Join us for a lively, wide-ranging discussion about Jacksonville's history and architecture, highlighting Wayne's new "Bicentennial Edition" of his local classic book, Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage, as well as several of his previous books. Interviewed by Dr. Tim Gilmore, a colorful and prolific author in his own right, Wayne will present little-known facts about Jacksonville's buildings and will discuss his all-time favorite landmarks in the city.
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Lit Chat Interview with Wayne Wood, Saturday, May 6 at 2 p.m. This event will take place live in the Main Library’s Ansbacher Map Room and will be livestreamed online via Zoom. Books will be available to purchase on-site or you can bring a copy purchased from your favorite bookseller.
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Dr. Wayne W. Wood, Hon. AIA. Widely regarded as one of the foremost chroniclers of Jacksonville’s history and architecture, Dr. Wayne Wood has been called “the undisputed godfather of preservation in Jacksonville.” An author, historian, artist, and retired optometrist, Wayne is the founder of Riverside Avondale Preservation, the Riverside Arts Market, and Friends of Hemming Park. He is the author of the local classic book, Jacksonville's Architectural Heritage, and he recently published a completely new deluxe edition to commemorate the city’s Bicentennial. It was his fifteenth book on Jacksonville. In 2010 he was selected as one of the “Top Twenty Change Agents in Northeast Florida” by the Florida Times-Union. Wayne is the Historian-at-Large for the Jacksonville Historical Society. A self-proclaimed “Arts Agitator,” he was named one of the “50 Most Influential People in Northeast Florida” by Jacksonville Magazine, and Folio Weekly called him "The Most Interesting Man in Jacksonville."
Interviewer Tim Gilmore is the author of 21 books and several works for the stage, and is the founder of the literary arts festival JaxbyJax. He’s also the writer and creator of www.jaxpsychogeo.com, a project that explores nearly 600 stories of strange and historic locations in and around Jacksonville, Florida.
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Check out a copy of the Bicentennial Edition or the original edition of Jacksonville’s Architectural Heritage in our catalog!
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For more great books on local history, check out:
- Life: The Untold Story of Charles Adrian Pillars, by Wayne Wood
- The Broward Family: From France to Florida, by Robert C. Broward
- The Great Fire of 1901, by Wayne Wood and Bill Foley
- The Architecture of Henry John Klutho: The Prairie School in Jacksonville, by Robert C. Broward
