Monthly Archives: February 2012

In honor of the Oscars, can writers on the red carpet really go glam?

Posted on February 26, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

The Academy Awards tonight could be a monumental evening for Oscar-nominated actresses Rooney Mara, Michelle Williams, and Jessica Chastain. Tomorrow, however, will be even better. Win or lose, Monday morning they all get to eat, probably for the first time … Continue reading →

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A bird in the hand? Flip it.

Posted on February 19, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

I am not especially accident-prone, but last month I broke my finger and mangled one side of it when I was putting away dumbbells at the gym. Yup: I was putting them away. Each one was 60 pounds and somehow … Continue reading →

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The Sandcastle Girls — the first 559 words

Posted on February 18, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

“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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Love is blind — especially when it comes to the ziti.

Posted on February 12, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

Tuesday is Valentine’s Day, a holiday that reminds us all of how important it is to be present in the lives of the people we love — or, if we don’t have the time to be present, to post a … Continue reading →

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Thank you for 20 years — and a thousand-plus Sundays.

Posted on February 5, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

Here’s a sentence I never expected to write: This week marks my 20th anniversary writing a weekly column. The first “Idyll Banter” column appeared in this newspaper’s living section on Feb. 9, 1992. Actually, it wasn’t called “Idyll Banter” then. … Continue reading →

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The Sandcastle Girls — what it’s about

Posted on February 1, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

I have been asked often this month what my next novel, “The Sandcastle Girls,” is about.  It arrives in bookstores, libraries, and eReaders on July 17. So, here is what the Doubleday catalog says. ++++++++ Doubleday welcomes New York Times … Continue reading →

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