Florida literary legend Randy Wayne White became a Tampa Bay resident after Hurricane Ian wiped out his Sanibel home. So it’s only fitting he launch is latest book here.

White’s last Doc Ford novel was set in a post-Ian Sanibel. Doc Ford’s latest adventure takes place in Honduras, where he experiences “flesh traffickers, paramilitary killers, an archaeologist addicted to sex and a homicidal giant known locally as Iron Baby” along with a cataclysmic earthquake.

“Tomlinson’s Wake,” White’s 28th Doc Ford novel and the latest of his nearly five dozen books, launches Monday at Nova 535. White will sign copies sold by Tombolo Books.

Oh, and for fans who want to grab some Yucatan shrimp at Doc Fords after, you might want to know he’s suing the restaurant group for royalties.

Tickets start at $35 for the “Tomlinson’s Wake” Launch happening Monday, Aug. 25 in St. Petersburg.
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This article appears in Aug 14-20, 2025.