Chris Borhani was born and raised in Michigan (USA), where he studied history at Michigan State University and earned a graduate degree from the University of Michigan. After completing his studies he began living overseas, which has given him the opportunity to travel widely and learn more about places all around the world and the stories behind them. He has held faculty appointments as a lecturer of English at several universities in Turkey and South Korea. He currently lives in Greece.

Inspired by the past, Chris uses fiction as a way of exploring the mysteries of history by crafting stories built against the backdrop of thought-provoking questions. Up to now he has written two novels: The Elmesu Stone (2019) and The Alchemist’s Library (2024).

In addition to writing fiction, Chris also writes and shares articles on the archaeological sites he visits and photographs on the Rockpile Project website, which he created in 2018 as a public resource for information about ancient sites of interest in Greece, Turkey, and beyond.

He is currently working on his third novel.