Tag: Books

‘Why Girls’ Schools Matter’ at Book Club

January 22, 2026
Staff Report
News

A special Book Club meeting featured member Whitty Ransome, who discussed her inspiring book “Why Girls’ Schools Matter.” The meeting was held Monday, Jan. 12 at Lemon Bay Golf Club. The book...

Thomas McGuane’s ‘ranchy world’ explored in ‘A Wooded Shore’ short stories

January 15, 2026
Anna Ridilla
Entertainment, News

BY ANNA RIDILLAFROM GASPARILLA ISLAND MAGAZINE A Wooded Shore by Thomas McGuane is a collection of nine short stories about men in rural America, who are either ideologically or literally...

Pulitzer Prize finalist Levine on the collapse of the Old South

January 15, 2026
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE Friends of Boca Grande Community Center is proud to host distinguished historian and author Bruce Levine for a captivating lecture on his acclaimed book, The Fall of...

Yale’s Marisa Bass explores monuments

As the United States grapples with the removal of statues from public squares, the process often feels chaotic to the casual observer. It is this very volatility that inspired Roger Lewis, curator...

OPINION: SUSAN HANAFEE

January 2, 2026
Staff Report
Opinion

Think of me as 35; Jack Benny was always 39 BY SUSAN HANAFEE The two workmen who showed up to replace the poorly installed blinds in one of the condos we used to own looked like Penn and...

Southwest Florida Reading Festival ‘26

January 2, 2026
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

Lee County Library System will welcome more than two dozen authors to its 27th annual Southwest Florida Reading Festival on Saturday, March 7, 2026 in Fort Myers. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. readers of...

Sonia Purnell stories of Pamela Harriman

January 2, 2026
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

History enthusiasts and literary lovers are in for a riveting afternoon on Tuesday, Jan. 14, as New York Times bestselling author Sonia Purnell visits the Boca Grande Community Center to deliver a...

Sleuth season with Ireland mystery, plus P.D. James favorite

December 4, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

Series takes serious look at mysteries A discussion of the mystery “Snow,” written by award-winning Irish author John Banville, will kick off the 2025-26 season of the Sleuths Book Club on...

Book Talks

November 26, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

The Boca Grande Historical Society will feature several books as part of its Let’s Talk About Florida series. They include: Totch: A Life in the Everglades,” By Loren G. Brown, Dec. 9 Totch...

‘Swamp Peddlers’ author takes on Arcadia

In “A Town Without Pity,” historian Jason Vuic returns to two devastating events that rocked the rural Florida town of Arcadia in the late 20th century: the 1967 wrongful conviction of James...