On the one hand, I'm this guy who grew up in the suburbs of New York City to very conservative parents, and the other side of me is fascinated by the peripheries of our culture, maybe because that's where our culture is most in transition and where there's likely to be conflict. Chris Bohjalian cityconflictconservative share on social
I need complete silence when I write. Chris Bohjalian completesilencewrite Change image and share on social
What is most important to me is that my narrator's voice is believable, and that, though it is clearly an absolute fiction, it has the emotional resonance of memoir. Chris Bohjalian absolutebelievableemotional Change image and share on social
I think the most important lesson isn't necessarily to try and write a different book every time, or to try and brand yourself and write one specific kind of book, but to write the kind of books you love to read. Chris Bohjalian bookbrandimportant share on social
There is a lot of my childhood in 'The Sandcastle Girls.' Chris Bohjalian childhoodgirllot Change image and share on social
My wife and I would be very comfortable having a baby at home or using one of the terrific nurse-midwives at the hospital. Chris Bohjalian babycomfortablehome Change image and share on social
I answer two or three letters a day. I'm just not the he-has-a-secretary kind of guy. Chris Bohjalian answerdayguy Change image and share on social
I loved all ghost stories. So I guess it was only a matter of time before I wrote one. Chris Bohjalian ghostguesslove Change image and share on social
Why a ghost story? Well, I love them. They're fun to read - and, yes, fun to write. Chris Bohjalian funghostlove Change image and share on social
As a novelist, there are three phone calls you never expect to receive in your lifetime because if you waited for them you would grow despairing - one calling from Stockholm with a Swedish accent, one from the NBA, and one from Oprah Winfrey. Chris Bohjalian accentcalldespair share on social
