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Encore: Authors Lauren Groff, Doris Kearns Goodwin and Dick Batchelor

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Published July 5, 2024 at 8:06 PM EDT
A white, one-story building with a window. Black capitalized serif letters on two of the building's walls read "The Lynx Bookstore." Next to the window is a large painting of a brown lynx's face and paw.
Cooper Dean
Lauren Groff opened her own bookstore in Gainesville called The Lynx, in response to book bans across the state.

This week on a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup, we spoke with three authors — novelist Lauren Groff, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and former Florida lawmaker Dick Batchelor about free expression, leadership and discovering civility again.

In a rebroadcast of The Florida Roundup's special 'summer reading' edition from May 24, 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.

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