Julia Phillips talks about publishing her first book, the experience of the book getting translated in 21 languages, plotting a crime novel and more, on iCafe's Book Lounge. What we covered : debut book being translated in 21 languages status of control on the translated manuscripts when the author doesn't know the language Russia as a location to set up a crime plot role of geographic location in storytelling crimes against women and children as a subject in literature placing the manuscript with a publisher usual obsession of authors with words, punctuations, language and sentences