- Campaign highlighting a new classic of dissident literature, the diary of a political prisoner of Russia
- Serialization outreach targeting Harper’s, New Yorker, Paris Review, Electric Literature, Literary Hub
- National review and feature outreach to print publications (NYTBR, New York Times, New Yorker, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Times, Boston Globe) and online (NPR, Literary Hub, Buzzfeed, The Millions)
- Targeted outreach to fans and champions of translated literature: World Literature Today, Asymptote, Words Without Borders, Calvert Journal
- Promotion on the publisher’s website (deepvellum.org), Twitter feed (@deepvellum), and Facebook page (/deepvellum); publisher’s e-newsletter to booksellers, reviewers, librarians
The remarkable first-hand account of celebrated Crimean filmmaker Oleh Sentsov, jailed unfairly as a political prisoner, during his 144 day-long hunger strike in a Russian prison.Sentsov's prison diary begins three days into his indefinite hunger strike, as he calls for the release of all political prisoners in Russia. Frank, sharp, and detailed, the diary recounts day after day of observations and thoughts about his daily life, from interactions with guards, police officers good and bad, to his thoughts on fellow writers and the world outside his cell.
Despite moral pressure and exhaustion, Sentsov's records display his diligence and objective eye as filmmaker and activist.