My life in 8 words: "Spectacularly blessed -- though still challenged by my iPhone"
Chris Bohjalian's Books
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Water WitchesSet in the Vermont countryside, Water Witches is a tale of the clash between progress and tradition, science and magic. In the midst of a nightmarish...Read More
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Chris Bohjalian Revealed
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. "Have we learned nothing?"
Q. What is your biggest pet peeve?
A. Loud cell phone conversations on beaches or airlines before the main cabin door has shut.
Q. What are your most overused words or phrases?
A. Phantasmagoric
Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing?
A. I like to cook.
Q. If you could acquire any talent, what would it be?
A. Singing well enough to be in a musical in the West End or on Broadway.
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Burlington Press, September 27, 2009
...and viewing a writer as a rock star. Make no mistake: The kids are all right. Write to Chris Bohjalian care of the Free Press, P. O. Box 10, Burlington, Vt. 05402, or visit him at www.chrisbohjalian.com...
DiGiTAL50, September 22, 2009
...The previous 15 Barnes & Noble Recommends Main Selections are: Diane Setterfield?s The Thirteenth Tale (Atria Books). Chris Bohjalian?s The Double Bind (Shaye Areheart Books). Mohsin Hamid?s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Harcourt). Paulette...
Burlington Press, September 20, 2009
...of those books will be Elder's exploration of this state we all call our home. Write to Chris Bohjalian care of the Free Press, P.O. Box 10, Burlington, Vt. 05402, or visit him at www.chrisbohjalian.com...
Nashua Telegraph, September 6, 2009
...NASHUA Tickets are now on sale for Beyond the Book: An Afternoon with Chris Bohjalian, presented by the Friends of the Nashua Public Library at the Rivier College Dion Center at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 25. Bohjalian is the author of Skeletons at...
Michigan Live, August 16, 2009
...Writes about Tudors. Amy Tan Anne Lamont Barbara Holland Wonderful essay collections by an eloquent curmudgeon. Chaim Potok Chris Bohjalian Light, anything by him. Dan Brown Easy reads. Dean Koontz Skip "odd" books. Debbie MacComber Incorporates knitting...
Boston Globe, August 9, 2009
...- and I couldn?t help but smile as I watched a CIA director being stalked for a change. Chris Bohjalian is the author of 12 novels, including ?Skeletons at the Feast,?? ?Midwives,?? and ?The Double Bind.??...
Christian Science Monitor, July 19, 2009
...by Chris Bohjalian is the story of Alfred, a 10-year-old black boy who is a foster child to a white couple grieving for the daughters they lost to a natural disaster. Excerpts...
Community Press, July 1, 2009
...Award-winning novelist and book club favorite Chris Bohjalian will speak about his work at a Mercantile Library Literary Evening at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17. Bohjalian's most recent novel, 'Skeletons at the Feast,' was a...
Seven Days Vermont, June 17, 2009
...the Hollywood Reporter quoted him as saying such clips would become a routine marketing device. Today, they are. (Chris Bohjalian used one for Before You Know Kindness in 2005.) But watching a trailer is one thing; experiencing a multimedia book is...
Yahoo! Canada, June 8, 2009
...The previous 13 Barnes & Noble Recommends Main Selections are: Diane Setterfield?s The Thirteenth Tale (Atria Books). Chris Bohjalian?s The Double Bind (Shaye Areheart Books). Mohsin Hamid?s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Harcourt). Paulette...
Tri-Valley Herald, May 29, 2009
...back to the post-Civil War era. It's just a wonderful book.' 'The Double Bind' Small print: By Chris Bohjalian, Vintage Contemporaries (2008), 416 pages, $14.95 paperback. Story line: An intriguing psychological tale entwines a young social worker, a...
Suburban Journals, May 5, 2009
...EMAIL PRINT WRITE LETTER TO EDITOR CommentNo comments posted. Morrison-Talbott Library, 215 Park, Waterloo, invites patrons to try Joyce Carol Oates the author of 'Dear Husband: Stories' and 100 others. Oates pulls her readers into tales of Gothic...
Suburban Journals, May 5, 2009
...EMAIL PRINT WRITE LETTER TO EDITOR CommentNo comments posted. Morrison-Talbott Library, 215 Park, Waterloo, invites patrons to try Joyce Carol Oates the author of 'Dear Husband: Stories' and 100 others. Oates pulls her readers into tales of Gothic...
PR inside, April 13, 2009
...previous 12 Barnes & Noble Recommends selections are. - Diane Setterfield?s The Thirteenth Tale (Atria Books). - Chris Bohjalian?s The Double Bind (Shaye Areheart Books). - Mohsin Hamid?s The Reluctant Fundamentalist (Harcourt). - Paulette Jiles?...
Salisbury Post, April 5, 2009
...Author Chris Bohjalian talks with readers at the Brady Author's Symposium last week at Catawba College. Photo by Tracy MacKay-Ratliff, Catawba College E-mail to a friend sshinn@salisburypost.com Chris Bohjalian is...
Salisbury Post, March 29, 2009
...Author Chris Bohjalian rode into Salisbury hoping to connect with readers. He arrived cognizant that they might read his latest novel on Amazon's Kindle or scan only part of his weekly...
Salisbury Post, March 27, 2009
...Author Chris Bohjalian speaks on 'Skeletons at the Feast' and more at Catawba College. Photo by Vanessa Silva, Salisbury Post Author Chris Bohjalian, who lost his voice after his speech, signs books...
Keene Sentinel, February 22, 2009
...McClatchy News Service His latest novel is not his first inspired by real life, but Chris Bohjalian knows it?s a huge departure from his 10 other books. ?It?s the first novel that isn?t largely set in northern New England or nearby. That was...
PalmBeachDailyNews, February 21, 2009
...Jeffrey Langlois (enlarge photo) Author Chris Bohjalian said he learned traveling on a book tour not to give the hotel laundry all of his underwear. Chris Bohjalian, author of 11 novels, wants to dispel the myth...
Bradenton Herald, February 18, 2009
...His latest novel is not his first inspired by real life, but Chris Bohjalian knows it's a huge departure from his 10 other books. 'It's the first novel that isn't largely set in northern New England or nearby. That was...
Boston Globe, February 17, 2009
...Chris Bohjalian is a novelist who lives in Vermont, though that doesn't mean he's a Vermont novelist. Bohjalian moved to the Green Mountain State from New York City 23...
Boston Globe, February 15, 2009
...The Torturer's Wife,' at 7:30 p.m., at Back Pages Books, 289 Moody St., Waltham. SATURDAY: Chris Bohjalian discusses 'Skeletons at the Feast,' at 2 p.m., at Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St., Wellesley. . . . Poets Chad Reynolds, Laura Cherry,...
USA Today, February 4, 2009
...Great Las Vegas Novel,' wrote USA TODAY's Olivia Barker. Also recently released "Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian (Three Rivers Press, $14.95, fiction, reprint) A World War II-era family struggles to elude warring armies. "The Last Single Woman...
Ask MetaFilter, October 9, 2009
...French +Cry, the Beloved Country, Alan Paton ++Home: A Memoir of My Early Years, Julie Andrews +Double Bind, Chris Bohjalian +Memory Keeper’s Daughter, Kim Edwards +/-The Year of Living Biblically, A.J. Jacobs +/-The Likeness, Tana French +Bittersweet,...
Stacked, September 23, 2009
...challenge yes, but we trust that all will emerge unscathed from these trying times. This brings to mind Chris Bohjalian’s statement, the other night, that there are still more public libraries in this country than MacDonald’s restaurants, a...
Presenting Lenore, September 21, 2009
...after I accepted review query Lipstick Apology by Jennifer Jabaley - provided by publisher by request Midwives by Chris Bohjalian - borrowed from library for my book club An Off Year by Claire Zulkey - provided by publisher after I accepted author's...
Publishing in the 21st Century, August 27, 2009
...that’s 1,750 books sold right there.” Another, Adriana Trigiani, works the clubs by phone, as does Chris Bohjalian. Laura Dave even does hers via Skype. You can't fault authors for wanting to hustle their goods. But you might get a little squeamish...
Presenting Lenore, August 3, 2009
...I met with my new book club for the third time this past week to discuss Midwives, a book from 1998 set in the early 1980s (and an Oprah Book Club pick). Short summary: Sibyl, a Vermont based midwife, is accused of manslaughter and practicing medicine...
me and you and ellie, June 6, 2009
...m looking forward to reading are “The Reader” by Bernhard Schlink and “The Double Bind” by Chris Bohjalian. Jacquie: I've read all of those, Beth - great books. Recently on facebook, Ellie's been requesting that we list "15...
Page After Page, May 19, 2009
...Elizabeth Von Arnim ( warning: I dog-eared this one a bit and marked few passages) Before You Know Kindness: Chris Bohjalian The Birth House : Ami McKay Plainsong: Kent Haruf Doreen : Barbara Noble Kitchen: Banana Yoshimoto The Wednesday Letters : Jason...
Page After Page, May 19, 2009
...Elizabeth Von Arnim ( warning: I dog-eared this one a bit and marked few passages) Before You Know Kindness: Chris Bohjalian The Birth House : Ami McKay Plainsong: Kent Haruf Doreen : Barbara Noble Kitchen: Banana Yoshimoto The Wednesday Letters : Jason...
ReadingAdventures, May 3, 2009
...next book already otherwise I would be in danger of striking out completely! Skeletons at the Feast by Chris Bohjalian - HF, set in WWII. Exactly my kind of read. The Dark Rose by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles - I read the first book in this series a while ago...
A Work in Progress, April 3, 2009
...novel on the Irish immigrant experience. And a few coming out in paperback: Skeletons at the Feast , by Chris Bohjalian. I r ead one of his novels quite a while back and remember enjoyin g it. Although I was aw are of this when it came o ut in...
THIS JUST IN: News, Insight, Self-Help and More, February 27, 2009
...genius. There's no substitute for sitting down every day for four hundred days and writing a page. Chris Bohjalian , author of 11 novels, including Midwives and The Double Bind , recently had his latest, a WW II love story, Skeletons at the Feast , come...
Dialog International, February 22, 2009
...Americans know little about this chapter of German history, but that could soon change. Best-selling American writer Chris Bohjalian has just released his new novel, Skeletons of the Feast which is based on the unpublished diary of a Prussian woman who...
Reflecting, January 28, 2009
...by Stef Penney This is the best non-Steinbeck work of fiction I’ve read in ages. (Maybe since Chris Bohjalian’s The Double Bind …which oh my gosh, was almost two years ago.) From the bn.com site: A brilliant and breathtaking debut that captivated...
Empty Nesters | BlogTalkRadio Feed, January 28, 2009
...book group has been together for nearly ten years. Today we recommended the book The Double Bind by Chris Bohjalian paired with the American classic, The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. We've been busy at the movies recently viewing Defiance, Waltz...
tooms blog, January 5, 2009
...poignancy of romance and the terror and tragedy of war. Skillfully portraying the flesh and blood of history, Chris Bohjalian has crafted a rich tapestry that puts a face on one of the twentieth century’s greatest tragedies–while creating, perhaps, a...
twiddletails, January 1, 2009
...- Audrey Niffenegger The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini Nineteen Minutes - Jodi Picoult The Double Bind - Chris Bohjalian Mercy - Jodi Picoult The Pillars of the Earth - Ken Follett Eat, Pray, Love - Elizabeth Gilbert Water for Elephants - Sara Gruen My...
Eat, Live, Run, December 3, 2008
...turning off the light. All in all though, I liked the book. I’m a huge fan of Chris Bohjalian and have read all his previous books. This book did not at all seem like his writing style though! If I wouldn’t have known it was his book...
