I attended a great talk Thursday night all about, one of #Florida‘s earliest Governors, William Duval. The talk was given by James Denham whose newest book is ‘Florida Founder, William P. Duval – Frontier Bon Vivant’. Denham spoke in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Hi! Rob here! Please bear with me with my Swampy posts as I’ve been slammed with Swampy books I’ve been working on. Here’s a preliminary cover for one of the latest Swampy books, ‘Aquatic Adventures: Florida Springs and Aquifer’. I’ll[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida says Happy John D. MacDonald’s 100th Birthday! Swampy, the Swamp Ape, celebrates the 100th birthday of author John D. MacDonald remembering the tales of Travis McGee. It was today in 1916 that the great Florida author[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A bit about the 100 year celebration of John D. MacDonald’s books. From Travis McGee to non-McGee books. Also how to get books of MacDonald from me! Also a bit of Florida television history involving Simon and Simon and MacDonald.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This Key West Deluxe Souvenir book with incredible cover artwork by Swampy’s friend Brett Sauce. I marveled at his ability to capture the entirety of Key West. Just look at the detail! You can see more of Miami Beach’s Brett[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend Cynthia Graham and Lu Vickers are debuting and signing their new book ‘Paradise Park’ this Saturday from 1pm until 3 at Silver Springs State Park. Here are the particulars from the UPF site: “Book launch for Remembering Paradise Park[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Sunday is a good day to read a book and better yet to read a book about Florida. Here Swampy is reading one of the finest book about trains in Florida, ‘Speedway to Sunshine’, as mentioned Friday. What is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s Florida visits with Rick Kilby, author of ‘Finding the Fountain of Youth’. You can learn more about and purchase a copy of Rick’s book by clicking here: http://floridasfountainofyouth.blogspot.com/ Location is Marion County Public Library Address: 2720 E. Silver Springs[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Time for a good book about Florida and Swampy is well indulging! You can indulge, too! Nab a book off the shelf at your home, your local book store or library and log in a few pages or more this[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s #Florida is returning to one of their favorite annual events – The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair this weekend in St. Petersburg! Thanks to the publisher, The Knowledge Exchange, all 14 Swampy books will be avaialble at this event.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s Read a Child a Book You Like Day! Pasco Pete’s Granddaughter, Bunny, settles in to listen to Trilby read her ‘A Land Remembered’ by Patrick Smith. Until it becomes very apparent that Trilby can’t read. Swampy recommends reading the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Neon Flamingo by W.R. Philbrick My rating: 3 of 5 stars The biggest plus to this book by Philbrick is his ability to capture the feel and look of the Keys with words. This is the second of the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…