Tag Archives: Armenian Genocide

We are still the mountain

Posted on April 14, 2013 by

IN THE coming days, Armenians around the world will come together to acknowledge what I have come to call “The Slaughter You Know Next to Nothing About.” April 24 marks the 98th anniversary of the night the Armenian religious and … Continue reading →

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Forrest Gump Goes to Beirut

Posted on December 19, 2012 by

We all have a little Forrest Gump in us. A bit of Leonard Zelig. We’ve all had those moments when, suddenly, we are not merely witnesses to an instant fraught with meaning, but we are participants in the scene. We … Continue reading →

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The Sandcastle Girls Book Tour, Week One

Posted on July 22, 2012 by

So, the first week of the three-week tour is behind me. I have had the pleasure of meeting nearly 1,200 of you at eight events in three time zones. And, yes, it has been a delight, even when: • I … Continue reading →

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The Proustian Madeleines that Inspired a Novel

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

When I was a boy and trying desperately to give a wide berth to the latest culinary travesty my Swedish mother had scooped onto my dinner plate—my mother was a well-intentioned cook, but far too interested in conversation to squirrel … Continue reading →

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The Armenian Weekly says “The Sandcastle Girls” is “compelling and powerful.”

Posted on June 16, 2012 by

Writing about The Sandcastle Girls in a recent issue of The Armenian Weekly, reviewer Wendy Plotkin concluded, “”The scope of The Sandcastle Girls is almost epic. . .While there are the rich personal stories that his readers connect to, what he has … Continue reading →

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Booklist says “The Sandcastle Girls” is “powerful and moving.”

Posted on June 1, 2012 by

Booklist weighed in this week on “The Sandcastle Girls,” calling the novel “powerful and moving,” and concluding, “It will leave you reeling.”  So, big, big thanks to Booklist and to the reviewer, Elizabeth Dickie. See below: Here is the review … Continue reading →

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Publishers’ Weekly weighs in on “The Sandcastle Girls”

Posted on May 30, 2012 by

Publishers’ Weekly weighed in on “The Sandcastle Girls” this week and I couldn’t be more grateful — given how important this book is to me. “Powerful. . .Bohjalian’s storytelling makes this a beautiful, frightening, and unforgettable read.” Here is the … Continue reading →

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The story behind the story: The kernel that led to the novel, “The Sandcastle Girls”

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

Sometimes my novels have positively elephantine gestation periods—and even that, in some cases, is an underestimate. A mother elephant carries her young for not quite two years; I have spent, in some cases, not quite two decades contemplating the tiniest … Continue reading →

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The Sandcastle Girls — the video trailer

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

If you have 29 seconds. . . And that’s all it takes. . . You can watch a short video preview of my new novel, “The Sandcastle Girls.” Simply click here. It was produced by Doubleday Books. And if, after … Continue reading →

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The Sandcastle Girls — the first 559 words

Posted on February 18, 2012 by

“In his latest novel, master storyteller Chris Bohjalian explores the ways in which our ancestral past informs our contemporary lives–in ways we understand and ways that remain mysteriously out of reach. The Sandcastle Girls is deft, layered, eye-opening, and riveting. … Continue reading →

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