Maria Laleva

Maria Laleva's name has been known in modern Bulgarian literature since the publication of her poetry collections "Personal Archive" (2013) and "I'm not your neighbour" (2016), which have undergone several reprints over the years.

But it was her novel "Life in the Rocks" which brought her real popularity and love from her fans. Although it was released in October 2018, in just three months it became the bestseller of the year according to the ranking of the prestigious Helicon bookstore chain.

Life in the Rocks has sold over 120,000 copies and continues to be on the bestseller lists: Helicon Top 100 Best Sellers 2019, Helicon Top 50 Best Sellers best-selling Bulgarian author for 2019 and 2020, best-selling book of the decade according to the Helicon ranking and the only Bulgarian author in the top 10.

Maria Laleva was also awarded the prestigious "Woman of the Year" award of "Gracia" magazine in the "Culture" category for 2019.

In the same year, she also published her collection of poems "Bless Judah".