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Book Talk & Signing by Dr. Andrew Furman
Posted in Florida Atlantic University · Boca Raton, FL
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Date
Oct 21, 2026
Time
3:00 PM
Location
S.E. Wimberly Library
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Event details
Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Time: 3:00 PM to 4:30 PM
Location: S.E. Wimberly Library
Type: Lecture / Workshop
About this event
Book Talk & Signing by Dr. Andrew Furman
Of Slash Pines and Manatees: A Highly Selective Field Guide to My Suburban Wilderness
Wednesday, October 21st
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
S.E. Wimberly Library, 5th Floor, Weiner Suite
RSVP Form: https://forms.gle/bUZuDpKVKs8SQS7t9
Join Dr. Andrew Furman for an engaging book talk on Florida Scrub: A Pineywoods Manifesto: Explore the unique and often overlooked Florida scrub ecosystem, its rich history, and the vital role it plays in our environment. Don’t miss this opportunity to delve into nature, conservation, and the deep connections between landscape and literature!
Andrew Furman is a professor of English at Florida Atlantic University and teaches in its MFA program in creative writing. His fiction and creative nonfiction frequently engage with the Florida outdoors, with stories and essays appearing in such publications as Prairie Schooner, Oxford American, The Southern Review, Santa Monica Review, Ecotone, Willow Springs, Poets & Writers, http://Terrain.org , Flyway, and The Florida Review. He is the author, most recently, of the novels Jewfish (Little Curlew Press, 2020) and Goldens Are Here (Green Writers Press, 2018), and the memoir Bitten: My Unexpected Love Affair with Florida (University Press of Florida, 2014), which was named a finalist for the ASLE Environmental Book Award.
This event is made possible by the collaboration of Florida Atlantic Libraries and College of Arts and Letters
Official event details:
https://calendar.fau.edu/event/book-talk-signing-by-dr-andrew-furman