Tag: Books

New Florida nonfiction

January 16, 2025
Staff Report
Entertainment

“Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers: The Transformation of Florida” by John T. Foster Jr., and Sarah Foster Modern Florida’s transformation into a destination for tourists and...

New Florida fiction

January 2, 2025
Anna Ridilla
Entertainment, News

Some new Florida books: “State of Paradise” by Laura van den Berg In a small Florida town, a ghostwriter navigates a surreal summer filled with missing people, a mysterious...

Gardening and literary instructor Marta McDowell visits Garden Club

January 18, 2024
Staff Report
Community

On January 10, the members of the Boca Grande Garden Club welcomed Marta McDowell (Chatham, NJ), noted gardener, lecturer, historian and author of several books that combine the literary with the...

When powerful words and wicked martinis saved America’s public lands

January 12, 2024
Staff Report
Entertainment, Events

BY CANDICE SHY HOOPER On Wednesday, Jan. 17, Friends of Boca Grande Community Center will welcome acclaimed author Nate Schweber to tell the true and fascinating story of a small band of...

Boca Grande Sleuths kick off 2023-24 season

The Boca Grande Sleuths book club kicks off a season of mystery, mayhem and murder on Tuesday, December 12 with the twisty whodunit In the Shadow of Death by Deb Pines. Susan Hanafee...