Here is the book lover's literary tour of Florida, an exhaustive survey of writers, books, and literary sites in every part of the state. The state is divided into ten areas and each one is described from a literary point of view. You will learn what authors lived in or wrote about a place, which books describe the place, what important movies were made there, even the literary trivia which the true Florida book lover will want to know. You can use the book as a travel guide to a new way to see the state, as an armchair guide to a better understanding of our literary heritage, or as a guide to what to read next time you head to a bookstore or library.

Nine writers, most of whom live in the area they wrote about, collaborated on this book: Gary Harmon, David Nolan, Richard Adicks, Stuart B. McIver, Gisela Casines, Kevin McCarthy, David Warner, Edgar Hirschberg, and Dean DeBolt. Each writer exhaustively researched the books about, set in, or by authors who live in the area. The Book Lover's Guide to Florida offers ample evidence that Florida has a literary history worthy of careful study.