Background
Christopher Bollen was born on November 26, 1975, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
Christopher Bollen
1130 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027, United States
Columbia College where Christopher Bollen studied.
2006
Christopher Bollen with Derek Blasberg at the Screening of COVEN a Film by Arden Wohl at The Raleigh on December 8, 2006.
2007
Christopher Bollen with Genevieve Jones at the 2007 RxArt Ball at Phillips de Pury & Company on October 25, 2007.
2013
Christopher Bollen at the Porsche Design x Thierry Noir Art Basel Miami Beach Event at The Temple House on December 3, 2013. Photo by Neilson Barnard.
Christopher Bollen with Alexander Hertling and Gina Nanni.
Christopher Bollen. Photo by Danko Steiner.
Christopher Bollen
Christopher Bollen with Dana Shear and Tara Solomon.
Christopher Bollen
Christopher Bollen
Christopher Bollen with Ingrid Hoffman.
Christopher Bollen with Jack Walls.
Christopher Bollen with Keith Pollock.
Christopher Bollen. Photo by Jason Schmidt.
Christopher Bollen with Simon Winchester.
Christopher Bollen with Tina Tyrell.
Christopher Bollen with Waris Ahluwalia.
Christopher Bollen with Glenn O'Brien. Photo by Rebekah Mae.
2006
Christopher Bollen with Derek Blasberg at the Screening of COVEN a Film by Arden Wohl at The Raleigh on December 8, 2006.
2007
Christopher Bollen with Genevieve Jones at the 2007 RxArt Ball at Phillips de Pury & Company on October 25, 2007.
2013
Christopher Bollen at the Porsche Design x Thierry Noir Art Basel Miami Beach Event at The Temple House on December 3, 2013. Photo by Neilson Barnard.
1130 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY 10027, United States
Columbia College where Christopher Bollen studied.
Christopher Bollen with Alexander Hertling and Gina Nanni.
Christopher Bollen. Photo by Danko Steiner.
Christopher Bollen
Christopher Bollen with Dana Shear and Tara Solomon.
Christopher Bollen
Christopher Bollen
Christopher Bollen with Ingrid Hoffman.
Christopher Bollen with Jack Walls.
Christopher Bollen with Keith Pollock.
Christopher Bollen. Photo by Jason Schmidt.
Christopher Bollen with Simon Winchester.
Christopher Bollen with Tina Tyrell.
Christopher Bollen with Waris Ahluwalia.
Christopher Bollen with Glenn O'Brien. Photo by Rebekah Mae.
(Joseph Guiteau is a working actor who moved to New York t...)
Joseph Guiteau is a working actor who moved to New York to escape a tragic family history in the Midwest. Wandering through a city transformed by the attacks of September 2001, he frequents gatherings of conspiracy groups, trying to make sense of world events and his own personal history. Looming over his life is a secret that threatens to undermine his new marriage to Del, a snake expert at a city park, whose work visa is the only thread keeping her from deportation back to her native Greece. The new marriage influences the lives of those around them: William, a dark and troubled actor whose sanity is fading as quickly as his career, leading him to perform increasingly desperate acts; Madi, a young entrepreneur who will have to face the moral complications of a business made successful by the outsourcing of American jobs to India; and her brother Raj, Del’s former lover, a promising photographer whose work details the empty rooms of an increasingly alienated city.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1593765010/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3
2011
(Orient is an isolated town on the north fork of Long Isla...)
Orient is an isolated town on the north fork of Long Island, its future as a historic village newly threatened by the arrival of wealthy transplants from Manhattan - many of the artists. One late summer morning, the body of a local caretaker is found in the open water; the same day, a monstrous animal corpse is found on the beach, presumed a casualty from a nearby research lab. With rumors flying, eyes turn to Mills Chevern - a tumbleweed orphan newly arrived in town from the west with no ties and a hazy history. As the deaths continue and fear in town escalates, Mills is enlisted by Beth, an Orient native in retreat from Manhattan, to help her uncover the truth. With the clock ticking, Mills and Beth struggle to find answers, faced with a killer they may not be able to outsmart.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062329960/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i2
2015
(Arriving on the stunning Greek island of Patmos, Ian Bled...)
Arriving on the stunning Greek island of Patmos, Ian Bledsoe is broke, humiliated, and fleeing the fallout from his father’s death. His childhood friend Charlie - rich, exuberant, and basking in the success of his new venture on the island - could be his last hope. At first, Patmos appears to be a dream - long, sun-soaked days on Charlie’s yacht and the reappearance of a girlfriend from Ian’s past - and Charlie readily offers Ian the lifeline he so desperately needs. But, like Charlie himself, this beautiful island conceals a darkness beneath, and it isn’t long before the dream begins to fragment. When Charlie suddenly vanishes, Ian finds himself caught up in deception after deception. As he grapples with the turmoil left in his friend’s wake, he is reminded of an imaginary game called Destroyers they invented as children - a game, he now realizes, they may have never stopped playing.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062329995/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
2017
(When Nick Brink and his boyfriend Clay Guillory meet up o...)
When Nick Brink and his boyfriend Clay Guillory meet up on the Grand Canal in Venice, they have a plan in mind - and it doesn’t involve a vacation. Nick and Clay are running away from their turbulent lives in New York City, each desperate for a happier, freer future someplace else. Their method of escape? Selling a collection of counterfeit antiques to a brash, unsuspecting American living out his retirement years in a grand palazzo. With Clay’s smarts and Nick’s charm, their scheme is sure to succeed. As it turns out, tricking a millionaire out of money isn’t as easy as it seems, especially when Clay and Nick let greed get the best of them. As Nick falls under the spell of the city’s decrepit magic, Clay comes to terms with personal loss and the price of letting go of the past. Their future awaits, but it is built on disastrous deceits, and more than one life stands in the way of their dreams.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0062853880/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
2020
Christopher Bollen was born on November 26, 1975, in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
Christopher Bollen attended an all-boys Catholic high school. Then he moved to the United States to study English and American literature at Columbia College from which he graduated in 1998. In college, he was intent on being a writer.
Christopher Bollen is a novelist who has also contributed to a number of magazines and newspapers. His work has appeared in GQ, the New York Times, New York magazine, and Artforum, among other publications. From 2008 till 2009 he served as editor-in-chief at Interview Magazine after serving as editor-in-chief of V Magazine. Then he became an editor-in-charge at the Interview.
His first novel, Lightning People, which is about downtown New York City in 2007, was published in 2011. The novel captures the atmosphere of anxiety and loss that exists in Manhattan. His second novel, Orient (2015), is a thriller of culture clash and murder. The Destroyers (2017) is a vivid and suspenseful story of identity, power and fate, fathers and sons, and self-invention and self-deception, from a writer at the very height of his powers. His most recent novel A Beautiful Crime (2020) is a twisty grifter novel with a thriller running through its veins. But it is also a meditation on love, class, race, sexuality, and the legacy of bohemian culture.
Christopher Bollen is a prolific author who received positive reviews for his books. He is also the recipient of the 2017 Bad Sex in Fiction Award from Literary Review for his book The Destroyers. This book is also Esquire Best Book of the Year and Paste Best Novel of the Year. The book Orient is Amazon Best Mystery of 2015.
(Orient is an isolated town on the north fork of Long Isla...)
2015(When Nick Brink and his boyfriend Clay Guillory meet up o...)
2020(Arriving on the stunning Greek island of Patmos, Ian Bled...)
2017(Joseph Guiteau is a working actor who moved to New York t...)
2011Christopher Bollen is considered as an avowed disciple of Agatha Christie.
He is a fan of Patricia Highsmith's books.
Quotations:
"I like placing stories in very contained settings, where the characters are forever tripping over each other."
"I’ve been a lifelong fan of murder mysteries. But honestly, it was a struggle at first to write anything that could be classified in the genre of mystery."
"When you’re that young, you don’t need to sleep."
"I never meant to make my career in magazines. And I really didn’t have much interest in “pop culture” before I got into magazines."
"Magazines are such an important crucible for thoughts and projects and deft writing. You learn how to clean up sentences, how to sell stories, how to give punch and purpose to what might seem at first like dull material."
"I’m very sad that magazines seem to be dying."
"Maybe, in the end, a home is a place where you have no other choice but to stay."
"Until you write books, you don't realize that the book does decide certain things. It must sound like complete insanity to non-writers. And maybe it is."
"Art didn’t have to provide answers. It only had to ask questions."
"All your convictions come back to mock you when you reach a certain age."
"All close friendships are marked with competition. Our earliest tests are against our siblings and playmates, and some of that rivalry endures amongst friends into adulthood. Like dogs play fighting, you learn not to bite hard."
