A TEACHER TO REMEMBER: THANK YOU, MR. CROUCH
We kick off this new feature with an essay by scientist and Florida Book Award winner D. Bruce Means, celebrating the Alaska teacher who recognized the intellectual potential beneath the “jock” exterior.
By D. Bruce Means
THIS FLORIDA LIFE: A CONVERSATION WITH SARAH HAMMILL
The new president of the Florida Library Association describes the rapidly evolving modern library — far more than just a warehouse for books.
By Jacki Levine
INSIDER’S FLORIDA: KEY WEST
The United States’ Southernmost city has long been the muse of writers and musicians. Explore the historic streets with a writer and a photographer who know it well, and discover your own True West.
By William McKeen
HERITAGE KITCHEN: LIVING THE LEGACY
The family behind this 113-year-old Ybor City institution talks tradition and shares a century’s worth of recipes.
COVER STORY: LIVING THE WRITER’S LIFE IN FLORIDA
Florida’s master storyteller Writer Jeff Klinkenberg, our 2018 Lifetime Award Winner for Writing, has spent a career chronicling the people, places. and personality of our state. Plus, a look at his must-read Florida books.
By Bill DeYoung
Meet the Florida Book Award winners
Among Florida’s best authors, you’ll find this year’s 27 winners of the Florida Book Awards. Get to know them here.
By Jon Wilson
Bridging the Gulf
University of Florida historian and writer Jack Davis recounts exploring the mysteries of “America’s Sea,” and in the process, winning a Pulitzer Prize.
By Ron Cunningham
LITERARY FOOTSTEPS: MARJORY’S JOURNEY
Historian and Marjory Stoneman Douglas biographer Jack Davis traces the path of the noted writer/activist as she begins her long, impactful life in Florida.
By Jack Davis
FLORIDA FOCUS: HOW HURRICANES SHAPE OUR STATE
Stormy Florida: Years of quiet, years of destruction.
STATE OF WONDER: SARASOTA SUNSET
A photographer spends days searching for just the right moment to capture an image of a storm, but finds another kind of beauty.
