Description
Years ago, Chris Bohjalian and his wife traded their Brooklyn co-op for a century-old Victorian house in Lincoln, Vermont (population 975). Bohjalian, a bestselling novelist, began chronicling life in that gloriously quirky little village with a wide variety of magazine essays and his newspaper column, “Idyll Banter.” These pieces, written over the course of twelve years, are honest, funny, and deeply affecting reflections on the unique idiosyncrasies of small-town life (annual outhouse races) and the universal experiences (our hunger for neighborliness) that unite us all.
About the Author
Chris Bohjalian is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of 25 books -- including his March 2025 novel, THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS. His work has been translated into 35 languages and become three movies and an Emmy-nominated TV series. (Yes, you can preorder it as a hardcover, eBook, or on audio wherever you buy books.)His other recent books include THE PRINCESS OF LAS VEGAS, THE LIONESS, and HOUR OF THE WITCH.His 2018 novel, THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, is now a Max TV series, starring Kaley Cuoco.He is also a playwright and screenwriter His new play, "The Club," arrivied at the George Street Playhouse in 024,His other plays include his adaptation of his novel, "Midwives," and "Wingspan," (originally called "Grounded").His books have been chosen as Best Books of the Year by the Washington Post, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Hartford Courant, the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, Bookpage, and Salon.His awards include the Walter Cerf Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts; the ANCA Freedom Award for his work educating Americans about the Armenian Genocide; the ANCA Arts and Letters Award for The Sandcastle Girls, as well as the Saint Mesrob Mashdots Medal; the New England Society Book Award for The Night Strangers; the New England Book Award; Russia’s Soglasie (Concord) Award for The Sandcastle Girls; a Boston Public Library Literary Light; a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Trans-Sister Radio; a Best Lifestyle Column for “Idyll Banter” from the Vermont Press Association; and the Anahid Literary Award. His novel, Midwives,was a number one New York Times bestseller, a selection of Oprah’s Book Club, and a New England Booksellers Association Discovery pick. He is a Fellow of the Vermont Academy of Arts and Sciences.