

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: True Crime Book Club: Gator Country
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm – Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a True Crime Book Discussion on Wednesday, Feb. 18 from 1 to 2 p.m. in the Reading Room in the Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library. The February book selection is Gator Country: Deception, Danger, and Alligators in the Everglades by Rebecca Renner. Copies are available for checkout.

Book Summary:
To catch a Florida Man, you have to become one, and that’s what Officer Jeff Babauta did. As his ponytailed, whiskey-soaked alter ego, he established Sunshine Alligator Farm. His goal? Infiltrate the shady world of illegal poachers in the Florida Everglades in order to protect the natural world.

A head-spinning adventure soon unfolds. Jeff deals with glow-in-the-dark alligators and high-speed airboat rides, but quickly learns that not all poachers are villains. They’re simply people trying to survive, fighting against the poverty and greed holding them down. Jeff wants to solve the mystery of alligator poachers, and in doing so he must venture deeper into a strange ecosystem where right is wrong, and justice comes at the cost of those who’ve welcomed him into their world.

Gator Country is the twisting true story of the impossible choices individuals must make to stay afloat in this world. Through its wholly unique blend of reporting, nature writing, and personal narrative, this book transports readers to vibrant and dangerous Florida landscapes and offers intimate portraits of those who call the region home. Broad in scope and vivid in detail, Gator Country is a fast paced tale of the risks people will take to survive in one of the world's most beautiful yet formidable landscapes and the undercover investigation that threatens to topple the whole scheme.

About the Author:
Rebecca Renner is a contributor to National Geographic, and her writing has appeared in The New York Times, Outside Magazine, Tin House, The Paris Review, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and other publications. She holds an MFA from Stetson University. Gator Country is her debut.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 9

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Howard City
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 117 Williams St, Howard City, MI, United States, Michigan 49329
- **lat**: 43.39779
- **long**: -85.46969
- **full address**: 117 Williams St, Howard City, MI, United States, Michigan 49329

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library (https://allevents.in/org/timothy-c-hauenstein-reynolds-township-library/24306283)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 18 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 117 Williams St, Howard City, MI, United States, Michigan 49329
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Timothy C. Hauenstein Reynolds Township Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, literary-art, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about True Crime Book Club: Gator Country ?
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