Books

Pinellas had recommended cutting funding for Weedon Island and Shell Key, state-owned preserves that the county leases and operates. But there has been a reprieve.

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," author Andre Frattino talks about the influences behind his graphic novel "We Are Pan."

“This is not going to stop here. It’s going to evolve and be something that FloridaRAMA continually does.”

A St. Petersburg native, Lettelleir is the Local Government and Public Policy Manager for Orlando Health.

Many Little Free Libraries have volunteers behind them, dedicated to stocking them with fresh books and engaging with their communities — helping readers in a state with increasingly challenging access to books.

On “Florida Matters Live & Local,” Pamela Colloff talked about her latest book “Catch the Devil,” a story of murder, deception and injustice on the Gulf Coast.

The former Florida governor details his platform, policy positions and perspective on the challenges facing the city he calls a "jewel."

On "Florida Matters Live & Local," former FBI agent Al Scudieri discussed his book "A Fortunate Fed: Behind the Scenes in the Life of an FBI Agent" and more.

After removing hundreds of books, Clay County is debating the purpose of high school libraries. School officials called it modernization. Critics see it as the next phase of the book debate targeting fiction books.

This week on a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup, we revisit conversations with two Florida-based authors. We spoke first with Artis Henderson about her novel No Ordinary Bird and then Kip Lyman about her novel The Purple Ribbon.

Social Security reserves could run short by the 2030s if Congress doesn’t act, according to a report from the program’s trustees. Whom might this shortage affect, and what benefits could be cut?

On “The Florida Roundup,” Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eugene Robinson discussed his book "Freedom Won, Freedom Lost" and the ongoing struggle for civil rights in America.