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I’ve a new lucky number: THE LIONESS debuts at #6 on the New York Times Books bestseller list May 29, and that’s because of all of you. Deepest thanks to my readers, booksellers, and Doubleday. Savor the safari, but watch out for kidnappers, hyenas, jackals, and lions! Roar!

Interested in our mentorship program but have questions or doubts? Then join us on Zoom tomorrow at 9:00 AM PT | 12:00 PM ET | 8:00 PM AMT to learn more about the program from @itsme10e herself as well as previous mentors Aida Zilelian & Arthur Kayzakian! bit.ly/3TlnuQE

We are so excited to bring Aida Zilelian back for #TellingFamilyStories. Families are complicated and we all have a story to tell. There's still room in this workshop with a talented educator and author of family stories. Register now: mwcqc.org/writing-family…

My quotes and observations in this article -- about a new book in which I have an essay -- get at the heart of why I wrote THE SANDCASTLE GIRLS, and why that novel remains so important to me. Thanks to @AMrjoian575 and Liz Ohanesian. Maylin Lehmann Hobaica dailynews.com/2023/03/29/how…

I'm proud to announce that my story "On Being Armenian" is part of a newly released anthology, "Growing Up in an Immigrant Household and Community". Thank you Dr. Vicky Giouroukakis for curating and editing this valuable anthology! he.kendallhunt.com/product/growin… #armenianwriters

In partnership with h-pem we are proud to open the 2023 Young Armenian Poets Awards, an annual contest that recognizes and provides a platform for exceptional Armenian writers between the ages of 14 and 18. Learn more & apply here 👉 bit.ly/43jWDZM

This is not going to be an easy conversation, as being an Armenian creative hasn't been easy at all recently. But I hope that being part of this conference, I can be a voice for the Armenian creatives, mostly unheard and unseen in these harsh times.

Author appreciation moment! Who are your favorite authors? Which book of theirs would you recommend?

ARCs of my novel All the Ways We Lied TALK by Turner will be available soon! DM if you're interested in writing a review. Pre-order here: bitly.ws/DZe7 #allthewayswelied #armenianlit #armlit #aidazilelian #zilelian

"We give the past away in exchange / for the future. We foreclose the titles on our fairy tales..." from "The End of the Story" by Damen O’Brien, NOR 32. bit.ly/3Ncc4gG Damen O'Brien Art: "Atardecer rosa" by Rubi Villa

Summer is coming. Don't be left Smoke-Longin'.

Check out my newly designed website! aidazilelian.com #aidazilelian #zilelian #allthewayswelied #armenianwriter #preorderbooks

We just released a new episode of RISK! called People Change, in which Dave Ross (@davetotheross) and Aida Zilelian feel the foundations of some relationships shift. Get it at risk-show.com/podcast/people… #storytelling #truestories #risk

In three days, catch Arthur Kayzakian, Chris Gonzalez, Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado, Aida Zilelian, & Lola Koundakjian, for a Lit Reading at KGB Bar Literary Journal from 7-9pm EDT, hosted by Chelsea Fonden! Learn more here: buff.ly/44z0AJB Susan Schulman IPGbook

Join Arthur Kayzakian, Chris Gonzalez, Jennifer Caroccio Maldonado, Aida Zilelian, and Lola Koundakjian for a Lit Reading at KGB Bar Literary Journal TONIGHT from 7-9pm EDT, hosted by Chelsea Fonden! Learn more here: buff.ly/46BMokT Susan Schulman IPGbook

Make sure to read Sharisse Zeroonian’s brilliant insight in The Armenian Mirror-Spectator on our Literary Lights conversation between poets Arthur Kayzakian and Kaveh Akbar! Check out the piece at this link! bit.ly/3pVvhdB

Aida Zilelian's upcoming novel, All the Ways We Lied is slotted for release in January 2024. This book is centred around an American-Armenian family. It is a pleasure to chat with Aida and highlight her work. Aida Zilelian TALK by Turner armedwithabook.com/all-the-ways-w…

Queens author Aida Zilelian discusses 'All the Ways We Lied' at Ridgewood's DADA on Jan. 23 at 7 pm. More: tinyurl.com/466nabaa

I can't wait to talk to these fabulous authors about feminism in their novels and in contemporary literature! Join Aggeliki Pelekidis, Aida Zilelian, and me Buffalo Street Books on 10/19 at 4pm! @apelekidis Aida Zilelian