukrainian writers, poets, translators, and journalists have joined the military.

Ukraine endured another devastating night as one of Russia’s largest overnight attacks on Kyiv on July 2 killed at least 20 people and injured dozens more. Residential buildings and civilian infrastructure were hit across the city, with damage reported at more than 30 locations.

Today, we remember Victoria Amelina — Ukrainian writer and volunteer, who tragically passed away on July 1, 2023, from serious injuries sustained during the Russian missile strike on Kramatorsk.

Entering another language, a book also changes in how it is presented to readers. Chytomo continues exploring how Ukrainian books are reimagined through their translated editions. This time, we look at Oksana Zabuzhko’s “The Museum of Abandoned Secrets”.

7 Ukrainian books publishers should translate next Every year, dozens of outstanding Ukrainian books are published — but only a fraction of them make it into English translation.

Ukraine’s Constitution Day: 5 books to read about freedom, memory and dignity 🇺🇦 On June 28, Ukraine marks Constitution Day, recalling freedom, human dignity and the right to determine our own future.

We continue sharing interviews from this year’s Book Arsenal. Today’s guest is writer and veteran Artur Dron 🇺🇦 The video is part of the “New Books Showcase 2026” special project, created with the support of ZMIN Foundation in partnership with the International Book Arsenal Festival.

Whose Story Is Missing? Reading a Wagner Soldier Through a Ukrainian Lens On June 15, 2026, Malmö City Library hosted an author talk with Norwegian writer Åsne Seierstad about her latest book, “Ufred: Russland fra innsiden”, known internationally as “Never Say War: Life in Russia Today”.

Chytomo’s articles to read instead of scrolling. Sometimes we open social media for “just a minute” — and suddenly spend an hour scrolling without remembering a single thing we saw. So here are a few Chytomo's English-language reads for a slower and more mindful kind of pause.

Every translation gives a book a new voice — and often, a new face. Chytomo continues exploring how Ukrainian books are “translated” visually through their covers, this time looking at Serhiy Zhadan’s “The Orphanage” and its editions around the world.

Writer Andrey Kurkov recommends a book that helps readers better understand Ukraine 🇺🇦 Watch the video and save this book recommendation 📚

For World Refugee Day, Chytomo highlights books that speak about forced displacement, fleeing war and the search for home. Such experiences remain central to Ukraine’s wartime reality and literary history. But it is also part of a wider global story.