Quotes by James Bernard Frost

About James Bernard Frost:

James Bernard Frost is an American author. His novels A Very Minor Prophet and World Leader Pretend explore American subcultures. His travel guide for vegetarians, The Artichoke Trail, won a Lowell Thomas Award for travel journalism. He regularly publishes essays on the online magazine The Nervous Breakdown.
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I'm at my best when I'm being genuine and sincere, and reading my material straight up to an audience that wants to listen.

James Bernard Frost

Whatever one thinks of Twitter, the Friday Reads hashtag is kind of a cool tradition.

James Bernard Frost

Now Dave Eggers, if you lived in San Francisco, is not an easy person to be done with. Everyone - and by everyone, I mean every white person with a college education and an interest in books - wants a piece of him. It's not just his amazingly powerfu...

James Bernard Frost

I love Dave Eggers. I hate Dave Eggers. If I could become any other living writer, I would answer faster than anyone else in the room, 'Dave Eggers.'

James Bernard Frost

For everyone I know who is a writer, there was some awkward time in their lives when they had to learn to call themselves one.

James Bernard Frost

I had just turned 28 and sold my first book, a travel guide for vegetarians, but I'd tell people about the day job that I didn't care about instead - I placed banner advertisements on the web for a search engine company.

James Bernard Frost

Once the travel guide came out and won an award, once I got an MFA in creative writing, once I sold my next novel, I finally started telling people that I was a writer. I remember how special that year felt.

James Bernard Frost

I first became familiar with Dave Eggers's work when I was living in San Francisco and enrolled at USF's MFA Program.

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Author Bio

  • NameJames Bernard Frost
  • DescriptionWriter
  • CountryUnited States Of America