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  • Bibliography:
    5 Books
  • First Book:
    November 2001
  • Latest Book:
    September 2023
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Book List in Order: 5 titles



  • So it's kind of like a parlor game, then?... The question is apparently of Ancient Eastern extraction.... It seems to be a gut thing. The answer just feels right and then you come up with reasons.... Given a relatively level playing field -- i.e.,...



  • In this hilarious and wildly inventive novel, Chris Bachelder brings Upton Sinclair back from the dead to see what he might make of our modern world.

    U.S.! is a playful, darkly comic novel that imagines the serial resurrection and assassinat...



  • A quiet tour de force, Chris Bachelder's Abbott Awaits transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary, startlingly depicting the intense and poignant challenges of a vulnerable, imaginative father as he lives his everyday American existence.
    In...



  • Here is the absorbing story of twenty-two men who gather every fall to painstakingly reenact what ESPN called “the most shocking play in NFL history” and the Washington Redskins dubbed the “Throwback Special”: the November 1985 play in which ...



  • An NPR 2023 “Books We Love” Pick • A Washington Post Notable Book of 2023 • A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2023 • A Chicago Public Library Must-Read Book of 2023 • A Paris Review and Seattle Public Library Staff Favorite of 2023 • A Nash...




Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Chris Bachelder has published 5 books.

Chris Bachelder does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, Dayswork, was published in September 2023.

The first book by Chris Bachelder, Bear v. Shark, was published in November 2001.

No. Chris Bachelder does not write books in series.