The Book Lover's Guide to Florida - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1561640212 ISBN 13: 9781561640218

Publisher: Pineapple Press, 1992

Synopsis

-- The book lover's literary tour of Florida
-- An exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites
-- Learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, and what important movies were made there
-- Use the book as a travel guide or a reading guide
-- Also includes essays on topics such as Florida poetry, literary magazines, and mysteries

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library.

Nine writers collaborated on this book. Most of them live in the area they write about and all have longstanding literary ties to the area. Each exhaustively researched the boos about, set in, or by the authors who live in the area.

About the Author:

Kevin McCarthy is professor emeritus and a distinguished alumni professor of Florida studies and English at the University of Florida in Gainesville, where he taught for 33 years. He has written many books for Pineapple Press.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pineapple Press
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1561640212
• ISBN 13: 9781561640218
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: McCarthy Kevin M