Jennifer Frost Writes

“We write to create the books that we would like to read, that haven’t yet been written—possibly.”—Joyce Carol Oates

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  • Reading Room Recommends

    by Jennifer Frost

    We spend January 1st walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done… Ellen Goodman The Lydia Steptoe Stories by Djuna Barnes Though these stories were first published nearly 100 years ago, they remain an eye-opening read. Barnes was among the literary glitterati of her day, influencing many…

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  • DeadStar: Who the Hell Was Garth Tyson by Nick Griffiths

    by Jennifer Frost

    DeadStar is fun. Lots of fun. In the opening scenes, we see the author forge an unlikely friendship with an early morning burglar. The offender (Roy Richardson), before he fell into a life of casual housebreaking, played bass in Speed of Life, a pop/punk/New Wave band.

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  • The Last Days of Dogtown by Anita Diamant

    by Jennifer Frost

    Immediately I finished this book, I began to look into the true history of Dogtown and was fascinated to find that the characters and events portrayed by Diamant are based in fact.

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  • A Guest on Christmas Eve

    by Jennifer Frost

    Stories are told at Christmas, as they have been for centuries, when families gather and friends join us to celebrate the season. Each year, new tales emerge in a tradition begun by our ancestors and carried on by everyone who sits down in December to read a Christmas story.

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  • Reading Room Recommends

    by Jennifer Frost

    1 December 2021 December has the clarity, the simplicity, and the silence you need for the best fresh start of your life. Vivian Swift A Year In Van Nuys by Sandra Tsing Loh A writer’s mind can be a crazy place. Sandra Tsing Loh gives a glimpse into her experiences and foibles in a memoir…

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