<div><p><i>Bronze Medal, Nonfiction, Florida Book Awards</i></p><p><b>Praise for Jeff Klinkenberg</b></p><p>“A skilled writer, he knows when to listen and when to nudge each short story along.”—<i>Publishers Weekly</i></p><p>“Klinkenberg uncovers the beauty and mystery of his home state.”—<i>Southern Living</i></p>&nbsp;<p>“If Jeff Klinkenberg isn’t careful,” says Carl Hiaasen, “he might give journalism a good name.”</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p><b>Praise for<i> Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators</i></b></p><p><i>&nbsp;</i>“Another entry in [Klinkenberg’s] ‘Real Florida’ crusade against anything false and manufactured with the stench of a theme park attached.”—<i>Creative Loafing</i></p><p>&nbsp;“A great introduction to one of the state’s finest writers.”—<i>South Florida Sun-Sentinel</i></p><p>&nbsp;“Gracefully written, endlessly entertaining . . . a gift for all who love the real Florida”—<i>St. Petersburg Times</i></p><p>Florida native <b>Jeff Klinkenberg</b> grew up in Miami, began working in newspapers at age sixteen, and has been writing for the<i>St. Petersburg Times </i>since 1977. He is the only two-time winner of the Paul Hansell Distinguished Journalism Award, the highest honor given by the Florida Society of Newspaper Editors. He is also the author of<i>Seasons of Real Florida.</i></p></div>