Sorry to learn of the death of the prolific author, Elmore Leonard. Besides his writings with weastern and Detroit settings were his many books with Florida settings. Many of which are seen above. Settings mostly focused on Dade and Palm[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Sea and the Stars by Robert Wilder My rating: 2 of 5 stars Robert Wilder stepped a bit too far in his prose involving detailing so much Daytona Beach and Florida history. I LOVE Florida history and volunteer and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
A Sacred Trust: Nelson Poynter and the St. Petersburg Times by Robert N. Pierce My rating: 4 of 5 stars A very thorough overview of the life of Nelson Poynter who helmed the St. Petersburg Times from the end of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Tales Of Old Brevard by Georgiana Greene Kjerulff My rating: 5 of 5 stars This is a terrific history book. full of stories, history, maps and photos. This is what every history book should have. Too many write of locations[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Storm Haven by Frank G. Slaughter My rating: 5 of 5 stars The research author Frank Slaughter did to accomplish the ability to put the reader in the very throes of each scene must have been exhausting. This book is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Presidential Deal by Les Standiford My rating: 5 of 5 stars My favorite and most fun book read this year so far. It just jettisons from page 1 in an exciting and enthralling 400+ pages. Good guys John Deal and[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friend Dan Christian with one of his special Florida books available in the A. Parker Books, Sarasota, spot at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair in The Coliseum in Downtown St. Petersburg. Come on down! The event runs through Sunday.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Swampy’s friends at Copperfish Books hold up a few special Florida treasures they have here at the Florida Antiquarian Book Fair in The Coliseum in Downtown St. Petersburg. Copperfish Books is in Punta Gorda. Stop by and see enjoy yourself[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Since the annual Zora Festival is happening this week, it seems appropriate to point you all to this book to better know Hurston and her work. This is one terrific book telling the story of, acclaimed writer, Zora Neale Hurston.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Attention fellow fans of, what is considered the greatest fiction novel of Florida, ‘A Land Remembered’! Author Patrick Smith’s son, Rick Smith, is touring our great state presenting a multi-media event all about his father’s work to produce this Florida[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This paperback book published by the Florida Development Commission is an interesting overview of the “cultural” activities throughout the state as of 1935. Culture is a community’s accumulation of everyday activities over a period of time. This book takes on[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The legendary creator of the Toff mysteries, John Creasey, wrote a series of 6 novels under the pseudonym Robert Caine Frazer. The series appeared from 1959 to 1962 and is about British private investigator Mark Kilby who mostly worked for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…