An author recounts their book tour through Florida, highlighting the state's political climate and its impact on literature and education.
This summer I published a new novel, State of Paradise, and embarked on a book tour that included three stops in Florida , where I grew up. This was my first time doing bookstore events in my home state, and to mark the occasion, my mom decided to road-trip with me. We would start at the Writer’s Block in Winter Park, then drive northwest to Gainesville for an event at the Lynx, before swinging over to the Gulf side of the state to visit Tombolo Books in St. Petersburg.
Most book tours focus on destinations that are understood to be cultural epicenters—e.g., L.A.—but there is value in going to places that aren’t already overwhelmed with cultural programming, or places where authors have personal relationships with the community. In Florida, it felt meaningful to connect with the readers I had written this book for, to talk about the St. Johns River or the I-4 hellscape without having to explain what I meant.
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