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Kateryna, Sofia and Julia showed me how empathy underpins their society. Their small acts of care are what solidarity is made of, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Lviv BookForum was vibrant this year, but still there is the backdrop of conflict and the need to find a place for storytelling, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer

On the 32nd anniversary of Ukraine's independence, the Lviv Book Forum and Hay Festival announce a second collaboration for October.

Award-winning novelist Victoria Amelina, who retrained as a war crimes researcher to document Russian atrocities and preserve Ukrainian culture, has met a tragic end.

Sofia Cheliak lebt in der Ukraine. Die 25-Jährige schreibt von einer dunklen Vorahnung am 22.2.22, wie sich aus einer Chatgruppe, die es eigentlich nur zum Ausgehen gab, eine Hilfsorganisation wurde, vom Alltag, der aufgehört hat, normal zu sein und von Träumen.

Gryshchenko was part of the major Ukrainian presence at the world's biggest publishing event

Illustrator Oleg Gryshchenko took a 17-hour bus ride and a flight to get to the Frankfurt book fair. But it was worth it, he says, to promote Ukrainian culture in the face of Russian aggression.

In the middle of a war, Ukraine's largest literature festival welcomes some of the world's most famous authors, including Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman.

Lviv BookForum is partnering with Hay festival for a programme of in-person and online events, which will be streamed free from 6-9 October