GCL Book Club Podcast
1) GCL Book Club: Randy Wayne White, Tomlinson's Wake
In a special episode of the Gulf Coast Life Book Club, we welcome legendary Sanibel author Randy Wayne White. Our conversation was recorded live at the Player’s Circle Theater in Fort Myers and hosted...Show More
2) Encore GCL Book Club: Marie-Helene Bertino, Beautyland
On today's episode, Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino. A young woman who may be from another planet helps us see our own home more clearly.
3) Peter Orner, The Gossip Columnist's Daughter
In 1963, gossip columnist Irv Kupcinet's daughter Karen died tragically. In Peter Orner's latest novel, he imagines what went on surrounding the death.
4) GCL Book Club: Maris Kreizman; I Want to Burn This Place Down
Maris Kreizman’s new book, I Want to Burn this Place Down, is a collection of essays that comments on contemporary culture.
5) GCL Book Club: Kristen L. Berry, We Don't Talk About Carol
A contemporary woman discovers that an aunt she never knew was part of a group of Black girls that went missing in the 1960s.
6) GCL Book Club: Michelle Huneven, Bug Hollow
A discussion of a novel that traces the effects of a death in the family on the generations that follow.
7) GCL Book Club: Paula Bomer, The Stalker
A propulsive novel from the point of view of a man convinced of his own cleverness and appeal.
8) GCL Book Club: Casey Johnston, A Physical Education
A Physical Education: How I Escaped Diet Culture and Gained the Power of Lifting is part memoir and part scientific exploration of nutrition and weight-lifting for women.
9) GCL Book Club: Timothy Silver, Death in Briar Bottom
In 1972, a group of young people from Clearwater, Florida, traveled to western North Carolina on their way to a Rolling Stones concert. When they were settled in their campsite for the night, the loca...Show More
10) GCL Book Club: Emma Pattee, Tilt
Emma Pattee is an accomplished climate journalist who’s written for The Atlantic, The New York Times, and more. Now we hear from her about her debut novel, Tilt.