Dot asked Chris Bohjalian:

What was your inspiration for your upcoming novel? As always looking forward to reading it and your upcoming tour.

Chris Bohjalian Hi, Dot!

I was interviewing a sleep physician for a novel I was considering about dreams. I'd read about dreams and interviewed therapists about dreams, but now I wanted to learn about the mechanics of sleep and the brain.

He happened to mention sleepwalking.

And the more he told me -- the incredible stories of things some people did in their sleep -- the more I grew hooked.

I knew before that lunch was over that I was going to completely reconfigure the novel I was planning and write one instead with sleepwalking at the center.

That's how my novel, "The Sleepwalker," was born. It arrives January 10, 2017.

Thanks for asking!

All the best,

Chris B.

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