Florida Hustle

117 S. Pineapple Ave.,Sarasota FL 34236

17 October, 2022

Description

Join us in our loft as award-winning author Paul Wilborn takes us on a ride from a Palm Beach mansion to a horror-movie set in the Everglades with his latest novel, Florida Hustle. Purchase a copy of Florida Hustle hereIn 1980s Florida, an aspiring filmmaker, obsessed with a B-movie scream queen, flees his family's Palm Beach mansion, teams up with an aging con man and his ambitious girlfriend and heads to a film set in the Everglades, only to find himself mired in a swamp of competing cons and hustles. Author Paul Wilborn is happy to answer your questions, sign your books, and chat with the audience about all-things Florida.About Paul Wilborn: A native of Tampa, Paul Wilborn collected multiple awards from the American Society of Newspaper Editors and the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors during a journalism career that included stints at the Tampa Tribune, the St. Petersburg Times and the Associated Press in Los Angeles. He won the Green Eyeshade Award from the Atlanta Chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the South's top writing prize. Based on a selection of his writing, Wilborn was chosen for the Paul Hansel Award, Florida's top journalism prize. He was a Knight-Wallace Fellow at the University of Michigan. His plays have been produced at Stageworks, Off-Center Theater, Radio Theater Project and the University of Michigan. A pianist and singer, he has led several bands including Paul Wilborn and the Pop Tarts and Blue Roses. He produced the long-running American Songbook Series at American Stage. In the 1980s, Wilborn was a founding member of Ybor City's Artists and Writers Group, which created multiple themed art and music events in Tampa's historic district. Cigar City: Tales From a 1980s Creative Ghetto was Wilborn's debut short story collection. The book won the Gold Medal for Fiction in the 2019 Florida Book Awards. He recently completed Florida Hustle, a novel set in South Florida. Wilborn is executive director of the Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg College and lives in St. Petersburg with his wife, the film actor Eugenie Bondurant. For more information on Paul Wilborn, contact [email protected]. Read about him in the Tampa Bay Times here. About Florida Hustle: In 1980s Florida, an aspiring filmmaker, obsessed with a B-movie scream queen, flees his family's Palm Beach mansion, teams up with an aging con man and his ambitious girlfriend and heads to a film set in the Everglades, only to find himself mired in a swamp of competing cons and hustles. This free in-person event is at our new store at The Mark, 117 S. Pineapple. There is the option an $8 ticket to help defray the cost of the event. Registration will end 1 hour before the event's scheduled time............................................................................................................... All signed up and unable to go? Please let us know! Seating is limited and there may be people on our waitlist who would like to to take your place. Please send an email to [email protected] ASAP and hopefully we'll see you next time. Click here to go to the Bookstore1Sarasota website. Purchase a copy of Florida Hustle here.