LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Matthew Karanian’s Armenia and Karabakh: The Stone Garden Travel Guide is one of the best independently published books of the year, according to Foreword Reviews, a magazine dedicated to the independent book publishing industry.
Armenia and Karabakh is one of just four travel books recognized as “groundbreaking” by the magazine’s 16th Annual Book of the Year Awards. The subjects of the other finalists were Germany, Switzerland, and the Holy Land.
A panel of more than 100 librarians and booksellers reviewed books published during the past year to determine the finalists. The winners will be recognized at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nev., on June 27.
Karanian, a lawyer in Pasadena, and Robert Kurkjian, a scientist in Los Angeles, illustrated the book with their original photography. Karanian says they published the book because of their love for their homeland. The book is dedicated to the author’s parents, Henry and Agnes Karanian, who are the children of Armenian Genocide survivors.
Armenia and Karabakh was published by Stone Garden Productions in 2013. For more details about the book, visit www.ArmeniaTravelGuide.com. The complete list of Foreword Reviews Book of the Year award winners is available online at https://botya.forewordreviews.com/finalists/2013/travel-guides/.
I have this book, it is really good. I think it will help alot during my journeys in Armenia & Karbakh