We’re Taking a Midseason Break!
The clubhouse will be closed this week (short hiatus!), but Florida Book Club will return on April 5 with a hunger-inducing talk featuring Andy Huse, Barbara Cruz, and Jeff Houck,…
“Florida Man Murders” – Season 7, Episode 5
Native Floridian Nichole Reed returns to the Florida Book Club to discuss Oxygen's deceptively trashy-looking true crime series from 2021, Florida Man Murders. Further Reading Watch Florida Man Murders on…
Jonathan Escoffery and “If I Survive You” – Season 7, Episode 4
Author Jonathan Escoffery joins us today to discuss his amazing collection of interlinked short stories, If I Survive You, essential reading for anyone who enjoys indelible characters, skillful shifts in…
Tim Gilmore and “JaxPsychoGeo” – Season 7, Episode 3
According to Tim Gilmore, creator and author of JaxPsychoGeo, Jacksonville has always had a hard time telling its stories. Join us as we delve into some of those stories, a…
Joey Hedger and “In the Line of a Hurricane, We Wait” – Season 7, Episode 2
We here at the Florida Book Club love a good storm story. So does Joey Hedger, author of the 2018 novella In the Line of a Hurricane, We Wait. He…
Alicia Thompson and “Love in the Time of Serial Killers” – Season 7, Episode 1
Tune in for the season seven premiere to hear Chris get schooled on the romance genre by Alicia Thompson, Florida native and author of the novel Love in the Time of Serial Killers, a surprising, true crime-steeped rom-com set in the doldrums of a Florida summer.
Laura van den Berg and “I Hold a Wolf By the Ears” – Season 6, Episode 8
Laura van den Berg joins us to talk about her collection "I Hold a Wolf By the Ears," midnight logic, and why Florida is a great setting for eerie and unsettling stories.
Gabrielle Calise and “Florida!” – Season 6, Episode 7
Editor Gabrielle Calise returns to talk about the big pink book with the puffy cover that is better than any Florida travel guide or chamber of commerce video.
Courtney Clute and “The Fermi Paradox” – Season 6, Episode 6
University of South Florida MFA graduate Courtney Clute's The Fermi Paradox features flash fiction — stories that are incredibly brief but substantive. We discuss the book and the genre more broadly with the author herself on this episode.
Robert Redd and Hidden History of Civil War Florida – Season 6, Episode 5
Learn the difference between a battle and a skirmish, along with the events surrounding Florida's secession and its role in the Civil War as we discuss Robert Redd's new book…