5 Ways to Read Local while Staying Safer at Home

1- from Outhouse to Penthouse by Tessa Greenspan
Create Prosperity, Wellness, Energy and Joy. That’s Tessa Greenspan’s motto, and she may be the smartest business Pollyanna you’ve ever met. Now in her third chapter as a motivational speaker with an internationally acclaimed book, this sunny St. Louis resident stopped in Tampa for business and fell in love with local vintage shop owner Nancy at So Chic Consignment in St. Petersburg. Learn more about her story and her book from Outhouse to Penthouse in the April issue of Paradise news or online here.


2- Enjoy Some Florida History
The St. Petersburg Museum of History has taken their bookstore online! Check out a selection of titles covering all topics of Florida history from our culinary history to the Sunshine Skyway to Weeki Wachee’s mermaids. See their full selection of titles and shop local here.


3- Doc Ford Series by Randy Wayne White
Coming soon to the NEW St. Pete Pier, Doc Ford’s Bar and Grille is named after the Doc Ford book series by Florida Author, Randy Wayne White. The series starts with Sanibel Flats. See the full series here.


4- Pick a Tim Dorsey Novel
Tim Dorsey is a Florida grown author and regular on the local book signing circuit. He worked for the Tampa Tribune from 1987 to 1999 when he started writing his novels full time. Check out his books here.


5- ‘Old Baggage’ (This Month’s MFA Book Club Pick)
The Museum of Fine Art’s Book Club goes online as “Old Baggage” author Lissa Evans joins book club via Zoom from England to discuss her 2019 best-selling book on April 16th. Limited spaces available. Register online here

Register online for you Pinellas Public Library Cooperative card to access free books, music, movies and more here.

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