A Secret Letter to the KGB Turned A Lost Family History Into a Novel

Journalist Sasha Vasilyuk’s debut novel Your Presence Is Mandatory is a poignant look at the reverberating effects of war through the story of a Ukrainian World War II veteran’s struggle to hide a damaging secret for the sake of his family.  Vasilyuk’s book begins with death—the first chapter featuring a family at the grave in […] The post A Secret Letter to the KGB Turned A Lost Family History Into a Novel appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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Dan Snow sells History Hit network to Little Dot Studios

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July Religion Bestsellers: Inspiring Advice and Stories with Secrets

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Headline bags Barr's 'ambitious' Middle East history in six-way auction

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Mirror Books lands story of Audrey Hepburn's secret resistance past

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HarperCollins signs history of Britain told through ONS figures

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The Groundbreaking Female Artist Who Shaped Manga History

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In R.L. Maizes’s ‘Other People’s Pets,’ an aspiring veterinarian turns to a life of crime

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