The article is dedicated to the history of one unrealized publishing project of A. A. Bestuzhev. We are talking about the author's almanac, which was schemed by the writer in early 1829 while staying in Yakutsk. The reason why Bestuzhev during his exile thought about publishing his texts is obvious: in letters to his relatives, he often complained about his tight financial situation, which was undermined by pirated reprints of his texts. Unfortunately, we know virtually nothing about the possible content of the publication. But from Bestuzhev's letters to his relatives, it is easy to rebuild the financial side of the idea. Considered in the context of the book publishing practice of the 1820s, the writer's project raises doubts. So, Bestuzhev, apparently inspired by the recent phenomenal success of the Polar Star, conceived the idea to publish an almost doubled edition of the author's almanac. But it is known that by the beginning of 1829 the “almanac” market was full, so hoping for the commercial success of