You probably know Kristen Arnett from her bestselling 2019 novel Mostly Dead Things. But I first discovered her work in the pages of Felt in the Jaw, her 2017 collection of short stories documenting "the lives of queer women and their families in the light of the bleak Florida sun." There's so much more of the grotesque and ominous in these tales, though; they'd do Flannery O'Connor proud. I'll discuss them with the author herself on this first episode of Season 4.

We're back from the beach! The new season of Florida Book Club is coming January 5.

Zaat really might be the worst movie ever. It's definitely down near the bottom of the barrel, if not at the absolute bottom. Join me as I discuss this venerable film with Wanda Suttle Duncan — in whose hometown Zaat was filmed! — and film critic Steve Jarrett on this season's final episode of Florida Book Club.

I can't imagine buying property out-of-state sight unseen. But that's what a lot of shady land "developers" were able to convince people do in the 1950s and 60s, selling unimproved patches of Florida swampland. Join me as I discuss the unsavory and environmentally damaging legacy of some of these companies with Jason Vuic, author of The Swamp Peddlers.

Orlando's Burrow Press has published some of Florida's most well-known and renowned authors -- Kristin Arnett, Laura van den Berg, Sarah Gerard, and John Henry Fleming among them. Today I’m joined by the founder and publisher of Burrow Press, Ryan Rivas, to talk about the early years of the press, how its mission has evolved, and his views on the changing Florida literary scene.

Tragic and violent comeuppance born from hubris is as old as Ancient Greece. Join me as I discuss Lori Roy's sinister Florida noir tale "Chum in the Water," which appears in the Akashic Books collection Tampa Bay Noir, with the author herself on this episode of the Florida Book Club.

This time around, we've got the author himself on board to discuss phantom panthers, skunk apes, beach monsters, and other Florida cryptids that may or may not be lurking in your development or favorite park.

The marketing of Florida’s once-pristine springs has a long and mostly ignoble history. Today I’m joined by Rick Kilby, author of the 2013 book Finding the Fountain of Youth and the 2020 volume Florida’s Healing Waters, to discuss this history, and what the future of these precious natural resources might look like.

She’s interviewed Carole Baskin, researched the history of a spaceship atop a Tampa strip club, and above all, she wants you to see your local newspaper as a vital and trusted community resource. Join me as I talk about these topics and more with Tampa Bay Times Life and Culture reporter Gabrielle Calise.

Wanda Suttle Duncan’s account of her small north Florida hamlet is subtitled “A Florida Woman’s Memoir,” but Cracker Gothic is not what you might think — it’s a heartfelt, often touching, and displays great humor and turns of phrase while documenting the author’s return to her hometown amid heartbreaking circumstances. On the season three premier, I'm joined by the author herself to discuss her process in writing Cracker Gothic and a few anecdotes about Green Cove Springs, Florida, that didn't make it into the book. Visit FloridaBookClub.com.