Welcome to Florida: Launch Celebration with Craig Pittman

Schedule

Tue Mar 11 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Tombolo Books | St. Petersburg, FL

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Award-winning journalists and authors Craig Pittman and Tamara Lush celebrate Pittman's latest essay collection, WELCOME TO FLORIDA!
About this Event

In Welcome to Florida, award-winning investigative journalist and New York Times bestselling author Craig Pittman introduces readers to the people, creatures, places, and issues that make up the Florida of today.

Tombolo Books welcomes back our friend Craig Pittman to celebrate the launch of his new essay collection, Welcome to Florida! Pittman and fellow local author Tamara Lush will be in conversation to chat about what makes Florida "The Most Interesting State."

Welcome to Florida is both a love letter to and hilarious deep dive into the nation’s fastest-growing state. Imbued with Pittman’s characteristic humor and undeniable fondness for both the weird and wonderful parts of his home, this book shows why, despite some of its reputations, Florida continues to prove irresistible.

Craig Pittman is a native Floridian and an award-winning journalist. He wrote for the Tampa Bay Times for 30 years and now writes for the Florida Phoenix. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestseller Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country; The State You’re In: Florida Men, Florida Women, and Other Wildlife; and The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World’s Most Beautiful Orchid. He is cohost of the Welcome to Florida podcast. Pittman was named a Florida Literary Legend by the Florida Heritage Book Festival in 2020.

Tamara Lush is a Rita Award finalist, an Amtrak writing fellow, and a George C. Polk Award–winning journalist. She’s a former reporter who writes contemporary romance set in tropical locations, and she writes mysteries under the name Tara Lush. A fan of vintage pulp-fiction book covers, Sinatra-era jazz, and 1980s fashion, she lives with her husband and two dogs on the Gulf Coast.

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