The International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA), the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center will host Literary Lights 2024, their second annual monthly reading series featuring new works of literature by Armenian authors.

Each event—held online—will feature a writer reading from their work, followed by a discussion with an interviewer and audience members.

Click here to read along with the series by purchasing titles from IALA’s online bookstore powered by Bookshop.

The series will kick off on Saturday, January 27, 2024 at 12:00pm ET with All the Ways We Lied, a novel by Tölölyan Literary Prize recipient Aida Zilelian, that explores the reality of love and loss in the everyday lives of a modern-day Armenian family. Click here to register for this event on the Zoom platform.