Discover GEEO’s recommended books to read before you travel to Armenia & Georgia in the Caucasus. Our book club is a way for travelers to learn about the places they’ll visit through literature.
These are some of our favorites about Armenia and Georgia, so if you’re heading there, take a look (the GEEO book club is not a required element of our programs, just a bit of added fun)! We hope you will enjoy the books we have selected and they will enhance your experience.
You should be able to find most of our selections through the links below and in your local library system as well. Do you have any feedback on our selections or suggestions for additions? Contact us and let us know!
Recommended books to read before traveling to Armenia & Georgia:
Fiction:
- A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Orhan’s Inheritance by Aline Ohanesian (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
Non-Fiction:
- Not Even My Name by Thea Halo (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- The Hundred-Year Walk: An Armenian Odyssey by Dawn Anahin McKeen (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
For those looking for more suggestions, here are some other books you may want to consider:
- The Gendarme by Mark T. Mustian (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Rise the Euphrates by Carole Edgarian (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Like Water on Stone by Dana Walrath (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Armenian Golgotha by Grigoris Balakian (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- Black Dog of Fate by Peter Balakian (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
- The Road from Home: A True Story of Courage, Survival and Hope by David Khardian (Bookshop.org | Amazon)
Bonus recommended films and videos to watch before traveling to Armenia and Georgia:
GEEO travelers can register with SIMA Academy for free using a unique access code that we provide after our programs end. Feel free to contact us if you would like to receive the access code early. For this program, we recommend watching Siroun. SIMA Academy utilizes the storytelling power of award-winning global short documentaries to nurture globally competent and socially active learners worldwide.
GEEO utilizes both Bookshop.org and Amazon Associates links for the above-suggested books. If you purchase a book through one of the links above, you’re supporting us as a nonprofit and helping more teachers travel through GEEO!