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Explore Florida Through Books

 

Cross Creek book cover Cross Creek, FL
Cross Creek
by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

 

 

 

Rosewood's Ashes book cover Rosewood, FL
Rosewood's Ashes
by Aileen Schumacher

 

Dust Tracks on the Road book cover Eatonville, FL
Dust Tracks on the Road
by Zora Neale Hurston

 

Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom book cover Disney World, FL
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom
by Cory Doctorow

 

 

Dead Ringer book cover Tampa, FL
Dead Ringer
by Jasmine Cresswell

 

Runaway book cover Tampa, FL
Runaway
by Heather Graham

 

Ten Thousand Islands book cover Sanibel Island , FL
North of Havana by Randy Wayne White

 

Thicker Than Water book cover Captiva Island , FL
Thicker Than Water
by P.J. Parrish

 

Ogre, Ogre book cover Lake Ogre-chobee
(Lake Okeechobee , FL)
Ogre, Ogre
by Piers Anthony

 

Red Grass River book cover Everglades, FL
Red Grass River
by James Carlos Blake

 

Off the Chart book cover

Key Largo , FL
Off the Chart
by James W. Hall

 

Off the Chart book cover

Cocoa , FL
A Land Remembered
by Patrick D. Smith

 

 


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Library Resources

 

Use the Biography Resource Center
to find information on your favorite Florida author.

 

Literature Resource Center can help you find books by Florida authors and about Florida.

 

Looking for a poem or short story about Florida? Check out LitFinder.

 

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What Do I Read Next?

Novelist

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Web Sites for Writers

 

Sunscribbles

The heartbeat of the Central Florida writing lifestyle.

 

Florida Chapter Mystery Writers of America
A great place to learn about the chapter and get updates on events, monthly meetings and news.

 

Central Florida Romance Writers

Authors and Current Releases.

 

Florida Writers Association
Book reviews, contests and
conference information.

 

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Kids and Teens

Young Adult Authors


Gaby Triana

Book List   Web site

 

Rick Yancey

Book List   Web site   Video

 

Juvenile Authors

 

Carl Hiaasen

Book List   Web site   Movie

 

Marianne Berkes

Book List   Web site

 

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Library Events

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Tim Dorsey, New York Times best selling author of Hurricane Punch and The Big Bamboo, stops by the Orlando Public Library to talk about the life of an author, Florida's quirky locales, and the various real-world inspirations behind his characters and their stories.

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Learn more about Florida writers by watching these Author Interview Videos featuring Florida authors at past library events.

 

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Florida Favorites

 

 Piers Anthony  

Book List    Web site

 

Dave Barry

Book List   Web site

 

S.V. Date

Book List   Web site

 

Tim Dorsey

Book List   Web site  OCLS Video

 

Connie May Fowler

  Book List   Web site  OCLS Video

 

Heather Graham

Book List   Web site

 

James W. Hall

Book List   Web site

 

Ernest Hemingway

Book List   Web site

 

Carl Hiaasen

Book List   Web site

 

Zora Neale Hurston

Book List   Web site

 

Elmore Leonard

Book List   Web site

 

John D. MacDonald

Book List  Web site

 

Patrick D. Smith

Book List   Web site  OCLS Video

 

Les Standiford

Book List   Web site  OCLS Video

 

Randy Wayne White

Book List   Web site

 

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