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OTTAWA, Canada—Matthew Karanian, the author of Historic Armenia After 100 Years, will present his groundbreaking new book in Canada during a three-city tour of the country in September.

The Canada book tour is organized under the auspices of the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia to Canada, and commemorates the Centennial of the Armenian Genocide.

Historic Armenia After 100 Years (Stone Garden Press, 2015) is the first-ever historical guide to the ancient Armenian homeland. The book includes 125 color photographs and maps that show Western Armenia as it appears today.

The premiere event is at 9 p.m. on Fri., Sept. 11, at the Tekeyan Center, 825 Rue Manoogian, St. Laurent, Quebec. This event is hosted by the Tekeyan Cultural Association.

Karanian will also speak at 1 p.m. on Sat., Sept. 12, at the Armenian Embassy, 7 Delaware Ave., Ottawa, Ontario. The event at the Armenian Embassy is hosted by Ambassador and Mrs. Armen Yeganian.

The concluding event for will begin at 2 p.m. on Sun., Sept. 13, at the Armenian Community Center, 45 Hallcrown Place, Toronto, Ontario.

The Toronto event is co-hosted by the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) of Toronto, the Hamazkayin Educational and Cultural Society of Toronto, the Toronto Hye Agoump, and the Bolsahay Cultural Assocation Toronto. The entire tour is under the auspices of the Armenian Embassy in Canada.

The author will be available to sign copies of Historic Armenia After 100 Years at each event. For more book tour details, visit www.HistoricArmeniaBook.com.

LOS ANGELES, Calif.—The Independent Book Publisher’s Association (IBPA) recently awarded a silver medal to author Matthew Karanian’s Armenia and Karabakh: The Stone Garden Travel Guide in the category of Best Travel Book for 2014.

The book award, which is known to the publishing industry as a Benjamin Franklin Award, or “Bennie,” is among the most prestigious national awards for independent book publishers. The competition recognizes excellence in book editorial content and design.

The award was announced on May 28, which, by coincidence, is Armenian Independence Day.

The silver medal is the book’s second major award of the year. Armenia and Karabakh was recently recognized by Writer’s Digest Magazine as one of the Best Reference Guides published in the past year.

A complete list of IBPA book award winners is available online by visiting www.ibpa-online.org. The publisher’s association recognized four travel books for excellence this year; the other travel books are titles about Costa Rica, the Canyon Lands of the American Southwest, and Washington State.

Karanian was traveling in Western Armenia doing research for a future book when the award was announced. He said he considers the award to be an acknowledgement of the merits of Armenia, as well as of his book. “Awards such as these help to give Armenia and Artsakh the recognition that they deserve” among Armenians and non-Armenians alike, he said.

Armenia and Karabakh: The Stone Garden Travel Guide can be previewed at www.ArmeniaTravelGuide.com and is available for purchase by mail order for $30 post paid in the U.S. from Stone Garden Productions, P.O. Box 7758, Northridge, CA 91327.

Source: The Armenian Weekly