Lviv BookForum 2024

Russia’s criminal full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked an interest in the country as never before. Suddenly, Ukraine was everywhere, with media internationally regularly covering the war and political analysts offering insights. More recently, a plethora of books about Ukraine have appeared in the English-language world. In this panel, moderated by Charlotte Higgins, chief culture writer for The Guardian, authors will discuss their books about Ukraine: Adrian Karatnycky, of the Ukrainian Jewish Encounter and the Atlantic Council examines Ukraine’s history and its political leaders in Battleground Ukraine: From Independence to the War with Russia; Sasha Dovzhyk, of INDEX, discusses Ukrainian novelist and war crimes researcher Victoria Amelina, who died of injuries following a Russian missile attack on Kramatorsk in June 2023, and her book Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary, to be published in February 2025, Victoria Belim, Ukrainian memoirist who is notable for her 2023 book, The Rooster House; and Yaroslav Trofimov, Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent of The Wall Street Journal, author of a revelatory eyewitness account of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and heroism of the Ukrainian people in their resistance.

Adrian Karatnycky and Yaroslav Trofimov will join the event digitally.

Times of historical change affect the international hierarchy, creating new jobs and opportunities for rapid change. At such moments, younger people may enter the game on an equal footing with middle-aged and older people. But is the world ready for the changes proposed by the youth? Can their voices really be heard during global conflicts and wars?

Vasylisa Stepanenko is an Associated Press video journalist, and producer of the Oscar-winning documentary 20 Days in Mariupol. She earned the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, one of the youngest winners in the world. Anna Novosad is a former Minister of Education of Ukraine and CEO of the charity SavEd, which aims to increase access to education in Ukraine following the consequences of Russian aggression. Yaryna Chornohuz is the author of the collection How the military circle bends. Hosted by Tetiana Troshchynska.

Anna Novosad and Vasylisa Stepanenko will join the event digitally.

Christina Lamb and Sofia Andrukhovych is a writer and translator, author of seven books of prose talk with Tetiana Troshchynska is executive director of PEN Ukraine.

When reality is so intense that words lose their meaning, poetry can best describe the feeling.

The best Ukrainian and foreign poets will share poems about freedom, love, and hope at special readings in national languages ​​and English. With Halyna Kruk, Julia Musakovska, Yaryna Chornohus, Hanan Issa, Ostap Slyvynsky, Hinemoana Baker, Gad Kaynar Kissinger and Jan Wagner.

Hinemoana Baker, Hanan Issa, Gad Kaynar Kissinger and Jan Wagner will join the event digitally.