Author Victoria Atamian Waterman and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Kurkjian to speak in Watertown

Stephen Kurkjian

WATERTOWN, Mass.—On Tuesday, December 12, the Armenian Museum of America and the Watertown Free Public Library will welcome author Victoria Atamian Waterman in conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Stephen Kurkjian. The writers will discuss Waterman’s debut novel Who She Left Behind during a free talk at the Watertown Free Public Library.

Victoria Atamian Waterman

Waterman’s novel is historical fiction based on her own family’s history, spanning multiple generations from the final days of the Ottoman Empire to the Armenian neighborhoods in Rhode Island and Massachusetts in the 1990s.

All community members are invited to join Waterman and Kurkjian for the free talk at the Library, which begins at 6 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided, and books will be available for purchase. Registration is required. Visit bit.ly/watermantalk to register.

About the Armenian Museum of America

The Armenian Museum of America is the largest Armenian museum in the Diaspora. It has grown into a major repository for all forms of Armenian material culture that illustrate the creative endeavors of the Armenian people over the centuries.

About the Watertown Free Public Library

The Watertown Free Public Library provides access to a wide variety of popular materials, resources, services and programs that fulfill the informational, cultural and recreational needs of Watertown and surrounding communities. Our Library works to create an environment that attracts and welcomes users of all ages and abilities.




Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS