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Joined October 2016

THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS, a Civil War “Romeo and Juliet” inspired by a true story, on sale now. www.chrisbohjalian.com
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My gosh, I love the work of S.A. Cosby . You will, too.

Deblovestoread He‘s fantastic. Getting ready to start his latest 21h
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At least once a season, I read or re-read a classic.

BiblioLitten I started doing that this year. Read Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe. I read it back in 2006-07. It hits differently and I like it way more! 1w
Sarahreadstoomuch It‘s been years since I‘ve read this, and instantly the visions of the firebombing scene came right back. (edited) 1w
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Sunday question. Just curious, of my 23 books, which are your favorites? No pressure — not an exam! 📚

Amiable Loved “Midwives” — and also love “Idyll Banter”! Definitely want to put a plug in for the nonfiction book as well. 🙂 2w
ChrisBohjalian @Amiable Thank you so much! 📚 2w
TheBookHippie Midwives!!! 2w
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CSeydel I haven‘t read them all, but my favorite so far is Sandcastle Girls. Based on the previous comments I‘m thinking Midwives should be next 2w
Itchyfeetreader The hour of the witch for me 2w
vlwelser Skeletons at the Feast made my head explode a little and it has stuck with me since then 2w
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There are dozens of reasons why I love Vermont. 🍁But a big one? Vermont readers. 📚I thank you for your faith in my work going back 30 years — and for this Daisy🌼 Color me grateful. Also? Thank you, Seven Days. I‘m so deeply honored.

Read4life Congratulations!!! 2w
marleed Congrats! 2w
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The Compound | Aisling Rawle
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Yes, I loved THE COMPOUND!

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Five | Ilona Bannister
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Put this banger of a book on your list of novels you want to read in 2026!

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Dream State | Eric Puchner
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Yes, I loved DREAM STATE. You will, too. @DoubledayBooks

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Huge thanks to the Barnes & Noble in South Burlington, VT. I was so honored to wander in this week and find this display for THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. So (yes), I signed so many books! #romance #lovestory #bookstore

ChrisBohjalian Thanks! 📚 1mo
marleed Cool! 1mo
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Yes, I loved this memoir.

TheBookHippie 5 stars from me! 1mo
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Civil War Shelfie — novels edition. Which ones have you read?

Susanita The Killer Angels is one of my all time favorites. It was the book that brought the Civil War to life for me. 1mo
MonicaLoves2Read Cold Mountain years ago 1mo
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Atmosphere: A Love Story | Taylor Jenkins Reid
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Another wonderful novel from Taylor Jenkins Reid.

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Pause for the paws. Really loved Julie Klam‘s memoir of her years as a Boston Terrier rescue volunteer.

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Really honored: The Jackal‘s Mistress is among BookBub‘s “most wishlisted” books so far in 2025. Thank you! Thanks also to Doubleday Books for that beautiful image!

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Congratulations 🎉🎊🎈 1mo
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Into Thin Air | Jon Krakauer
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Among my #FridayReads? This riveting "re-read."

marleed Love this book - it began my obsession with those who -and why - make this climb. 2mo
ChrisBohjalian @marleed Me, too! Obsessed! 1mo
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What Kind of Paradise | Janelle Brown
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Yes, I devoured Janelle Brown‘s new novel. You will, too.

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Never Flinch: A Novel | Stephen King
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Yes, I absolutely loved Stephen King‘s latest, NEVER FLINCH. You will, too.

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I love reading the New York Times Book Review on Sunday. But I especially love it when there is a wonderful review of one of my novels. Deepest thanks to the editors at the NYTBR, critic Alida Becker, and Doubleday Books: “The true story of a wounded Union officer saved by a Confederate woman amid the shifting battle lines in the Shenandoah…[Bohjalian] returns to this historical material, adding imaginative twists to the original story line.”

marleed Congratulations! 2mo
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Yes, I loved ALL THE COLORS OF THE DARK. You will, too. @Crownpublishing

Itchyfeetreader This is sitting on my tbr should move t hi s up the list 3mo
Suet624 Great story! 3mo
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Yes, I loved GOOD MATERIAL. Read it AND listened to the audio.

BkClubCare Great review 3mo
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The Names: A Novel | Florence Knapp
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Read THE NAMES now. You'll thank me.

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It was 250 years ago that our great experiment with democracy began. So, I read the first volume in Rick Atkinson's wonderful history of the Revolutionary War.

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Happy Land | Dolen Perkins-Valdez
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Yup. I absolutely loved HAPPY LAND by the brilliant Dolen Perkins-Valdez. You will, too!
@BerkleyPub

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Yes, I devoured THE WEDDING PEOPLE. This book is an absolute banger.

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It‘s National Library Week! Libraries rock; librarians rule!

TheSpineView Love the T-shirt! ❤️📚👕 4mo
TheBookHippie 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 4mo
Deblovestoread Yes! ❤️ 4mo
Librarybelle ❤️❤️❤️ 4mo
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Brilliant AND funny AND very insightful. Loved it.

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Yes, this is what “cloud nine” looks like to a novelist. Deepest thanks to all my readers and to @DoubledayBooks So very grateful that so many of you are meeting THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. What other historical fiction have you loved lately?

Graciouswarriorlibrarian Congratulations! I just finished 5mo
ChrisBohjalian @Graciouswarriorprincess Thank you! And thanks for the book rec! 5mo
ChrisBohjalian @AmyG Thanks! 📚 5mo
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I was hypnotized by BROKEN COUNTRY. You will be, too.

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Girl, Forgotten | Karin Slaughter
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My gosh, I love the work of the always brilliant Karin Slaughter. You will, too.

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I thank you all for your faith in THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Color me grateful.

MemoirsForMe 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 5mo
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I love the Barnes & Noble in Union Square, NY. Just signed so many books. Nearby? My cursive is banger!

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With the brilliant — and howlingly funny — Karin Slaughter this week. We had a blast. Her latest, THIS IS WHY WE LIED, is among my very favorites. But I FORGOT to wear my Will Trent vest! In any case, hoping you‘re all enjoying THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS!

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Want a signed copy of the novel the Boston Globe called “top-notch” and the Minneapolis Star-Tribune called “heart-pounding?” Your bookstore might have some copies left if you pop in or call them soon!

tpixie So excited for this book! Congratulations 🥃💛📙 5mo
ChrisBohjalian @tpixie Oh, thank you! 5mo
tpixie 🧡📙🧡 5mo
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“24 Works of Fiction to Read This Spring” in the New York Times Book Review. Among them? THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS ( Doubleday Books ).. Gobsmacked and grateful. Available wherever you buy your books. Full list here: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/books/new-fiction-books-spring-2025.html?smid...

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Best on-sale book cake EVER. Having so much fun on THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS book tour! Have you read it?

TheSpineView Read the blurb. Add book to GoodReads list! 👍📖 5mo
peaKnit So cool you are here! I work at a library and both of our copies went direct to a long list of holds🎉 5mo
marleed I just started reading it! I like it! 5mo
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Hour of the Witch | Chris Bohjalian
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Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 22nd: HOUR OF THE WITCH (2021), historical fiction inspired by the first divorce in North America for domestic violence -- a novel that builds a climactic Boston witch trial.

AmyG This is one of my favorites. Loved it. 5mo
JenniferEgnor I really liked this one! 🍴 5mo
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I love any book that teaches me a new word such as "shitgibbin."

julieclair This book sounds like so much fun! Stacking. 5mo
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So grateful for these early reviews! THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS arrives in days! I can‘t wait for you to meet her!

JHSiess LOVED IT!! ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ 5mo
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Thank you, WASHINGTON POST!

MemoirsForMe 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 5mo
LoverOfLearning Hey very cool! 5mo
LoverOfLearning Sounds like a phenomenal read. 5mo
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Martyr!: A novel | Kaveh Akbar
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Yes, I loved this novel.

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It‘s almost time for you all to meet THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS! (Learn more or preorder in the link below.) Thank you Sebastian, Jakob, Theresa, Scotia, Maddie, Chris, and the whole team at the Barnes & Noble in South Burlington! On sale everywhere March 11! Booksellers rock; bookstores rule! Preorder: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/677893/the-jackals-mistress-by-chris-bo...

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THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS is on sale in days! Book tour not coming to your city and you want a signed book? Call the Vermont Book Shop at (802) 388-2061 or visit their website. I personalize and they ship. But you must order by March 8. Thanks! Link here: https://www.vermontbookshop.com/event/2025-03-09/chris-bohjalian-town-hall-theat...

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The Light in the Ruins | Chris Bohjalian
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Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 16th, THE LIGHT IN THE RUINS (2013), a novel that is (I hope) an evocation of WW2 in Tuscany, a love story, and a thriller about a serial killer.

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Bedtime reading: a gift from friends so, for a change, I actually know what I‘m talking about.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 6mo
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I love the work of Sigrid Nunez -- and savored every page of THE VULNERABLES.

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The Sandcastle Girls | Chris Bohjalian
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Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 15th, THE SANDCASTLE GIRLS (2012), a love story set in the midst of the Armenian Genocide. As a grandson of two survivors, this is a profoundly important book to me.

Kristin_Reads I married into an Armenian family and absolutely loved and appreciated this book! 6mo
Suzze The Sandcastle Girls is my favorite of all your books,although I‘ve loved every one I‘ve read. 6mo
ChrisBohjalian @Kristin_Reads Oh, thank you! Really honored. My mother was Swedish and loved being part of my father‘s extended Armenian family. 6mo
ChrisBohjalian @Suzze Oh, my gosh, thank you! Thank you so much! 6mo
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To all my friends here on Litsy: right now, Doubleday is giving away 5 advance copies of THE JACKAL'S MISTRESS on Goodreads, a novel with a 4.50 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️rating there! Free books? Heck, yeah! Link here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214537772-the-jackal-s-mistress

Suet624 I couldn‘t figure out how to sign up for a free copy but congrats on such a high rating already. 6mo
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Secrets of Eden: A Novel | Chris Bohjalian
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NUMBER 13! 📚Continuing the countdown of my books, from 1st to 25th, THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS. Today it‘s my 13th, SECRETS OF EDEN (2010), a novel about what looks like a domestic abuse murder-suicide. This was my third movie and starred a terrific John Stamos.

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SO grateful to the four publishing trade magazines, all the early readers, and all the booksellers and librarians who are appreciating THE JACKAL‘S MISTRESS —my Civil War “Romeo and Juliet” about the North and South. I thank you all. The novel will be here in a few weeks and is available for preorder wherever you buy your books. Thank you!

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This Is Why We Lied | Karin Slaughter
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Yes, I loved this novel. You will, too.

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Thank you, Publishers Weekly ! Gobsmacked and grateful to be on the cover — and a “literary shape-shifter!” Article here:
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/profiles/article/97061-chri...

Leftcoastzen Nice! 6mo
Suet624 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
Hooked_on_books That‘s so cool! 6mo
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