Last weekend, we attended the second annual Organic Food and Farming Summit hosted by Florida Organic Growers in Gainesville, Florida. It was great to meet with local farmers and display a collection of our books on gardening, cooking, and foodways in Florida. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to visit us at our table! … Continue reading Organic Food and Farming Summit 2018
Book Tour Recap: Dancing in Blackness
Dancing in Blackness: A Memoir By Halifu Osumare Author Halifu Osumare has just concluded a three-month series of speaking engagements for her new book, Dancing in Blackness. Between March and June, Osumare traveled from California to New York to Barbados. She enjoyed reading from her book, talking about her experiences as a professional dancer who … Continue reading Book Tour Recap: Dancing in Blackness
Florida Library Association 2018
We had a great time meeting with librarians from throughout the state of Florida last week at the Florida Library Association’s annual meeting in Orlando. Thanks to everyone who stopped by our booth to take a look at our new books! We enjoyed introducing attendees to the new Florida and the Caribbean Open Books Series, an … Continue reading Florida Library Association 2018
Florida Native Plant Society 2018
Last weekend, we traveled to Miami for the annual Florida Native Plant Society conference. We brought some of our new and best selling gardening and nature books with us, and we had a great time meeting everyone who visited us at our tables. Here are some of the books we brought to the conference: A … Continue reading Florida Native Plant Society 2018
Florida Historical Society 2018
We brought some of our new and bestselling Florida history books with us to Sarasota last weekend for the Florida Historical Society annual conference. We were especially excited to display John Capouya's new book, Florida Soul: From Ray Charles to KC and the Sunshine Band, winner of the Florida Historical Society's Charlton Tebeau Award this year. … Continue reading Florida Historical Society 2018
International Congress on Medieval Studies 2018
Last weekend we traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan, for the annual International Congress on Medieval Studies conference, hosted by Western Michigan University. We had a great time displaying some of our new and bestselling medieval studies books. Thanks to everyone who visited our booth! Here are some of the books we brought to Kalamazoo: Machaut's Legacy: … Continue reading International Congress on Medieval Studies 2018
Florida Anthropological Society 2018
We traveled to St. Petersburg last weekend for the Florida Anthropological Society annual conference. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say hello and browse our anthropology and archaeology books. Edward González-Tennant, author of The Rosewood Massacre: An Archaeology and History of Intersectional Violence, visited us at FAS. Here are some more books we brought … Continue reading Florida Anthropological Society 2018
