Summer reading special: Authors Lauren Groff, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Dick Batchelor on Florida

Published May 24, 2024 at 3:09 PM EDT

Photo of the outside of The Lynx, an independent bookstore in Gainesville, Florida. Painted on the exterior of the off-white building is a mural of a lynx, a wildcat native to Florida. — The Lynx, an independent bookstore in Gainesville. The lynx — scientific name Lynx rufus floridanus— is native to Florida.

This week on a special "summer reading" edition of The Florida Roundup, we spoke with three authors — historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, novelist Lauren Groff and former Florida lawmaker Dick Batchelor.

We delved into free expression, leadership and discovering civility again.

Guests:

Lauren Groff, Florida-based novelist and owner of The Lynx bookstore.
Doris Kearns Goodwin, American biographer and historian.
Dick Batchelor, author and former member of the Florida House of Representatives.