Book discussion groups scheduled at selected libraries throughout October
Hillsborough County, Fla. (Oct. 9, 2025) - The Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System is hosting one of the country's premiere science writers.
Author Mary Roach will discuss her book "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 1 at the New Tampa Performing Arts Center, 8550 Hunters Village Rd., Tampa, FL 33647.
In addition, book discussion groups will be held at selected libraries throughout October leading up to Roach's appearance.
Book Discussion - "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law"
Join us for a discussion of "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" by Mary Roach!
Synopsis: Join "America's funniest science writer" (Peter Carlson, The Washington Post) Mary Roach on an irresistible investigation into the unpredictable world where wildlife and humans meet. What's to be done about a jaywalking moose? A grizzly bear caught breaking and entering? A murderous tree? As New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach discovers, the answers are best found not in jurisprudence but in science: the curious science of human-wildlife conflict, a discipline at the crossroads of human behavior and wildlife biology.
Recommended for adults. Registration recommended.
Book discussions scheduled on the following dates:
- Monday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m.
Riverview Public Library, 9951 Balm Riverview Rd., Riverview, FL 33569 - Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 10:15 a.m.
Riverview Public Library, 9951 Balm Riverview Rd., Riverview, FL 33569 - Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 11 a.m.
Lutz Branch Library, 101 W. Lutz Lake Fern Rd., Lutz, FL 33548 - Thursday, Oct. 16, at 11 a.m.
Seffner-Mango Branch Library, 410 North Kingsway Rd., Seffner, FL 33584 - Saturday, Oct. 18, at 3 p.m.
New Tampa Regional Library, 10001 Cross Creek Blvd., Tampa, FL 33647 - Monday, Oct. 20, at 11 a.m.
Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library, 3910 S. Manhattan Ave., Tampa, FL 33611 - Wednesday, Oct. 22, at 6 p.m.
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave., Tampa, FL 33618 - Thursday, Oct. 23, at 10:30 a.m.
North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 North Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33604 - Thursday, Oct. 23, at 3 p.m.
Brandon Regional Library, 619 Vonderburg Dr., Brandon, FL 33511 - Tuesday, Oct. 28, at 4 p.m.
Charles J. Fendig Public Library, 3909 W. Neptune St., Tampa, FL 33629 - Thursday, Oct. 30, at 2 p.m.
Ruskin Branch Library, 26 Dickman Dr. SE, Ruskin, FL 33570
Author Talk with Mary Roach
Saturday, Nov. 1, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
New Tampa Performing Arts Center, 8550 Hunters Village Rd., Tampa, FL 33647
Join the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries for a special event featuring New York Times best-selling author Mary Roach to discuss her latest book, "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law."
The first 150 people in attendance will receive a free copy of "Fuzz." Must be present to claim. An opportunity to meet the author and have your book signed will follow the talk. Books will not be available for sale.
For more information about these and the many other programs at your library, call (813) 273-3652 or visit HCPLC.org.
The views expressed in these programs are those of the presenters and do not necessarily reflect the official policies, positions, or opinions of Hillsborough County, Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Libraries, or the Friends of the Library of Tampa-Hillsborough County, Inc., which do not endorse the presenters.