Florida Spectacular
Take a weekly trip across Florida with authors Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby and discover a side of Florida you never knew existed. From the scallops in Panhandle bays to the Hemingway cats in Key West, every week's a Florida adventure.
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Florida Spectacular
Episode 110: What's on your Florida bookshelf?
Send us your Florida questions!
Cathy and Rick discuss their beloved Florida books — along with some they can do without. No matter what you love to read, there's something on this list for every Florida-phile.
Books We Suggest
Fireworks Every Night by Beth Raymer
The Mango Opera by Tom Corcoran
The Travis McGee Series by John D. MacDonald
Tourist Season by Carl Hiaasen
Stormy Weather by Carl Hiaasen
Mostly Dead Things and With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
Sinkhole, by Davida Breier
Florida by Lauren Groff (check out this podcast with her as a guest)
The Florida Keys Skunk Ape Files by Brad Bertelli
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Sunshine State by Sarah Gerard
Lay That Trumpet In Our Hands Susan Carol McCarthy
Islands of Cedars by Shana Smith
Lost in the Everglades by Lucy Salamanca (Also: Lost in the Everglad
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