Episode 255: Kristen Arnett: Taxidermy, 7-11 Lizards, and Other Florida Things

About this episode

Kristen Arnett discusses her favorite lizard and her novel set in a taxidermy shop, along with other unique Florida experiences.

Send us your Florida questions! Florida lesbian author Kristen Arnett joins the podcast to talk about her favorite lizard, what led her to set her debt novel in a taxidermy shop, and other special Florida experiences. Links We Mentioned Mostly Dead Things With Teeth Stop Me If You've Heard This One KristenArnettWriter.com Support the show Question or comment? Email us at cathy@floridaspectacular.com. Subscribe to The Florida Spectacular newsletter, and keep up with Cathy's travels...

People in this episode

Hosts: Cathy Salustri, Rick Kilby

Guest: Kristen Arnett

Topics covered

• taxidermy
• Florida culture
• lizards
• debt novel
• Florida experiences

Keywords

• Florida
• taxidermy
• lizards
• Kristen Arnett
• debt novel
• culture
• travel

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: KristenArnettWriter.com

Books & works: Mostly Dead Things With Teeth, Stop Me If You've Heard This One

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