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Colette Bancroft - Bay Correspondent
Colette Bancroft

Bay Correspondent

Colette is the former books editor for the Tampa Bay Times. She now writes for Bay Magazine.

  1. Local author Lisa Unger is back with ‘Close Your Eyes and Count to 10’
    Feb. 12• Bay Magazine
    Author Lisa Unger.
  2. Tampa Bay Times book critic Colette Bancroft closes this chapter
    Aug. 22, 2024• Books
    Tampa Bay Times book editor Colette Bancroft, left, interviews author Michael Connelly during the virtual Times Festival of Reading in 2021.
  3. Murder, chaos and joy in Kate Atkinson’s ‘Death at the Sign of the Rook’
    Aug. 20, 2024• Books
    Kate Atkinson's new novel is "Death at the Sign of the Rook."
  5. Hiaasen’s ‘Bad Monkey’ swings onto Apple TV+
    Aug. 13, 2024• TV
    Vince Vaughn plays Key West cop Andrew Yancy in Apple TV's "Bad Monkey," based on the book by Carl Hiaasen.
  6. The best books of the 21st century? Fight me.
    Aug. 5, 2024• Books
    Barbara Kingsolver's novel "Demon Copperhead" was ranked No. 1 on the New York Times readers' list of best books of the 21st century, No. 61 on the list from a survey of literary luminaries.
  7. Easy Rawlins is back in Walter Mosley’s ‘Farewell, Amethystine’
    July 29, 2024• Books
    "Farewell, Amethystine" is Walter Mosley's 16th novel about Los Angeles private detective Easy Rawlins.
  8. Dive into shark science with Jasmin Graham
    July 15, 2024• Books
    Jasmin Graham's memoir is "Sharks Don't Sink."
  9. Laura van den Berg tours Florida’s surreal side
    July 8, 2024• Books
    Laura ven den Berg's new novel is "State of Paradise."
  10. ‘The Melting Point’ is an inside account of Gen. Frank McKenzie’s career
    July 2, 2024• News
    Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie, center, then the combatant commander of Centcom, heads to a meeting in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Aug. 17, 2021.
  11. Ace Atkins revs into Memphis in ‘Don’t Let the Devil Ride’
    June 25, 2024• Books
    Ace Atkins' latest novel is "Don't Let the Devil Ride."
  12. Kids learn about LGBTQ+ history in Rob Sanders’ ‘Queer and Fearless’
    June 17, 2024• Books
    Author Rob Sanders
  13. James Lee Burke brings ‘Clete’ to the fore
    June 10, 2024• Books
    James Lee Burke's latest novel is "Clete."
  14. Author Randy Wayne White survived Hurricane Ian to write about it
    May 28, 2024• Books
    Bestselling Florida author Randy Wayne White has a new book coming in his Doc Ford series, "One Deadly Eye," which grew out of his own experience when he stayed in his home on Sanibel as Hurricane Ian came ashore. White is pictured on the dock at his temporary home on May 13, 2024 in Terra Ceia, where he and his wife are living while still waiting for their Sanibel home's repairs to be finished.
  15. Lori Roy finds darkness, star power in ‘Lake County’
    May 27, 2024• Books
    The new novel by St. Petersburg author Lori Roy is "Lake County."
  16. Kent Wascom’s aim is true in ‘The Great State of West Florida’
    May 20, 2024• Books
    Kent Wascom's new novel is "The Great State of West Florida."
  17. Stephen King brings horror, and mercy, in ‘You Like It Darker’
    May 13, 2024• Books
    Stephen King's new story collection is "You Like It Darker."
  18. Annabelle Tometich’s ‘The Mango Tree’ a Florida story of motherhood
    May 6, 2024• Books
    Annabelle Tometich's memoir is "The Mango Tree."
  19. Here’s why Florida author Lauren Groff just opened a bookstore
    April 30, 2024• Books
    Author Lauren Groff, center, cuts the ribbon at her new bookstore in Gainesville on April 28, 2024.
  20. Amy Tan takes wing in ‘Backyard Bird Chronicles’
    April 29, 2024• Books
    Novelist Amy Tan's new memoir is "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."
  21. New Florida story from Stephen King is a ‘Cujo’ sequel
    April 25, 2024• Books
    Stephen King's new story collection is "You Like It Darker."
  22. Salman Rushdie cuts to the quick in ‘Knife’
    April 22, 2024• Books
    Author Salman Rushdie receives the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation's first-ever lifetime achievement disturbing the peace award at the Vaclav Havel Center in New York on Nov. 14, 2023. “Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder" is Rushdie's first book since the 2022 stabbing he thought might end his life.
  23. Michael Connelly talks about new Amazon streaming series
    April 10, 2024• Books
    Author Michael Connelly speaks on stage during the Tampa Bay Times Festival of Reading at the Palladium in St. Petersburg on Nov. 11, 2023.
  24. Join Amor Towles at an elegant ‘Table for Two’
    April 8, 2024• Books
    Amor Towles' latest book is "Table for Two: Fictions."