Books by Joan Frank

Joan Frank is the author of seven books of literary fiction and a book of collected essays. Her last novel ALL THE NEWS I NEED, won the Juniper Prize for Fiction. Her book of essays, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO: A WRITING LIFE, won the Silver ForeWord Reviews Book of the Year Award. A MacDowell Fellow and recipient of many honors, Joan also reviews literary fiction and nonfiction for the San Francisco Chronicle. She lives with her husband, playwright Bob Duxbury, in the North Bay Area of California.