Live Evening with Julia Zolotova gathers readers to debate Eastern Empire and Omnichannel Hearts
LONDON, UK. July 4th, 2025 – London-based, trilingual novelist Julia Zolotova took over the sky‑lounge of Principal Tower in Shoreditch on 2 July for her latest session in the author’s movable Stories & Surfaces salon.
A full house of readers attended “Evening with Julia Zolotova: From Concept to Publication”, where Zolotova read parallel excerpts from the art‑tech saga Eastern Empire and the social‑media love story Omnichannel Hearts, then fielded questions on multilingual dialogue, augmented‑reality maps and the anxiety of “seen‑at‑09:17” relationships.
The venue — perched between the City’s glass spires and Shoreditch’s street‑art maze — offered a literal lookout on the twin worlds her fiction inhabits.
Recent media reaction framed the debate. A four‑page feature in Glamour Bulgaria praised Eastern Empire as “layered and unflinching,” while UK portal Arts & Culture offered “a measured critique of the novel’s ambitious ideas about transparency.”
“Opposite readings mean the book is alive,” Zolotova told the audience. “A story should change shape in every new lens.”
Zolotova’s newest satire, The Influencer’s Canvas, has just landed on the virtual shelves of Britain’s two flagship booksellers — Waterstones and Hatchards. The dual listing marks the author’s first nationwide bricks‑and‑mortar availability.
UK paperback editions of Eastern Empire and Omnichannel Hearts publish October–November 2025, each with a reader’s guide and Shoreditch‑to‑Shanghai AR city‑maps.
Zolotova’s accolades include the Creativitys UK Award (2024) and the Stein Arts Award (2025) for innovative narrative craft.
A virtual Q&A for editors and booksellers is set for 4 July, 11:00 BST; registration available on request.
“Principal Tower let us test big ideas against a 360‑degree view of London,” Zolotova said. “Stories need altitude — and argument.”
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