Books

We'll sit down for the hour with Nathan Hill. The Naples-based novelist's first book, "The Nix," took the literary world by storm in 2016. We'll ask him…

For forty years New York native Nelson DeMille has been thrilling readers with novels of murder and espionage, many informed by his years in the Army…

In a slight departure from the standard John Grisham thriller, the ever-present courtroom halls are traded in for a (fictional) quiet island off the coast…

Florida native, Connie May Fowler, is a prolific writer with six novels and two memoirs to her name. Oprah Winfrey adapted her book “Before Women Had…

The historic neighborhoods that line McGregor Boulevard are filled with architectural beauty and stories of days past, inviting passers-by to admire and…

So-called "food deserts" denote areas without access to grocery stores or fresh food, but Sarasota County Libraries and the Sarasota Housing Authority are…

Prolific author Dave Barry should need no introduction to Florida readers, but if you’re new to the Sunshine State you’re in for a treat. For more than 20…

John Grisham’s name should need no introduction. Though he dreamed of being a professional baseball player, he became a lawyer in Mississippi where he…

Born in New York to an Irish Catholic mother and a Jordanian-Muslim father, Diana Abu-Jaber teaches writing in Portland, Oregon but makes her home in…

Chantel Acevedo is a poet and novelist whose books speak eloquently about the Cuban-American experience. An Associate Professor of English in the MFA…