Dave Barry Loves Florida

Before Florida became a national punchline, Miami Herald humor columnist Dave Barry was already down south lovingly poking fun at his adopted home and its eccentric citizens. Like his buddy Carl Hiaasen, Barry has made a career of documenting Floridian wackiness for decades, which is why his latest Florida caper, Swamp Story, is an authentically rendered distillation of the Sunshine State’s special sensibility. The novel is funny, ridiculous, and even moving — a typical Barry affair.