Rūta Briede

Rūta Briede (1984) is an illustrator, author, cartoonist, scenographer, lecturer in illustration at the Art Academy of Latvia and the art editor with the publishing house “Liels un Mazs”. She is known as the author of the concept and horned doodle logo of the popular series of a hundred and one Latvian children’s poems Bikibuks (Bicki-buck books, Liels un Mazs, 2012-2017). Rūta is also the author of Kaiju karalienes noslēpums and Suns, kurš atrada skumjas, which both were recently translated into English and published by The Emma Press as Queen of Seagulls: a story of true love and The Dog Who Found Sorrow.

Suns, kurš atrada skumjas [The Dog Who Found Sorrow]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2018.

Kaiju karalienes noslēpums [Queen of Seagulls]. Riga: Liels un mazs, 2017.

Tina Rausch. Poetic cultural heritage. Search for clues about Latvian Childrens and youth literature, in print // Eselsohr, July 2023 [DE]

Žanete Vēvere. A Glimpse Into The Latvian Literature! // All about book publishing, February, 2023 [IN]

Childrens literature and illustration from Latvia, autumn 2021 // Kultur-lettland.de, November 2021 [GER]

Video conversation with Rūta Briede // Online magazine Punctum Youtube channel, 2020 [LV]

Synopsis of The Dog Who Found Sorrow // Outside in World, 2019 [EN]

Synopsis of Queen of Seagulls // Outside in World, 2018 [EN]

Review of The Dog Who Found Sorrow // Sky Light Rain, 2019 [EN]

Review of The Dog Who Found Sorrow // Jeannie Jeannie blog, 2018 [EN]

Review of Queen of Seagulls // Literature Works, 2018 [EN]

Review of Queen of Seagulls // Children's Books Ireland, 2018 [EN]

About The Dog Who Found Sorrow // Online magazine Satori, 2018 [LV]

About Queen of Seagulls // Online magazine Satori, 2017 [LV]