Category: Books

Snow and Sun | March 02, 2005
Upon my first day back from a FLEX conference and mini-vacation, I found myself in nearly a foot of snow. Coincidentally, one of my main activities while enjoying the sunny Gulf of Mexico was reading the book Snow by Orhan...

Kurban Said | February 10, 2005
Fans of Ali and Nino will be glad to hear that the intriguing tale of its author now has an entire book dedicated to it! The Orientalist by Tom Reiss. Newsweek has a review....

Armenians in Iran | December 21, 2004
This blog gives an extract about Armenians in Iran. It is taken from a book entitled A Concise History of the Armenian People by George A. Bournoutian. There are some other books about Armenian history from the UCLA Armenian History...

New works on ArmenianHouse.org | November 27, 2004
ArmenianHouse.org has added some new works in Armenian and Russian to its electronic library of documents on Armenian literature, history, and religion. The latest offerings are:...

Armenia: Hiking and Rock Climbing | November 10, 2004
A new book on hiking and rock climbing in Armenia has been released. There will be a public launch of the new on Wednesday 17 November, 17:30-19:30 at Artbridge Bookstore & Cafe on Abovian. The guide has been put together...

Stone Garden Guide to Armenia and Karabagh | October 21, 2004
Stone Garden Productions have a new book out: The Stone Garden Guide to Armenia and Karabagh. Amazon has some encouraging reviews: Adventure Magazine (UK), July, 2004 "Well researched and incredibly informative, this guide is a must for anyone considering a...

The Faces of Armenia | September 28, 2004
Photolife magazine has a selection of photos by Robert Kurkjian and Matthew Karanian. Kurkjian and Karanian published a book in 2002 through Stone Garden Productions called Edge of Time: Traveling in Armenia and Karabagh. They have a new book, The...

Rediscover Armenia | September 06, 2004
Raffi Kojian's excellent online resource, Cilicia.com, has been home to the online version of the travel guide Rediscovering Armenia, originally written by Brady Kiesling (one brave guy). Now, Raffi has updated the guide so that anyone can update the text....

Nonny Hogrogian | August 24, 2004
Nonny Hogrogian is an award-winning illustrator of children's books from New York. She was twice winner of the Caldecott medals in 1966 and 1972. Much of her illustrations are for books of Armenian fairy tales. Nonny Hogrogian was born on...

Mayreni Publishing | August 23, 2004
Mayreni Publishing is a small publisher based in California and specializing in books with an Armenian theme. They have a new cookbook by Barbara Ghazarian called Simply Armenian: Naturally Healthy Ethnic Cooking Made Easy. The book has recipes for choreg,...

Armenian House | August 20, 2004
armenianhouse.org is a website which describes itself as is an electronic library featuring a huge collection of documents on Armenian literature, history, religion and anything else Armenia-related. There are texts in Armenian, Russian, and English. Recent additions seem mainly Genocide-related,...

The Armenian Table | June 04, 2004
A new Armenian cookbook, The Armenian Table, by Victoria Jenanyan Wise has been published. The signature ingredients for this style of cooking are herbs such as fenugreek and tarragon, and such seasonings as orange flower water. To get to know...

Armenian Newspapers Online | May 21, 2004
I found this online newspaper service today: http://www.armeniannewspapers.com/ They offer online version of three Armenian newspapers (Aravot, Azg, and Golos Armenii) in PDF (Acrobat) format, priced at $10 per month. I haven't tried it out, but it looks well set...

Turkish - Armenian Dialogue | May 16, 2004
The Zoryan Institute has put out a press release about the new book "From Empire to Republic" by Turkish scholar Dr. Akcam. Their website also a Turkish-Armenian Dialogue section which lists another of Dr. Akcam's books, Dialogue Across an International...

Micheline Aharonian Marcom | April 12, 2004
Aharonian's new book,The Daydreaming Boy, is getting good reviews. The Daily Californian: "With such a powerful, unique style, the story, although somewhat gruesome, is enthralling." San Francisco Chronicle "Marcom's seamless, ethereal prose is suffused with raw emotion; there is heartbreak...