Enter to win a $50 gift card to your bookseller of choice.
All you have to do is leave a review of Gator Country, screenshot it, and send it to assistant (at) rebecca-renner.com. Winners will be announced December 1.
Howdy Friends,
Team Rebecca here—As of Tuesday, November 14th, Gator Country is available at all major booksellers after receiving a rave review in the New York Times from Lydia Millet who said, “Every species, and every person who fights for its continued existence, deserves a book like this — a book that explores the complexity of the nexus between humans and animals and the exploitation of the wild, and considers the ambiguities of our fractured relationship to nature, morality and history.”
In Gator Country, Rebecca shares the story of Operation Alligator Thief and recognizes the efforts of the extraordinary wildlife officer, Florida man, and legend himself—Jeff Babauta.
Since its publication, there has been a lot of good Gator Country news. Tampa Bay Times gave a glowing review of the book, calling it “an amazing story of poaching, past and present.”
Orlando Weekly also included a nod to Gator Country, calling Rebecca, “a natural storyteller,” and adding that with writing Gator Country, “she does service to wild Florida, igniting an answering passion in the reader.
Gator Country is one of People Magazine's Best New Books to Read in November! They described the book as, “a high-def tale that ensnares you from the start.”
Bookpage included Gator Country as one of their Best Nonfiction Books of 2023! They said of the book, “Renner…sketches a vivid portrait of the scraggly splendor of the land and its tenacious hold on life in a world that often fails to see its beauty.”
Lit Hub showed Gator Country a ton of love as well, including the book in their article, “For the cold and short days ahead, check out these 24 hot new books published today.”
And finally, an excerpt of Gator Country appeared in Crimereads (in case you want to read a sample of the book before purchasing a copy!)
One last thing—Rebecca is giving away a $50 gift card to your bookseller of choice. Enter to win by leaving a review of Gator Country on Goodreads, Amazon, or any other book-reviewing platform. Then, send a screenshot of your review to assistant (at) rebecca-renner.com. Copy the same review, submit it to additional review sites, and share it with us for additional chances to win! 🐊
Winners will be announced December 1.
That’s all for now!
Yours truly,
Team Rebecca
Thank you to those who joined Rebecca for Gator Country’s launch party at Zepplin Books. If you missed it, she’ll be traveling through Florida this month for events at Books & Books, and Tombolo Books. She hopes to see you at one of those!
Jojo would like to remind you all that if you see a copy of Gator Country out in the wild, please take a photo and tag her in it @rebeccarennerfl