Captivating views of birdlife “The Art of Birds matches deeply evocative photographs to the best observations of Florida birdlife from past centuries. The book left me with a fresh desire to explore our parks and public lands anew, to feel how wild birds make the place.”—Eric Draper, director, Florida State Parks “Stunning; brilliant! The Art of Birds is … Continue reading The Art of Birds
The Thing about Florida Virtual Book Tour
Register for one of these upcoming virtual events to meet Tyler Gillespie, author of The Thing about Florida: Exploring a Misunderstood State, which will be published in April 2021 by the University Press of Florida. For details and information on how to join these events, view our calendar or click the links below the image. … Continue reading The Thing about Florida Virtual Book Tour
2021 African American Intellectual History Society
The African American Intellectual History Society's Annual Conference will be held virtually this March. You can shop our books on the histories and cultures of the African diaspora here. We are offering extra deep discount prices and free shipping on all orders with code AAIH21 through June 30, 2021. Need to know what’s new this year? View … Continue reading 2021 African American Intellectual History Society
Trowels in the Trenches
“This book finally closes the door on the idea that archaeology can be or ever was apolitical. The case studies hammer home the concept that archaeology matters to today’s world, that the research conducted in the trenches also occurs at the barricades. This is an unapologetic and powerful call to action for all archaeologists.”—Charles E. … Continue reading Trowels in the Trenches
A Childhood among Cacao Trees
By Dale Walters, author of Chocolate Crisis: Climate Change and Other Threats to the Future of Cacao This book is available at a discount price through June 30, 2021. Order here and use code FNPS21 at checkout. How a childhood spent among cacao trees inspired my passion for plant pathology It is funny what you remember from … Continue reading A Childhood among Cacao Trees
The Palmetto Book
The natural and cultural history of an iconic plant “To be in palmetto hammocks, coastal marshes, swamp forests, wet prairies, or revegetating cane breaks with Jono Miller is to walk into a world of wonder. His exuberance, intelligence, humor, and wisdom are as wild and awesome as the cabbage palm itself. If palmettos could talk, they … Continue reading The Palmetto Book
Florida Scrub-Jay
A portrait of a species on the brink “I loved this book. It’s the extraordinary story of an extraordinary bird. Walters has written a powerful and poignant ode to the jay itself and the scrub it depends on—a subtle but beguiling habitat that’s vanishing rapidly, stolen by development, mining, and citrus groves—and also to the remarkable … Continue reading Florida Scrub-Jay
The Gulf South
“An absolutely necessary anthology about the relationship between people and the world around them in this blessed and haunted region.”—From the foreword by Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature and Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out? “From lyrical descriptions of ecosystems still largely whole to disturbing accounts of political and … Continue reading The Gulf South
Florida Statehood Day
On this day in 1845, Florida became the 27th state in the United States. Today the state of Florida turns 176 years old. You can read about this and other notable events from Florida history in This Day in Florida History. On January 22, 1912, Henry Flagler rode on the first passenger train from South … Continue reading Florida Statehood Day
The Wilder Heart of Florida
Launch Event: March 2, 6:30 p.m. Join Jack E. Davis and Leslie K. Poole, editors of The Wilder Heart of Florida, along with contributing writers Gianna Russo and Mark Walters, for a virtual launch event hosted by Tombolo Books. To register, click here. Fall under the spell of Florida’s natural environment “The essays and poetry in The … Continue reading The Wilder Heart of Florida
