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Book Blurb
Spanning between World War II and the Russia-Ukraine conflict and based on real events, Your Presence is Mandatory (Bloomsbury, April 23, 2024) is a riveting debut novel about a Ukrainian Jewish WWII veteran with a lifelong secret, the repercussions for his family, and the grace they find in the course of their survival. Your Presence is Mandatory will also be out in Italy, France, Germany, Brazil and Finland in Fall 2024.
short bio
Sasha Vasilyuk is a journalist and author of a debut novel, Your Presence is Mandatory (4.23.2024, Bloomsbury) that spans between World War II and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Her nonfiction has been published in the New York Times, CNN, Harper’s Bazaar, Time, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Telegraph, KQED, and elsewhere. Sasha grew up between Ukraine and Russia before immigrating to the U.S. at the age of 13.
long bio
Sasha Vasilyuk is a journalist and author of a debut novel, Your Presence is Mandatory, coming out April 23, 2024 from Bloomsbury in the U.S. and Canada, as well as in Italy, France, Germany, Finland in Brazil. Sasha grew up between Ukraine and Russia before immigrating to the U.S. at the age of 13. She has an MA in journalism from New York University and her nonfiction has been published in the New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, CNN, Time, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Telegraph, KQED, Narrative, and elsewhere. She is the recipient of a Solas Award for Best Travel Writing, a North American Travel Journalists Association (NATJA) Award, and a Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) Fellowship from UC Berkeley. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and children. www.sashavasilyuk.com.
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Pre-order: www.sashavasilyuk.com or https://geni.us/yourpresencemandatory
X/Twitter @sashavasilyuk
Instagram: @sashavasilyuk
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Headshots
Photo credit: Christopher Michel
lifestyle photos of sasha with book
Photo credit: Diana Burman
