Published in 2023, Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni is her debut novel and the first queer Armenian rom-com [*].
Taleen Voskuni is a writer and founder and principal researcher of UX Research consulting firm living in San Francisco, CA. She graduated from UC Berkeley with a BA in English and has previously published in Cleaver Magazine, The Bold Italic, Mic, Cal Literature, and Arts Magazine.
There are so few books on the Armenian diaspora experience, very few lighthearted ones, and even fewer LGBQTA+ stories. Armenians deserve joyous stories, queer Armenians even more so. I wanted to give visibility to the forgotten people within a forgotten people, and give them a happy ending. Also, I wanted to open the narrative on the complex contradictions of Armenian diaspora culture—how it is both painful and funny, beautiful but repressive.
Taleen Voskuni on her inspiration for Sorry, Bro
Book interview with Taleen on 7 Minutes in Book Heaven
Taleen was the featured author for the inaugural Literary Lights event, a monthly reading series organized by the International Armenian Literary Alliance (IALA), the National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), and the Krikor and Clara Zohrab Information Center.
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ISBN: 978-0593547304. Published by Berkley – Penguin Books.
