Monthly Archives: June 2012

The sun will set. Get in the sandbox.

Posted on June 24, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

Recently, someone asked me for my favorite childhood memory and the first one that came to me was this: I am an eight-year-old boy sitting alone on the metal milk box on the front steps of my family’s house in … Continue reading →

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The Proustian Madeleines that Inspired a Novel

Posted on June 22, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

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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Big thanks to some hill country pops

Posted on June 17, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

I had a terrific father and certainly I will raise a glass to him today — the first Father’s Day when he is not with me on this great spinning blue gumball somewhere in the midst of the Orion Arm … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 16, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

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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Don’t let the sun set on your summer.

Posted on June 10, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

We are now in the midst of that glorious three-week period when the days are longest – and for another ten days, they will be growing longer still – and we can watch the sunset hours after finishing dinner. And … Continue reading →

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Library Journal stars “The Sandcastle Girls” and calls it “simply astounding.”

Posted on June 9, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

Library Journal offered its verdict this week on “The Sandcastle Girls:” A starred review. Concluded critic Julie Kane, “Bohjalian powerfully narrates an intricately nuanced romance with a complicated historical event at the forefront. With the centennial of the Armenian genocide … Continue reading →

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Greenhouse gases? More than meets the eye.

Posted on June 3, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

It’s June, which means we are well into the barbecue season even here in the Land of the Polar Tomato. When I was a boy – yes, those are the five most annoying words any middle-aged person can string together … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 1, 2012 by chrisbohjalian

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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