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Chris Bohjalian
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Chris Bohjalian

Chris Bohjalian is the critically acclaimed author of 11 novels, including Skeletons at the Feast and his most recent New York Times bestseller, The Double Bind, published by Pocket Books. His work has been translated into eighteen languages and... Read full bio

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Q. How would you describe your life in only 8 words?
A. Spectacularly blessed -- though still challenged by my iPhone
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My life in 8 words: "Spectacularly blessed -- though still challenged by my iPhone"
The Sandcastle Girls will be released on March 01, 2013 in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 01, 2013
The Sandcastle Girls is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 01, 2013
The Sandcastle Girls will be released on August 31, 2012 in Hardcover
Aug 31, 2012
The Sandcastle Girls is now available in Hardcover
Aug 31, 2012
The Night Strangers will be released on November 24, 2011 in
Nov 24, 2011
The Night Strangers is now available in
Nov 24, 2011
The Night Strangers will be released on November 01, 2011 in Trade Paperback
Nov 01, 2011
The Night Strangers is now available in Trade Paperback
Nov 01, 2011
Secrets of Eden will be released on March 17, 2011 in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 17, 2011
Secrets of Eden is now available in Mass Market Paperback
Mar 17, 2011
Secrets of Eden will be released on July 22, 2010 in
Jul 22, 2010
Secrets of Eden is now available in
Jul 22, 2010
Secrets of Eden will be released on April 01, 2010 in
Apr 01, 2010
Secrets of Eden is now available in
Apr 01, 2010
Excerpt:
Chapter 1 from Skeletons at the Feast
Jul 17, 2009
Excerpt:
Prologue from Midwives
Jul 17, 2009

Chris Bohjalian Revealed

Chris Bohjalian Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. "Have we learned nothing?" Q. What’s your best quality? A. I am dogged. Alas, that's as good as it gets. Q. What are your 5 favorite songs? A. Really, it would be embarrassing. Awfully embarassing. TOO embarrassing. Q. If you could eat only one thing for the rest of your days, what would it be? A. Pecorino cheese Q. Which living person do you most admire? A. Barack Obama Learn more about Chris Bohjalian

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Aiken Today, May 17, 2013
...Karin Slaughter. Then work your way through the month with others by Catherine Coulter, Chuck Klosterman, Iris Johansen, Chris Bohjalian, Carole Radizwell, Zane and Danielle Steele. There are a lot of books for self-improvement coming out this month:...
Burlington Press, May 11, 2013
...If you are a little boy and want to test your mothers love, color in the leaves on the dust jacket of her first edition of Harper Lees novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. Or draw the Starship Enterprise and a Klingon battle cruiser in the sky on her first...
School Library Journal, May 8, 2013
...dutiful as circumstances demand. Like the teen characters in Elizabeth Wein’s Code Name Verity (Hyperion, 2012) or Chris Bohjalian’s Skeletons at the Feast (Shaye Areheart, 2008), dreams of high school proms are pushed aside by the will to...
Armenian Weekly, May 8, 2013
...Critically acclaimed author Chris Bohjalian led a spirited and engaging book discussion about his New York Times best-selling novel The Sandcastle Girls on Thurs., April 19 at Columbia University’s Cowin Conference Center at...
Onion AV Club, May 6, 2013
...compare himself to Joseph P. Kennedy, getting his hands dirty for the benefit of the next generation. 2. Chris Bohjalian, The Double Bind (2007) The heroine of Chris Bohjalian’s novel The Double Bind is Laurel Estabrook, whose aristocratic-sounding...
WNYC, May 3, 2013
...At No. 13, Chris Bohjalian's The Sandcastle Girls traces a global, multigenerational family saga. Source: NPR Related Leave a Comment Register for your own account so you can vote on comments, save your...
USA Today, May 1, 2013
...Vintage, non-fiction, reprint). The latest best-selling volume in Caro's epic life of LBJ. The Sandcastle Girls by Chris Bohjalian (Vintage, fiction, reprint). Novel entwines family story with the Armenian Genocide. Lots of Candles, Plenty of Cake by...
School Library Journal, May 8, 2013
...dutiful as circumstances demand. Like the teen characters in Elizabeth Wein’s Code Name Verity (Hyperion, 2012) or Chris Bohjalian’s Skeletons at the Feast (Shaye Areheart, 2008), dreams of high school proms are pushed aside by the will to...
Armenian Weekly, May 8, 2013
...Critically acclaimed author Chris Bohjalian led a spirited and engaging book discussion about his New York Times best-selling novel The Sandcastle Girls on Thurs., April 19 at Columbia University’s Cowin Conference Center at...
Armenian Weekly, May 8, 2013
...Critically acclaimed author Chris Bohjalian led a spirited and engaging book discussion about his New York Times best-selling novel The Sandcastle Girls on Thurs., April 19 at Columbia University’s Cowin Conference Center at...
Armenian Weekly, May 8, 2013
...Critically acclaimed author Chris Bohjalian led a spirited and engaging book discussion about his New York Times best-selling novel The Sandcastle Girls on Thurs., April 19 at Columbia University’s Cowin Conference Center at...
Onion AV Club, May 7, 2013
...compare himself to Joseph P. Kennedy, getting his hands dirty for the benefit of the next generation. 2. Chris Bohjalian, The Double Bind (2007) The heroine of Chris Bohjalian’s novel The Double Bind is Laurel Estabrook, whose aristocratic-sounding...
Daily Finance, May 6, 2013
...Between Oceans (Scribner) Maggie Shipstead's Seating Arrangements (Alfred A. Knopf) William Landay's Defending Jacob (Ballantine Books) Chris Bohjalian's The Double Bind (Shaye Areheart Books) Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Harcourt) ...
WebWire, May 6, 2013
...Between Oceans (Scribner) Maggie Shipstead's Seating Arrangements (Alfred A. Knopf) William Landay's Defending Jacob (Ballantine Books) Chris Bohjalian's The Double Bind (Shaye Areheart Books) Mohsin Hamid's The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Harcourt) ...