Product Overview
Bronze Medal, Nonfiction, Florida Book Awards
Praise for Jeff Klinkenberg
A skilled writer, he knows when to listen and when to nudge each short story along.Publishers Weekly
Klinkenberg uncovers the beauty and mystery of his home state.Southern Living
If Jeff Klinkenberg isnt careful, says Carl Hiaasen, he might give journalism a good name.
Praise for Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators
Another entry in [Klinkenbergs] Real Florida crusade against anything false and manufactured with the stench of a theme park attached.Creative Loafing
A great introduction to one of the states finest writers.South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Gracefully written, endlessly entertaining . . . a gift for all who love the real FloridaSt. Petersburg Times
Florida native Jeff Klinkenberg grew up in Miami, began working in newspapers at age sixteen, and has been writing for the St. Petersburg Times since 1977. He is the only two-time winner of the Paul Hansell Distinguished Journalism Award, the highest honor given by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. He is also the author of Seasons of Real Florida.
