Maksim Sonin

Maxim Sonin, is a Russian writer who has published several novels dealing with LGBTQ+ and violence with AST (publisher) and Popcorn Books. Their debut novel, The Letters till Midnight, a young adult drama, was the first Russian-language book by a major publishing house that mentioned LGBTQ-relationship in the publisher's announcement. The Letters till Midnight has become a regular target of attacks and was blacklisted in 2022 as a part of the government crackdown on LGBTQ+ community in Russia.