Working toward a dream
BY BARBARA O’REILLEY
How a hopeless kid from New Jersey became Miami’s Queen of Crime
Learn how Edna Buchanan, winner of this year’s Florida Humanities Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing, became an iconic Miami crime writer.
BY EDNA BUCHANAN
What’s your favorite Florida line?
Take a look at this eclectic selection of favorite lines written about Florida.
Florida’s Forgotten Coast: A culture of grit and beauty
Get to know the colorful characters, the places, the lifestyle, and the food of this Gulf Coast area, as described in Saints of Old Florida.
BY BARBARA O’REILLEY AND JON WILSON
Reflections on Florida Poetry
Florida garbage inspires poetic masterpiece
BY MAURICE J. O’SULLIVAN
Painting with light
The story of a talented, beloved Florida artist: A.E. Backus
BY NATASHA KUZMANOVIC
Gainesville a hotbed for rock and roll
from Music Everywhere: The Rock and Roll Roots of a
Southern Town
BY MARTY JOURARD
Winners of the 2017 Florida Book Awards
Meet the 28 authors from around the state who won top honors in the 11th annual competition, in these categories: Young Adult Literature, General Nonficton, Florida Nonfiction, Visual Arts, General Fiction, Older Children’s Literature, Popular Fiction, Poetry, Spanish Language, and Young Children’s Literature.
BY JON WILSON
