Off the Page with Rebecca Renner

Rebecca Renner is an author and National Geographic contributor from Daytona Beach, Florida. Her other writing has appeared in The New York Times, Outside Magazine, Tin House, The Paris Review, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and other publications. She holds an MFA from Stetson University. "Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades" is her debut.

From the publisher: "Gator Country" is the twisting true story of the impossible choices individuals must make to stay afloat in this world. Through its wholly unique blend of reporting, nature writing, and personal narrative, this book transports readers to vibrant and dangerous Florida landscapes and offers intimate portraits of those who call the region home. Broad in scope and vivid in detail, "Gator Country" is a fast paced tale of the risks people will take to survive in one of the world's most beautiful yet formidable landscapes and the undercover investigation that threatens to topple the whole scheme.

"Gator Country" has garnered rave reviews from the New York Times, NPR, The Washington Post, Scientific American, Tampa Bay Times, Christian Science Monitor, Sierra Magazine, BookPage, Publisher’s Weekly, Kirkus, and more. It was a New York Times Editors' Choice, a People Magazine Book of the Week. Many publications and platforms—as wide-ranging as BookPage, Amazon, and the Chicago Public Library—included "Gator Country" in their best of 2023 books list.

Link to Rebecca Renner's books in the library catalog and cloudLibrary.

The Off the Page Literary Celebration, hosted by Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources, features bestselling authors, writing workshops, book signings, and more during the month of November. All Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources locations participate. Events are also held at partner locations like Ringling College of Art and Design, The Hermitage Artist Retreat and Venice Performing Arts Center.