• April Reads

    by Jennifer Frost

    Follow Jennifer Frost Writes on WordPress.com Cooking For Kings: The Life of Antonin Careme, the First Celebrity Chef by Ian Kelly A biographical cookbook, Cooking for Kings presents scenes of daily life in royal Regency kitchens from the firing of the coal ovens before dawn to the spinning of breathtaking sugar creations for elaborate feasts.

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  • A Woman of Letters

    by Jennifer Frost

    For a writer, letter writing is not a lost art. In our letters, we practice our craft, learning how our words can touch, amuse, and gall our reader.

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  • Fred: An Unbecoming Woman

    by Jennifer Frost

    Annie Krabbenschmidt writes, in their introduction, “This project started with a question: ‘Why is it so hard to come out of the closet?’… why is it that for some, we can more easily picture killing ourselves than living full and happy lives? ‘… What does it take to feel free?’”

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  • Writing About Writing

    by Jennifer Frost

    Every writer hears, “Write what you know.” And what every writer knows is writing, its intricacy, weight, and solitude.

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  • Remembrances of Things to Come: Daily Life in France from 1003 to 1975

    by Jennifer Frost

    Instead of a scholar recording LeFief origins via medieval documents, Bullis is a tour guide conducting readers through the landscape.

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