This week on a special "summer reading" edition of "The Florida Roundup," we spoke with three authors who have written in or about Florida.
First, we took an eye-opening exploration of one of the state's least favorite reptiles: the Burmese python. And mused about what pythons may be able to teach us about eating.
Then, we heard all about growing up in Fort Myers with a mango-obsessed mother.
Plus, we learned about what it means to be a vegetarian in Florida … even when it's "too hot to eat."
Guests:
- Stephen Hall, author of "Slither: How Nature's Most Maligned Creatures Illuminate Our World."
- Annabelle Tometich, author of "The Mango Tree: A Memoir of Fruit, Florida and Felony."
- Dalia Colon, author of "The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook" and the host of WUSF's The Zest podcast.
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