Hit the books with Florida's Influential Authors

Hit the books with Florida's Influential Authors - Florida State Parks

Marjory Stoneman Douglas was one of the most vocal defenders of Florida's environment. A talented writer and journalist, she often wrote about the Everglades ...

Most influential Florida novels | Floridians - LibraryThing

Killer Angels is excellent and Michael Shaara could be listed among the greats of Florida authors but nothing in the book occurs in Florida. Shadow Country or ...

9 of the most iconic authors from Florida

Zora Neale Hurston is one of Florida's most iconic authors. She was born in 1891 and grew up in Eatonville, Florida, which was one of the first all-black towns ...

The Ten Best Florida Novels: Freaks, Pioneers, Retirees, Hurricanes

Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston · Rabbit at Rest by John Updike · 10 Authors Not to Miss at the Miami Book Fair ; Shadow Country by Peter ...

Influential Florida Writers to Know for Florida History - Fiveable

Florida's literary scene is rich with voices that reflect its diverse history and culture. Influential writers like Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Zora Neale ...

Featured Florida Authors - Guides at Orange County Library System

Ernest Hemingway. 1899-1961, one of most important authors of the twentieth-century. · Zora Neale Hurston. 1891-1960, a pre-eminent writer of twentieth-century ...

45 Florida Authors: What They Wrote & Where They Lived

Serge Storms is the "hero" in most of Tim's books. Serge's sidekick is Coleman, a lovable drunken pothead. Serge has a psychological illness ...

Local authors Florida Book Awards winners

Bradley won for “Spillway” (Stephen F. Austin State University), the stories of which feature “con artists, preachers, ghosts, alligators, crop ...

Florida Authors | Florida Historical Society

Smith's 1984 novel “A Land Remembered” is one of the most popular books about Florida ever written. The beloved Merritt Island author was born October 8, 1927, ...

13 Books Every Central Floridian Should Read - Ocala Style Magazine

Style's editors and writers recommend their favorite books that feature Florida connections. We hope you'll enjoy these books as much as we did!

Fictional Florida: a look at 80-some writers with state roots, settings

MacDonald and Peter Matthiessen), alligators (Carl Hiaasen, Tim Dorsey, Karen Russell et al.) or bizarre criminals (Hiaasen, Dorsey, Jeff ...

Zora Neale Hurston - One of the most Influential Florida Authors

Florida Author Zora Neale Hurston · Zora Neale Hurston's books and published works before her death: · "Journey's End" (Negro World, 1922), poetry.

Florida Authors - Cracker Gothic

Two other Florida authors, Dorothy Weik Smiljanich (“Bringing Home Jessie – A Story of Canine Rescue, Human Redemption”) and Lucy Forsting (“The Adventures of ...

Books written by authors with ties to Tampa Bay - TBAYtoday

“Florida Roadkill” by Tim Dorsey | Release date: 1999 | The legendary spinner + former long-time Tampa Bay resident's first novel in the “Serge ...

24 Books Every Floridian Should Read - Flamingo Magazine

If you skipped this one in your high school English class, it's time to head back for some extra credit. Famous Florida author Zora Neale ...

Renowned Authors to Explore Florida Narratives at Key West ...

... books include “Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland”; Carl Hiaasen, author of Florida-focused bestsellers “Strip Tease ...

Florida Authors Q to Z Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings and Patrick Smith

Randy Wayne White was born in 1950 and is alive and well and living in Southwest Florida. Many of his novels feature the adventurous Doc Ford, a marine ...

Florida crime authors and their best beach reads

MacDonald penned his most famous novels while residing in the Sunshine State, where he maintained a home in Sarasota from the early 1950s until ...

Floridian Authors and Poets - Timoti's Seafood Shak

... Florida and wrote some of their famous works with Florida as their inspiration ... best book of the year. Although Russell now lives in ...

Brush up on Treasure Coast, Florida history with these books at home

Most Floridians have — or at least should have — read or heard of the best-selling book “A Land Remembered” by Patrick D. ... Florida, or what the ...