Miami Herald reporter Carl Hiaasen has been writing comic crime novels for adults since 1986, but in 2002, he found that his blend of narrative whimsy, creeps-vs.-crusaders sensibility, and pro-nature ...
When Carl Hiaasen wrote “Double Whammy,” his 1987 satirical crime novel about bass fishing competitions, corrupt televangelists and murder, he figured his book was too wacky — perhaps too Florida — to ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution: There’s a thin line between satire and reality in Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Fever Beach’
There’s a thin line between satire and reality in Carl Hiaasen’s ‘Fever Beach’
Slate: The Trump Era Has Found Its Great Satirist, and It’s … Carl Hiaasen?
“What is Florida anyway?” the columnist-turned-revolutionary Skip Wiley asks in Tourist Season, the first of Carl Hiaasen’s bestselling crime capers set in the Sunshine State. “An immense sunny toilet ...
The Trump Era Has Found Its Great Satirist, and It’s … Carl Hiaasen?
Asked to describe himself – A crank? A crusader? – novelist Carl Hiaasen replied, "Cranky? Maybe not a crank. No, I think when you write satire, which is what I do, satire always comes from a place of ...
Sun Sentinel: Carl Hiaasen talks bad monkeys, good writing and how Florida is the best setting he could ever have
Carl Hiaasen loves talking about the monkey. You can hear it in his voice. For those familiar with the best-selling author’s literary monkeyshines, this will not come as a surprise. “Her name is ...
Carl Hiaasen talks bad monkeys, good writing and how Florida is the best setting he could ever have