My Top 10+ Books Over 10+ Years... plus AI Commentary
What began in 2013 as a group of friends sharing book suggestions on Facebook and tallying up their favorite reads at the end of the year...
Celebrating the First Year of Who She Left Behind: 5 Lessons Learned through Armenian Proverbs
Q: Which Milestone Best Represents the First Year of Who She Left Behind ? 5 Esteemed awards Over 100 combined reviews averaging 4.85...
Failing Fallacy
I was recently invited to speak at a prominent women’s leadership conference on the topic, “ Failing Forward: Embracing Setbacks as...
Top 25 Fiction Books with Female Protagonists
Recently, I asked members of several Facebook book groups to share their favorite historical and literary fiction titles featuring female...
Top Historical Fiction Books for Summer
By: Angela & Melissa, The Book Girls’ Guide. Reprinted from June 4, 2024 “Summer days are perfect for soaking up some much-needed...
Vacation Destination Books
Who else enjoys exploring vacation destinations through historical fiction? Whether it's a local getaway or a river cruise on the Danube,...
Puzzle Solved
As with several of my research questions, Facebook groups have provided invaluable answers and encouragement. One of my latest...
Armenian Genocide 101
I never heard of the Armenian Genocide. Why didn’t I learn about it in school? My Armenian grandparents never talked about how they...
February is National Library Lover's Month!
A month dedicated to library lovers seems like the best time to thank my readers who have generously purchased two books at events – one...
A Year in Review for “Who She Left Behind”
HER CHRONOLOGICAL TIMELINE FOR 2023 Conception & Congratulations June 29, 2023 Her author opened a letter that would be the exciting...
How to Submit a Book Review in 3 Easy Steps
Did you know that 50 is the magic number of book reviews for Amazon to begin promoting a book? That is when the mysterious algorithms...
Worcester & Whitinsville Show Up Strong for Victoria Atamian Waterman's book launch week
Published in The Armenian Weekly, October 28, 2023 Photos: Ken Martin WORCESTER, WHITINSVILLE, Mass. - Over 75 friends, family members,...
The Missing Piece in Noah's Ark
One of my newfound semi-retirement hobbies is creating puzzles. Although I may not be a true hobbyist or do-it-yourselfer, puzzle-making...
If you could have dinner with anyone from history, who would it be?
For me, I would jump at the chance to meet KAREN JEPPE, the Danish missionary, trail blazer, and extraordinary business leader who...
Recognizing Ethiopian-Armenians during Black History Month
What started with an invitation to attend a Black Doll Power Workshop from my friend and fellow doll collector, Debbie Hall, resulted in...
EVIL EYE -Superstition or Super Trendy?
At least three generations of women in my family were devout Christians; yet they deeply believed in Superstition as if it were a cult...
Quirky Street Names +Triple-Deckers + Pilaf + Alice Stone Blackwell = Worcester Armenian Fun Facts
It’s not every day a city turns 300 years old! To commemorate the Worcester Tercentennial this month, I’ve gathered a few fun facts about...
Beloved Armenian Rituals Play Important Role on World Doll Day
Published in The Armenian Mirror-Spectator 5/26/22 By Victoria Atamian Waterman Well-known doll collector and entrepreneur, Mildred...
Solving the Mystery of Who Left the Flowers
It has been 7 years since that significant Memorial Day when I found flowers at my great-aunt’s grave. Worn silk flowers thoughtfully...
My grandfather made up this saying.....
.... or so I thought … until I found this pillow in a pricey gift shop in Newport, Rhode Island. At first, I was stunned and incredulous...
“Wake up, Nuri! It’s Palm Sunday - your special day!”
While this was exclaimed by Armenian girls all across the land who loved their dolls, it was one of several rituals that Armenians...
We Must Continue Telling HERstory, which is Our Story
"As I See It" Editorial Published 9:03 p.m. ET March 3, 2022 It never occurred to me that being a female author, writing a historic...
Dolls Play Important Role in Celebrating Women's History Month
Most people who know me and my passion for reading also know of my love of historical fiction novels. It occurred to me recently that...
Rare Needlework Discovered
Little did I know that asking for help to identify the embroidery made by my grandmother, Lucy (Karadelian) Kasparian, would lead to a...
International Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2022
Imagine..... Had the nations taken punitive action against the Turkish perpetrators of the 1915 Armenian Genocide, would Hitler have...
Wrapping Up the Holidays with BOOKS
I am starting to get that child-like magical feeling now that we're in the holiday season. Sure, its about getting together with family &...
FORGET-ME-NOT FLOWER
The forget-me-not flower expresses the theme of eternal remembrance, and is also meant to symbolically evoke the past, present, and...
THIS LITTLE GIRL...
THIS LITTLE GIRL grew up in a bilingual (Armenian/ English), multi-generation, single parent home in the suburbs of Rhode Island, USA. ...
