Robert Redd and “100 Things To Do in Daytona Beach Before You Die” – Episode 95
If you plan to visit Daytona Beach, you might want to bring Robert Redd's handy guide to look beyond the area's traditional "Four Pillars" — but you'll have to read…
Rebecca J. Johnston and “Finding Jim” – Episode 94
If you love the Doors (or specifically Jim Morrison), odysseys around the world, Thelma and Louise-style adventures without the killing, critiques of academia, and/or very distinctive narrative styles, you'll want…
John Davis, Jr., and “Vidge Floyd and the Secret Frequencies” – Episode 93
Vidge Floyd, the adolescent protagonist of Florida Book Award-winning author John Davis, Jr.'s debut novel Vidge Floyd and the Secret Frequencies, is "the neurodivergent hero we all need," according to the…
Tatiana Avdelas, Sarah-Joy Milner, and Benjamin Sperduto of Saw Palm – Episode 92
Saw Palm is the University of South Florida's Florida-themed art and literature journal. In this episode we welcome fiction and managing editor Benjamin Sperduto, poetry editor Tatiana Avdelas, and poetry,…
Shane Hinton and “Other Shane Hintons” – Episode 91
Shane Hinton's "Other Shane Hintons" might be called meta-fiction, a memoir in lies, autobiographical fantasy, or any other number of hybrid genre classifications. He joins us this episode to break…
A Conversation With Tombolo Books’ Rachel Knox – Episode 90
Ever wonder what kind of things you learn working at a bookstore? I certainly have! And luckily, writer, college instructor, and bookseller Rachel Knox joined me for this episode to…
Asha Elias and “The Namaste Club” – Episode 89
Resentments and petty jealousies build up to murder at a lush yoga retreat in Melbourne in Asha Elias' The Namaste Club! We're happy to have her at the clubhouse to…
What Are People Reading in Florida?
I made a joke in my critical theory class at Florida State, in the fall of 1998, that I wryly reflect on now. I glanced at the Karl Marx/Friedrich Engels…
A New Era for Florida Book Club
Hello all. Florida Book Club has been on a somewhat longer hiatus than usual between seasons. We here at the clubhouse are taking some time to refresh, reassess, and potentially…
Jennine Capo-Crucet and “Say Hello to My Little Friend” – Season 11, Episode 8
If you love any of Scarface, orcas, Miami, dangerous family histories, Pitbull impersonators, and/or compelling stories about lost young men looking for narratives to believe in, you will love our…