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    Bohjalian to Receive Arts and Letters Award at ANCA-WR Banquet

    ASBAREZ
    Friday, October 5th, 2012


    Bohjalian presents "The Sandcastle Girls" on Capitol Hill

    GLENDALE - Critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Chris
    Bohjalian will be honored with the ANCA-Western Region Arts and
    Letters Award at its Annual Banquet on October 28 at the Beverly
    Hilton in Beverly Hills, California. Bohjalian's latest book, The
    Sandcastle Girls, was launched in Los Angeles this summer at a
    luncheon organized by the ANCA-WR and went on to debut at #7 on the
    New York Times bestseller list. It also appeared on the Publishers'
    Weekly, USA Today, and national Independent Bookstore bestseller
    lists.

    `I hoped that `The Sandcastle Girls' would educate people to the
    reality of the Armenian Genocide, but I never expected the groundswell
    of interest from readers across the United States who were unfamiliar
    with our story. Likewise, I have been overwhelmed by the support of
    the Armenian community - here and around the world. This particular
    honor leaves me humbled and moved - and deeply and profoundly
    grateful,' remarked Bohjalian after learning of the award.

    Bohjalian, who has penned fourteen novels, including four other New
    York Times bestsellers, has called The Sandcastle Girls `the most
    important book he will ever write.' His novel, Midwives, was a number
    one New York Times bestseller and was turned into a movie, in addition
    to two others, `Secrets of Eden' and `Past the Bleachers.'

    `Mr. Bohjalian deftly uses his extraordinary writing talent to tell
    the story of the Armenian Genocide in The Sandcastle Girls, making a
    significant contribution to the rich literature on this historical
    tragedy,' said ANCA-WR Co-Chair Chris Guldjian. `The Arts and Letters
    Award, which Mr. Bohjalian is receiving, recognizes the immense impact
    this work has had, and will undoubtedly continue to have, on the
    American public.'

    In July of this year, hundreds of attendees from the Los Angeles area
    welcomed Bohjalian as he was joined by the ANCA Grassroots Film and
    the Arts Committee, The Genocide Education Project and Doubleday Books
    in launching the national tour for his latest novel `The Sandcastle
    Girls.' Similar events were held by the ANCA in San Francisco, New
    Jersey, and on Capitol Hill.

    The 2012 ANCA-WR Annual Banquet will also feature Senate Majority
    Leader Harry Reid receiving the Freedom Award, Dr. Rubina Peroomian
    receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award, Rev. Joseph D. Matossian
    receiving the Khrimian Hayrig Award, and Varant Melkonian receiving
    the Legacy Award. The Banquet is the premiere gathering of the
    Armenian American community and will take place on Sunday, October 28
    at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, CA. To reserve seats,
    visit ancawr.org/banquet. For all other inquiries, please call
    818-533-8587.

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