Tag: Books

Libby Buck here Dec. 11 to talk of debut novel ‘Port Anna’

November 26, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment, News

Author Libby Buck will speak about her debut novel, “Port Anna,” on Thursday, Dec. 11 at the Johann Fust Library. The novel, published by Simon & Schuster in July 2025, is set in coastal...

Talking with Roger Lewis on the upcoming Friends book season

October 23, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

BY FRIENDS OF BOCA GRANDE Roger, it’s that time of year again! We’re here to talk about the speakers for the third annual “Roger’s Picks” series at the Friends of Boca Grande Community...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Jack & Gabby Gibbons

September 11, 2025
Angela McPhillips
Profiles

Authors and illustrators Jack and Gabby Gibbons moved to Rotonda West about two and a half years ago after nearly two decades in Colorado. The couple, who spent much of their careers in...

Some fun suggestions for end-of-summer reading

August 28, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment

What are you reading this summer? Ellen Cornwell of The Tide and her husband Andy have recommended some of favorite books for summer reading, including fiction, non-fiction and youth and...

Monkey Chico takes kids on tour

Julie Horning has released a new children’s book titled “B is for Boca Grande: Alphabet Adventure of the Charming Village of Boca Grande, Florida.” The protagonist is Chico, a monkey that hung out...

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: New mystery ‘Coram House’ just out

Bailey Seybolt Author Bailey Seybolt was in Boca Grande with her kids just this past February on vacation; now she is in New York for the release of her debut novel with Simon and Schuster,...

White House history: Stewart McLaurin

Join the Friends of Boca Grande on Wednesday, April 16 at 4:30 p.m. for a fascinating talk by Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, on “Designing Camelot: The...

Florida author’s tales of HOA mayhem

March 13, 2025
Anna Ridilla
Entertainment, News

A satire on Florida homeowner association takes readers on a humorous journey into the unpredictable world of homeowners’ associations through the eyes of a property manager. “The HOA...

Fust Library Foundation holds discussion on book publishing on March 13

Have you ever thought of publishing a book? Perhaps your memoir, or the story of your family. Maybe there is a time in world history that you’ve always wanted to research and write about, or...

Books & Things

February 13, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events, News

Ahead: Evan Thomas Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II by American journalist Evan Thomas is at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26 Thomas takes us on the...