St. Johns Reads

St. Johns Reads is the St. Johns County Public Library System’s annual “One Book, One Community” event, bringing readers together for a shared conversation around a selected novel.

Now in its 23rd year, St. Johns Reads 2027 features a variety of programs inspired by Florida by Lauren Groff. The book is available in print and audiobook, as well as in e-book and e-audiobook formats on Libby.

Florida is a collection of stories that spans characters, towns, decades, and even centuries, with Florida’s landscape, climate, history, and state of mind at its center.

Throughout January, join us as we come together with our community to explore the stories, themes, and ideas in our selected book and share the conversation.

Lauren Groff is the award-winning and bestselling author of the celebrated short story collections, Delicate Edible Birds, Florida, a finalist for the National Book Award, and Brawler, as well as several novels- The Monsters of Templeton, shortlisted for the Orange Prize for New Writers, Arcadia, winner of the Medici Book Club Prize, Fates and Furies, a finalist for the National Book Award and Amazon’s pick for Best Book of the Year, and the instant New York Times bestsellers Matrix and The Vaster Wilds. Groff is a captivating and thoughtful speaker who loves connecting with audiences over discussion of her bestselling works. She is also a co-owner of the independent bookstore The Lynx.