Chris Bohjalian
@chrisbohjalian.bsky.social
Third most talented artist in a family of three. Jesse the Wonder Dog's Dad. Look for his new novel, THE AMATEUR, on August 4. www.ChrisBohjalian.com .
You can still get THE AMATEUR at half-price at Amazon and Barnes & Noble at half-price. I can’t wait for you to meet Mira Winston!
The New York Times Book Review 📚 has spoken. So grateful to Sarah Lyall for her faith in my work. The Amateur is out now. Link to her review here: tinyurl.com/2nv5ah3m Get your copy today wherever you buy books. (And it is still 50% off at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and BN.com .)
“We’re having a party.” — Sam Cooke. Last night was Westport, CT. Today is Greenville, SC. Thursday is Myrtle Beach. Friday is Maryland. Saturday is Pennsylvania.Join us on THE AMATEUR book tour! @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
It’s here — on sale wherever you buy your books. I could not be more excited to have this story out in the world!
Today’s the day! THE AMATEUR is now on sale wherever you buy books! substack.com/@chrisbohjal...
Chris Bohjalian (@chrisbohjalian)
Today’s the day! THE AMATEUR is now on sale wherever you buy books!
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So grateful Lara Prescott for joining me in conversation at the Music Hall Lounge in Portsmouth, NH last night, and the wonderful readers who packed the venue! Tonight I am in Concord, NH at the Bank of NH Stage and there are still seats available. Tickets here: gibsonsbookstore.com/event/amateur
26 books, but have I ever had artwork this breathtaking to go with a review of one of my books? Unlikely! Thank you Boston Globe, thank you Kate Tuttle, thank you Marion Winik, and thank you Sara Lee. Gobsmacked and grateful. Link to full review in my bio here: tinyurl.com/yaf5tr9d
Concord, NH! Join me tomorrow night on THE AMATEUR book tour. I promise to be extra charming and we’ll have a blast. Thanks, Gibson’s Bookstore ! Details here: tinyurl.com/nhdammk8
Huge thanks to northern Vermont for joining news anchor Lauren Maloney and me in conversation at the first pre-launch event on THE AMATEUR book tour. Thanks also to the South Burlington Barnes & Noble and the South Burlington Public Library. Near Portsmouth, NH? Join me at the Music Hall tonight!
Oh, @katekilla.bsky.social , you are the best. Thank you. Truly. More thanks to come for both you and Marion and the Boston Globe!
Kate Tuttle@katekilla.bsky.social · last wk.Critic Marion Winik loved THE AMATEUR, the smart new page-turner by @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social. Read her review now online or in the Sunday print edition of the @bostonglobe.com www.bostonglobe.com/2026/07/28/a...
Thank you SO MUCH, Jennifer. Color me gobsmacked and grateful! #books
To all my friends and readers in eastern Pennsylvania: please join Katie Fulton and me at the James Lorah Memorisl Home on Saturday, August 8 on THE AMATEUR book tour. I'll be extra charming and we'll have a blast! Hosted by the Doylestown Book Shop ! Details here: tinyurl.com/39sttzdn
To all my friends and readers in MARYLAND: please join Jung Yun and me at Park Books in Severna Park on Friday, August 7 on THE AMATEUR book tour. I'll be extra charming and we'll have a blast! Details here. chrisbohjalian.com/event/meet-t...
Deepest thanks to Hilary, Christy, Will, Annabelle, Anya, and the whole team at Phoenix Books for their work getting personalized copies of THE AMATEUR into readers’ hands in time for next week’s on-sale date. I signed nine cases yesterday, with their help. Bookstores rock; booksellers rule! #books
Tongue-out…Friday? Jesse, this morning on our walk.
Bookstores rock; booksellers rule. I signed and personalized cases and cases of preordered copies of THE AMATEUR, which goes on sale next Tuesday. Thank you Christy, Hilary, Anya, Annabel and the team at Phoenix Books for your help today and the last two months! @doubledaybooks.bsky.social
What do THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT and THE AMATEUR have in common? Swipe and see. Also? Only days now until the novel the Boston Globe called “masterful” and Publishers Weekly called “a masterpiece” is in your hands! Preorder yours today wherever you buy your books.
No matter how tired I am, I try and journal before bed. The brilliant John Searles taught me this. Good-night.
I’m about to begin my 36th book tour, this one for THE AMATEUR. 📚 I can’t wait to see all of you! ✈️ Tour details here: chrisbohjalian.com/meet-chris/
To all my friends and readers in Maryland: please join me at Park Books in Severna Park on Friday, August 7 on THE AMATEUR book tour. I'll be extra charming and we'll have a blast! Details here. @doubledaybooks chrisbohjalian.com/event/meet-t...
I hadn’t had a writing experience like this since I began THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT or MIDWIVES. A secret novel and 90 days in an alchemic frenzy. Less than a week now until you all can meet THE AMATEUR! Learn more or preorder — at half-price or signed and personalized — right here: tinyurl.com/52xwccpp
3 days left to preorder your personalized or signed copy of THE AMATEUR from the Vermont Book Shop before the book tour! (And my personalizations are major league!) Call (802) 388-2061 or click here: tinyurl.com/3m9cvync
“Irresistible... a marvelous 11th-hour twist. It’s hard to think of any reason not to call this a perfect novel: a hole in one.” - Kirkus The Amateur is yours next week. Preorder today wherever you buy books. Thanks, friends!
Last four days to get your signed or personalized copy of THE AMATEUR from Phoenix Books in VT before I leave on the book tour. Call 802 448-3350 or visit phoenixbooks.biz/book/9780385....
