Recs if you like Soviet Milk...

Various titles, from Russian, Ukrainian, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Baltic, & Balkan authors.

The Baltic states (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) have some amazing books filled with stories inspired by the countries occupations by the Soviet Union, their hardships, their resilience and their resolve to revolt and find their independence. Not a lot of people know much about those three states let alone about their literature.

I have attempted to make this list with books that I believe need to be discovered and read by more people!

Open to recommendations

Books to fulfill you reading around the world challenge. Ideally, the author is from the country they are writing about. Bonus points if it’s translated!

This list features one book from each country in Europe. I put the focus on women authors, with additional queer and BIPoC representation throughout. Happy reading!

Fiction books set in Latvia

An award-winning independent publisher of new voices and great books from across the world. Founded in 2008, they have been a key player in the thriving UK independent publishing scene for over a decade, publishing books from 25 countries and 20 different languages. Traditionally a publisher of European novellas in translation, they now publish writing from all over the world and are expanding their list to publish literary fiction of all shapes and sizes.

I have a goal to read more books by international authors so heres how I’m keeping track