Julia Ioffe

MOTHERLAND is finally out today! And she's a finalist for the National Book Award. Get your copy today! bookshop.org/p/books/moth...

One of the first things Vladimir Putin did on becoming president was take over NTV, the TV channel that hosted a satirical puppet show because he didn't like the Putin doll and how he was portrayed. He arrested NTV's owner and only released him when he signed the channel over. #Colbert

My parents took me out of a country where this was the norm and where it led to the execution and imprisonment of millions of innocent people. They brought me here, to America, believing that it would not happen here. And yet here we are.

If America isn't a one-party state by the time the midterms are over, I'll be pleasantly surprised.

Glenn Kessler just made my day.

San Francisco, COME THROUGH!

Of all the interviews I've done about MOTHERLAND, this one was my favorite. Thank you, @kevinrothrock.me !

"Motherland is deeply informative, assiduously researched and beautifully written—an exhilarating read." www.bookpage.com/reviews/moth...

Thank you, Glenn! Can't wait to hear what you think of it!

"The result is an enthralling narrative that is both sweeping and intimate." The New York Times loves MOTHERLAND! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/22/b...

My book MOTHERLAND is finally out today! To celebrate, we at @puck.news are running an excerpt. It's one of my very favorite chapters: the story of how Putin met and married his first wife—and what a shitty husband he was. puck.news/from-julia-i...

MOTHERLAND, says the @washingtonpost.com, is "riveting." www.washingtonpost.com/books/2025/1...

DC folks! Come to my book launch tomorrow night with the legendary Sabrina Tavernise, at Politics & Prose! politics-prose.com/julia-ioffe

Twenty years ago, I started my first job out of college: fact-checking at @NewYorker. Today, the magazine is running an excerpt of my first book, MOTHERLAND. Totally and wonderfully surreal. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...