Floridian Dave Barry Celebrates the Sunshine State

The Leonard Lopate Show | Sep 9, 2016

Author, humor columnist and Florida native Dave Barry joins us to discuss his latest book, Best. State. Ever.: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland. Barry gives a passionate defense of his home state and celebrates its weirdness, from Key West to Pensacola, and takes readers through the Sunshine State’s earliest history to the present day.

Event: Dave Barry will be speaking and signing at Barnes & Noble on the Upper West Side (2289 Broadway) on September 15th at 7 p.m.

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