Books

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Natalie Gray, a small town New England girl, dreams of escaping a mundane, structured life in Reading, Massachusetts by taking advantage of her skills as a horseback rider, working on a dude ranch, and...

Natalie’s dream burns brightly, explodes, seems to die, and is rekindled. A move to rural Florida brings the Cracker Cowboy culture into play. A move to a ranch on the west coast of Florida trades the dream for reality, but tragic twists tear at the fabric of Natalie’s ideals.

Growing Up Floridian is a personal memoir that relives moments as a boy grew up in the 1950’s and 1960’s learning life lessons in a rural Cracker-cowboy environment. He put those lessons to use as he adapted to Florida’s west coast as a beach-loving teenager.

Award-winning writer Lynn Taylor invited more than 40 Gulfport residents to filter their storm experiences through artistic lenses. The result is Gulfport Rising: A Florida Beach Community Reflects on Hurricanes Helene & Milton, a compendium that is both historical record and emotional journey. Business owners, politicians, journalists,...

Gateway: Gulfport Poets features the work of 12 hometown poets and was edited by Gulfport Poet Laureate Peter Hargitai.

Hargitai, a retired professor of English, who lectured at Miami University and Florida International, became Gulfport's first poet laureate in 2015, chosen from a field of 19 candidates by the Circle of Friends of the Gulfport...

National Board Certified Teachers invite us into their classrooms to witness 70 inspiring stories, reminding us that we are not only teachers, but also parents, mentors, friends, and leaders.