Kristen Roupenian's short story collection out nowJanuary 23, 2019 - 14:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A short story collection titled "You Know You Want This" by a relatively unknown author named Kristen Roupenian was published recently. Roupenian, who has Armenian roots, had one of her short stories - "Cat Person" - published in The New Yorker back in 2017. Within a week after the publication, the Harvard PhD had landed a seven-figure two-book deal. Published on December 11, “Cat Person” was the second-most-emailed page on the New Yorker’s website in 2017. According to the book's description on Amazon, it was named one of the most anticipated books of 2019 by Vogue, The Huffington Post, Entertainmenq Weekly, Porewow, Refinery 29, marie Claire, Bustle and many others. The book is already in development at HBO as a series, with The Leftovers scribes Carly Wray and Lila Byock attached as writers and executive producers. “Cat Person” centres on a date between Margot, a 20-something female college student, and Robert, a 30-something doofus. Their romantic misalignment culminates in an undesired but seemingly obligatory sexual encounter (Margot doesn’t really want to have sex at one point, but determines to “carry through” with it anyway). Top stories Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance. The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says. Hikmet Hajiyev has said that there is no place for USAID operation in Azerbaijan any longer. A telephone conversation between Putin and Pashinyan before the CSTO summit is not planned, Peskov says. Partner news | Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. Ex-Karabakh leader moved to solitary confinement cell in Baku, his son says David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Freedom House concerned by mounting reports of police violence in Armenia Freedom House urged Armenian authorities to investigate this pattern of excessive force and inhumane treatment. CSTO recognizes Armenia’s sovereign right to withdraw Tasmagambetov has said that if Armenia decides to leave the organization, “it will be the sovereign right of Armenia.” |