Florida Studies Book Festival

Schedule

All activities will take place at the Lynn Pippenger Hall Atrium and Auditorium on April 11, 2026.

Tentative Schedule

Time Details
9:00 am Doors Open
9:15 - 9:30 Chris Meindl, Opening Remarks
9:30 - 9:55 Hilary Flower: The Snail and the Kite
10:00 - 10:25 Michael Francis: La Florida Project
10:30 - 10:55 Dalia Colón: The Florida Vegetarian Cookbook
11:00 - 11:45 Gary Mormino interview Sen. Bill Nelson
11:45 - 1:00 LUNCH BREAK
1:00 - 1:30 Sam Henderson, introduce and interview Kerry Kriseman
1:35 - 2:00 Jody Noll: The 1968 Florida Teachers’ Strike
2:05 - 2:30 Cathy Salustri and Rick Kilby: Florida Spectacular Podcast
2:35 - 3:00 Evan Bennett: Tampa Bay: an Estuary and its People
3:05 - 3:30 Leslie K. Poole: Tracing Florida Journeys and Saving Florida
3:35 - 4:30 pm Gilbert King: Bone Valley