Panhandlers: A Novel in Stories

by Nic Schuck

Nic Schuck follows up his debut novel, Native Moments , with a gritty tale of family drama. Mostly set in the fictional lumber town of Sullivan, Florida, a sleepy forgotten place on the Florida-Alabama border.  a novel in stories , follows Hank Ackerman as he grows up in poverty and attempts to escape the same demons that haunted his father. Sometimes dreams are all people have and it's those dreams of far-off places that can be the difference in embarking on a life of adventure or being complacent in the life you were born into.

300 pages, Paperback

First published October 15, 2018

About the author

Nic Schuck was born in Pensacola, Florida. He graduated with a MA in English from the University of West Florida. Prior to earning his MA, Nic spent ten years as a public school teacher. In 2012, he started his own business, Emerald Coast Tours, a historic tour company in Pensacola, Florida where he continues to lead tours. His debut novel, Native Moments, was published in 2016.

Reviews

[George Koukoulis · Rating 5 out of 5]

The stories in Panhandlers segued together like an early 70’s Grateful Dead show, each story blending into the next perfectly. Makes you think of the panhandle of Florida as a foreign country rather than a part of the continental US. If you’ve read Edisto by Padgett Powell or Why Dog’s Chase Cars by George Singleton you would enjoy Nic Schuck. Look forward to reading more from Schuck in the future!

[Brian Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

A series of powerful individual stories come together and create characters and locations that are so real you can smell the whisky, feel the sweat, and taste the thick, salty air. Modern Southern Gothic meets the beach. Funny, profound and brutal.
I loved Nic’s first book Native Moments too. Looks like I’ll be reading everything he puts out.

[B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Recommend! This book has believable characters and a satisfying sense of place. It’s a male dominated story much in the vein of John Irving or Hemingway. Not my normal style, but I couldn’t put it down. The author is clever and understated in his handling of sensitive subject matter. I really hope Nic Shuck catches on because I want to read more of his work.

[D.S. Davis · Rating 5 out of 5]

Panhandlers is the perfect depiction of paradise as it actually is. Nic Schuck is a voice for all Florida natives, a writer who understands the dirty and horrifying truth of a state that is as beautiful as it is dysfunctional. If you want to understand the music of the Sunshine State, read this book.