Why read The Great State of West Florida?

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From the beloved author previously compared to Cormac McCarthy and Joyce Carol Oates (Washington Post), a startling and unconventional neon-pink Western of vengeance, family, and first love as two warring factions vie for control of a blood-soaked Gulf Coast

It's 2026, and Rally is thirteen years old. The long, hot…

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1 author picked The Great State of West Florida as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Paul Wilborn

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Wascom builds a fable that feels real and current, and has the violent, madcap drive of the best pulp fiction. His Florida is full of prophets, gunslingers, mega-warriors, and fundamentalist religion. And I found myself identifying with Rally, the 13-year-old, at the center of the action.

Wascom's West Florida tale makes me feel like I stepped into one of George Miller's Mad Max movies. That is a compliment.

I won't say more. You need to experience this book on your own.

From Paul's 3 favorite reads in 2025.