Joel D. Hirst is a novelist and a playwright. He has written "An Excess of Nationalism", a novel about Soviet Armenia.
Joel and Yerevan Cafe will be donated all of the proceeds of the book sales to the Artsakh refugees. Stop by at the Cafe and get your copy of the book, even if you didn't make it to the event, you will be able to contribute if you want.
"I want to write a book about Armenia. I must write a book about Armenia. You see, I love this little country. I don’t think people from places as far away as Los Angeles or as powerful as Moscow understand that. They just see the rocks piled up and stacked and then brushed aside. They don't smell the flowers. Or taste the fruit" Joel D. Hirst.