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Unexplored Armenia
Harutyun Hakobian is the author of a wonderful new book published this year, Unexplored Armenia, a travel guide to places in Armenia that are not widely known. “The idea of a book about the most […]
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A conversation with Joan Schoettler about “The Honey Jar”
I recently had the opportunity to speak with Joan Schoettler, author of The Honey Jar: An Armenian’s Escape to Freedom. Talar Keoseyan (T.K.): Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Joan Schoettler (J.S.): I […]
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Book Review | Who She Left Behind
Who She Left Behind By Victoria Atamian Waterman Published by Historium Press in 2023 227 pages Set in Turkey in the pre-World War I period and Massachusetts and Rhode Island in both the early 1900s […]
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“Who She Left Behind” available as an audiobook
Who She Left Behind by Victoria Atamian Waterman is a powerful exploration of the Armenian Genocide, blending historical facts with fictional storytelling. The narration of the audiobook by Dalita Getzoyan adds an emotional depth to […]
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IALA announces its 2024 holiday book guide
The International Armenian Literary Alliance’s 2024 holiday book guide includes exciting new titles by Armenian authors that will make wonderful gifts for you and your loved ones. From recent and forthcoming releases to literature in […]
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The best country, the land of beaconing light
By Amalya Hakobyan and Seda Nikoyan In the battlefield of life, you’re ahead of me In the dim of night, you’re the light of love Wherever you go, there’s a place in my heart That […]
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Taline Badrikian introduces her newest book
Taline Badrikian’s latest children’s book, Բարի Ջրարջը (Pari Churarchuh – The Kind Raccoon), was released in October, giving parents a new resource to teach their children Western Armenian. Badrikian is a first-generation Armenian American who […]
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“The Burning Heart of the World” by Nancy Kricorian
In vivid, poetic prose, Nancy Kricorian’s The Burning Heart of the World tells the story of a Beirut Armenian family before, during and after the Lebanese Civil War. Returning to the fabular tone of Zabelle, […]
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Wasafiri Magazine’s winter 2024 special issue, Armenia(n)s: Elevation, to be released
LONDON—Editors Tatevik Ayvazyan and Naneh V Hovhannisyan are pleased to announce the release of the winter 2024 special issue of the Wasafiri magazine for contemporary international writing. This landmark edition, Armenia(n)s: Elevation, is guest co-edited […]
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Book Review: Ararat in America
Ararat in America: Armenian American Culture and Politics in the Twentieth Century By Ben Alexander Published by I. B.Tauris in 2023 264 pages It’s surprising how little most Armenian Americans know about their recent past. […]