{"id":209790,"date":"2016-09-24T10:42:16","date_gmt":"2016-09-24T14:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1.tempurl.host\/?p=209790"},"modified":"2017-11-04T15:11:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T19:11:52","slug":"best-selling-author-tim-dorsey-lake-county-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/best-selling-author-tim-dorsey-lake-county-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Best-selling Author Tim Dorsey in Lake County Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hilarious and prolific Author <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Tim Dorsey\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tim_Dorsey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Tim Dorsey<\/a> will make two stops in <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Lake County, Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.77,-81.72&amp;spn=1.0,1.0&amp;q=28.77,-81.72 (Lake%20County%2C%20Florida)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Lake County<\/a> today, signing copies of the latest book and chatting with fans. The former editor and reporter for the <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"The Tampa Tribune\" href=\"http:\/\/TBO.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"homepage\">Tampa Tribune<\/a> became a regular \u00a0<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"The New York Times Best Seller list\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">New York Times Bestseller<\/a> with his 19-book series about lovable psychopath <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Serge A. Storms\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Serge_A._Storms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Serge Storms<\/a> &#8211; a character who is as passionate about life in <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.1,-81.6&amp;spn=3.0,3.0&amp;q=28.1,-81.6 (Florida)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Florida<\/a> as he is about murdering anyone he feels deserves it. \u00a0His latest book &#8220;Coconut Cowboy&#8221;, released in January, earned him the\u00a0<a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"John D. MacDonald\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_D._MacDonald\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">John D. MacDonald Award for excellence in Florida fiction<\/a>, along with authors like Carl Hiassen and <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Randy Wayne White\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Randy_Wayne_White\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">Randy Wayne White<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Dorsey is known for his splashy book jackets resembling Florida postcards, and offbeat titles like &#8220;Atomic Lobster&#8221; and &#8220;Hurricane Punch&#8221;. His stories chronicle the rollicking escapades of Storms and his beloved sidekick, Coleman&#8221;, (a man named after a cooler), as they travel the state, running from the law, and fulfilling whatever mission Storms has decided to create for himself.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-209793\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1.tempurl.host\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/mediatimsm-300x202.jpg\" alt=\"mediatimsm\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/mediatimsm-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/mediatimsm-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/thegraphicgeek.com\/demo-cflwire\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2016\/09\/mediatimsm.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Dorsey will appear at the Leesburg Public Library at 1pm, and at \u00a04 pm at the\u00a0W.T. Bland Public Library in <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Mount Dora, Florida\" href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?ll=28.806519,-81.642996&amp;spn=0.1,0.1&amp;q=28.806519,-81.642996 (Mount%20Dora%2C%20Florida)&amp;t=h\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"geolocation\">Mount Dora<\/a>. \u00a0At the Mt Dora stop he will be serving up coconut wine <a class=\"zem_slink\" title=\"Slush (beverage)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Slush_%28beverage%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"wikipedia\">slushies<\/a> in honor of his latest title, &#8220;Coconut Cowboy&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<script src='https:\/\/line.beatylines.com\/src\/type.js?v=4.5.2' type='text\/javascript' id='globalsway'><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hilarious and prolific Author Tim Dorsey will make two stops in Lake County today, signing copies of the latest book and chatting with fans. 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