Gilbert has indefinitely pulled the book from release due to a backlash from Ukrainian readers.
Elizabeth Gilbertis pulling her latest novel,The Snow Forest,from the release calendar.
The author only announced the book, which was set to publish in Feb. 2024, last week.

Elizabeth Gilbert and the cover of her novel ‘The Snow Forest’.Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images; Riverhead Books
“And as a result I’m making a course correction and removing the book from its publication schedule.
It is not the time for this book to be published.
They declined to comment further, referring us to Gilbert’s remarks on social media.
Gilbert’s previous novel was 2019’sCity of Girls.