Armenia to Participate in Leading American Book Fair
The Armenian pavilion at BEA will feature some of the latest Armenian bestsellers. Armenia will take part in the leading book and author event for the North American publishing industry, Book Expo...
View ArticleKaranian to Present ‘Historic Armenia’ on May 31 at Oakland’s St. Vartan Church
Author Matthew Karanian near the Armenian monastery of Ktuts, on Ktuts Island in Lake Van, Western Armenia, in 2014 during research for the book ‘Historic Armenia After 100 Years.’ (Photo: Bared...
View ArticleBOOK REVIEW: Toumani’s ‘There Was and There Was Not’ Not Recommended
Toumani’s “There Was and There Was Not” There Was and There Was Not: A Journey Through Hate and Possibility in Turkey, Armenia, and Beyond By Meline Toumani Metropolitan. 286 pp. $28 A Book...
View Article15-Year-Old Varak Kaloustian Debuts Science Fiction Novel
FIrst-time author Varak Kaloustian BY ROUBEN KRIKOURIAN An engrossing and high-spirited story, “The Legend of V: The Solar System’s Prophesies,” by Varak Kaloustian, is a captivating cavalcade of...
View ArticleBook “Genocide after Genocide” Aims to Fight Cultural Genocide in Turkey
Samvel Karapetyan, head of the Foundation for Research on Armenian Architecture (Source: Armenpress) YEREVAN (ARMENPRESS)—The Foundation for Research on Armenian Architecture has published a new book,...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Winners of the 2015 Hamazkayin Eastern USA Minas and Kohar...
Author Aline Ohanesian WATERTOWN—The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural Society of Eastern United States is pleased to announce the winner of the third Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in...
View ArticlePoet Silva Merjanian Supports Syrian-Armenians with New Book
Silva Merjanian BY KYLE KHANDIKIAN In her new book, Rumor, poet Silva Merjanian unpacks and explores the many layers of the human experience with poetry that one reviewer describes as “shocking, tender...
View ArticleMajority of People in Anatolia have Armenian Grandmothers, Says Turkish Writer
Verzihan Ziflioglu’s new book, “Story of Armenians in Purgatory” (Source: Vercihan Ziflioglu Twitter) ISTANBUL (PanArmenian)—Verchihan Zifliloglu, a writer and correspondent for the Turkey-based...
View Article‘Fragments of a Lost Homeland: Remembering Armenia’
Fragments of a Lost Homeland: Remembering Armenia, (London: I. B. Tauris, May 2015) In 2015, the 100th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, the remarkable story of one family’s survival. The Armenian...
View ArticleArarat-Eskijian Museum to Host Talk by Aline Ohanesian
Author Aline Ohanessian MISSION HILLS—The Ararat-Eskijian Museum and National Association for Armenian Studies and Research will present an illustrated talk by Aline Ohanesian, author of “Orhan’s...
View ArticleGenocide Museum Presents Four New Publications on Armenian Genocide
Four new publications on the Armenian Genocide were revealed today in Yerevan (Source: Photolure) YEREVAN (Public Radio of Armenia)—As part of its ongoing events dedicated to the 100th anniversary of...
View ArticleFirst English Translation of ‘Awakening’ Launching Next Month
GLENDALE—Sardarabad Bookstore will host the book release of Awakening on Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 7PM. The event will take place at the Glendale Adult Recreation Center, located at 201 E Colorado...
View ArticleMovie Based On ‘The Sandcastle Girls’ To Be Filmed Next Year
Chris Bohjalian speaking to readers at the Literary Ark Festival 2015 (Source: Armenpress) YEREVAN (ARMENPRESS)—Armenian-American novelist Chris Bohjalian did not expect that his book The Sandcastle...
View ArticleBook Presentation about Komitas Vartabed, From a Psychological Angle
GLENDALE–Meet Meline Karakashian, author of the new book, KOMITAS (1869-1935): Victim of the Great Crime on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 7:30pm at Abril Bookstore – 415 E. Broadway, Glendale, CA....
View ArticleBeyond Istanbul: When Superheroes Rule Our World Christian Batikian’s...
Christian Batikian (Photo by Kevork Palanjian) BY TAMAR M. BOYADJIAN To be a hero, one must be alone. Steve Rogers is alone. Steve Rogers had a friend. Steve Rogers lost that friend. Then he was alone....
View Article‘The Sweet Dreamer': A Children’s Book for Adults Too
Niki Saccareccia is a yoga instructor and a child therapist. Violet Khodagolian is an art director and web designer. Together, they have created The Sweet Dreamer, a “children’s book good for adults,”...
View ArticlePablo Kendikian Explores the Structure and Actions of the Gulen Movement in...
Pablo Kendikian BUENOS AIRES (Agencia Prensa Armenia)—In an interview with Diario Armenia, the newspaper of the Armenian community in Argentina, Pablo Kendikian, Director of Agencia Prensa Armenia,...
View Article‘The Armenian Cry’ Book Signing to be Hosted at Glendale Youth Center
GLENDALE—The Armenian National Committee of America-Glendale chapter, (ANCA-Glendale), Asbarez News, and Sardarabad Bookstore will co-host a book signing and Q&A session with Mariano Saravia,...
View ArticleChris Bohjalian to Speak in Fresno
Author Chris Bohjalian FRESNO—Best-selling author Chris Bohjalian will speak about his new book The Guest Room at 7:00pm on Friday, January 8, 2016, in the Leon S. and Pete P. Peters Educational Center...
View ArticleBourj Hammoud As A Palimpsest Of Culture In Ara Madzounian’s ‘Birds’ Nest’
The cover of Ara Madzounian’s “Birds’ Nest: A Photographic Essay of Bourj Hammoud” BY TALAR CHAHINIAN Having emerged out of the refugee camps near the eastern port of Beirut, the district of Bourj...
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