Blog | Armand Inezian

Reader's block- and how fantasy holds a special place for me.

I am an avid reader across many genres. I mostly read fiction, but that includes fantasy, sci-fi, classics, modern literary, Westerns,...

Storytelling and the art of literary surprise.

It probably a good idea to start with the movies, but we will move on to books in a moment. My reason to start with movies is this; it's...

Dreaming of masks.

Last week, I had a dream that I was going out with my family, and- for the first time since the quarantine- I stopped mid-dream and...

What a YA novel from 2001 taught me about negative emotions.

I am a fairly eclectic reader. I like to delve into a different genres: literary fiction, the classics, fantasy. Sometimes I read kids'...

Catch-22

Short post today- I snuck the term "catch-22" into an email today for my regular day job! I felt so literary!

Thinking about what poetry gives to me as a writer:

We—could tremble— But since we got a Bomb— And held it in our Bosom— Nay—Hold it—it is calm— Therefore—we do life's labor— Emily...

Soviet Humor (?)

My new novel, The Ghost Code is set in 1950's Soviet-era Russia. As I wrote and edited the book, I turned to numerous non-fiction books...

Can magic be boring? Absolutely! Just apply human nature.

This year, after being prompted by my daughter, I finally got around to reading the Harry Potter series. I know that I read it 20 years...

Papercuts Jamaica Plain Boston

Very excited to see the arrival of Papercuts Bookstore on South Street in the neighborhood of Jamaica Plain, Boston! Papercuts has...

2020 reading- A Gentleman in Moscow

#2020reading excited to be delving into Amor Towles excellent novel, A Gentleman in Moscow, a novel of identity that delves into the...

2019 reading: Hearts in Atlantis

#2019reading Another book that surprised me in 2019 was Stephen King's "Hearts in Atlantis". I expected this to be a supernatural novel...

2019 Reading: Beartown by Fredrik Backman

#2019reading One surprising read for 2019 was Beartown, by Fredrik Backman. This is a story of a depressed town in rural Sweden that...