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
On a regular basis if you're trying to produce something, I think you should work every day and set achievable goals. Chris Bohjalian achievablebasisday Change image and share on social
The reality is that most of North America knows next to nothing of the 20th century's first genocide - the systematic slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in the First World War. Chris Bohjalian 20thamericaarmenian Change image and share on social
If you look at my personal library, you will notice that it ranges from Henry James to Steig Larsson, from Margaret Atwood to Max Hastings. There's Jane Austen and Tom Perrotta and volumes of letters from Civil War privates. It's pretty eclectic. Chris Bohjalian atwoodaustencivil 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
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
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
My personal opinion is that, if you're a professional writer, that you do have quotas. So every day I do try to write 800-1,200 words. I don't always achieve it, and the reality is that a lot of the words I write will end up on the cutting-room floor. Chris Bohjalian achievecutday share on social
