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,...

Nov 21, 20203 min read

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...

Oct 31, 20203 min read

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...

Sep 9, 20201 min read

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

Aug 23, 20202 min read

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

Aug 21, 20201 min read

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...

Aug 9, 20202 min read

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...

Jul 30, 20203 min read

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...

Jul 25, 20202 min read

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

Feb 5, 20201 min read

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

Jan 24, 20201 min read

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

Jan 17, 20201 min read

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

Dec 23, 20191 min read