"His tales are worth the telling,"
Gannett Newspapers

"It was a great read,"
CBS News

"Plaintively detailed and disarmingly candid,"
The Florida Bar Journal

"What an easy and delightful read,"
ABC News

"Vignettes and interactions with other lawmakers and state leaders,"
New York Times Newspapers

"Raises the questions of the benefits of tradition verses change,"
Scripps Newspapers

"I must say...what an easy and delightful read ["The Golden Years...The Florida Legislature"]...it is really a personal memoir and notes..if you have any interest in politics, and particularly Florida politics..."
Lauren Dorsett, WXTL/ABC News, January 18, 2008

“…his book…is brief--refreshingly so, for a politician’s memoir. McKnight realizes that he served in an epoch, not an epic. McKnight’s memoirs may be as relevant to today’s Republican era…But the basics haven’t changed, and his tales are worth the telling.”
The Tallahassee Democrat , November 8, 2007

“I love the book [The Golden Years]…it was a great read.”
Former Leon County Commissioner Gary Yordon, The Usual Suspects, WCTV, Channel 9 Television, Tallahassee, November 18, 2007

“The book [The Golden Years] is full of vignettes and interactions with other lawmakers and state leaders, including McKnight’s relationship with two governors, Reubin Askew and Bob Graham.”
The New York Times, Florida Papers ( Lakeland Ledger, Sarasota News Tribune, Ocala Banner News and Gainesville Sun), November 18, 2007

“…an enjoyable read…you will have fun with this book [The Golden Years] if you enjoy Florida politics."
Former Leon County Commissioner Gary Yordon, The Usual Suspects, WCTV, Channel 9 Television, Tallahassee, November 25, 2007

LITERARY AWARDS

• Nominated for Best New Book, Political Subject ,Fore Word Magazine, national literary award, 2008
• Nominated for Best New Book, Political Subject, the Eric Hoffer Award, national literary award, 2008