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How to pronounce Chris Bohjalian: boh-JAIL-yen
Chris Bohjalian is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five books, including The Jackal's Mistress, Midwives, Hour of the Witch, and The Flight Attendant, which was an Emmy-winning MAX series starring Kaley Cuoco. His novels Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers were made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. His novels have been chosen as Best Books of the Year by numerous newspapers and magazines, and been selections of Oprah's Book Club and the Barnes & Noble Book Club. He is also a playwright. He lives in Vermont and can be found at chrisbohjalian.com or on many social networks, @chrisbohjalian.
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We'd like to welcome author Chris Bohjalian to our discussion. Over the years BookBrowse has reviewed many of Mr. Bohjalian's works, and we recently hosted a discussion of his latest novel, The Jackal's Mistress, on the BookBrowse Community Forum. You can find information about the book at BookBrowse.com and view the BookBrowse Book Club discussion here.
BookBrowse: Which of your books was your favorite to write? Which one are you most proud of? Which was the most challenging?
Chris Bohjalian: Favorite to write? Perhaps The Flight Attendant or The Lioness. I had a blast interviewing flight attendants (my aunt was a flight attendant). I find their job unbelievably hard and under appreciated, and yet they are so tolerant of the people they see at their worst. And they have all seen wild stuff while trying to keep us safe at 35,000 feet.
And writing a novel such as The Lioness demanded going on a safari and researching old Hollywood. I loved every moment of both elements.
Now, I can tell you that I am LEAST proud of A Killing in the Real World, the single worst first novel ever published, bar none.
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