DATA news (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
Carl Hiaasen’s memoir of returning to golf after 32 years; Leigh Montville’s biography of a thief turned celebrity golfer; and Dan Jenkins’s novel about a sportswriter covering the L.P.G.A.
Greg Laden's Blog (Free subscription) | 17/06/2008
I very recently reviewed Carl Hiaasen's novels. Among his fiction are two books that are written explicitly for kids. Looking just at Hiaasen's titles it may be hard to pick them out from the pack, so I'm making a special reference to them here. They are called "Hoot" and "Flush." Details follow: Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post...
I am the giraffe (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
So at my daughter’s new school, the kids are reading this book, Hoot by Carl Hiaasen. You may have heard of it. It was also a movie. I’ve never seen it; maybe you have. You may know of Carl Hiaasen, or even be a fan of his work–his usual genre is [...]
Naked Politics (Free subscription) | 02/06/2008
Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen is not a big fan of the prospects of a potential Charlie Crist vice presidency. "It's no sin to be ambitious, and it's flattering to be courted by your party's presidential nominee," Hiaasen writes in a...
Cathy Knits and More (Free subscription) | 26/05/2008
Flush by Carl Hiaasen My review This is our book for local Book club in June - Carl Hiaasen's book Flush brings to its readers environmental issues in Florida, spinning a yarn that is typical of Hiaasen. Fun read, main...
Dr. Joan Bushwell's Chimpanzee Refuge (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Carl Hiaasen writes in his Miami Herald column today about Sen. Barack Obaba's association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a yammering jackass who happens to be African-American but whose chief characteristic is his religious lunacy, a destructive influence which -- like alcoholism, AIDS, poverty, and other afflictions nearly as devastating and corrupt as a faith-based world view -- is color-blind....
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/05/2008
"The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport" by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, $22). The Florida writer follows up last year's best-selling comic novel "Nature Girl" with a hilarious memoir about golf.
JSpot.org (Free subscription) | 06/05/2008
I grew up on Carl Hiaasen 's novels about South Florida. I always thought they were hilarious. I admired the environmentalism that suffused his books without making them preachy, and I admired the astonishing depth of his cynicism about the human race (I was that kind of kid). I guess if I had really learned that well from him, I wouldn't have been so surprised to learn that his latest book is a collection...
Florida Progressive Coalition Blog (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Hiaasen is funny, as always:
Everybody lies (Free subscription) | 10/04/2008
After reading and enjoying “Basket Case” by Carl Hiaasen recently, I received 3 more of his books through Bookmooch a while back: “Skinny Dip” “Sick Puppy” and “Lucky You” (which I am reading just now) A few days ago I realized I had quite a few points collected on Bookmooch again, so I requested 6 more: “Stormy Weather” “Skin [...]
Boggartblog (Free subscription) | 21/03/2008
The American author Carl Hiaasen writes hilarious books set in Florida, where he was born and raised. Mr. Hiaasen obviously cares a great deal for his native state and its wildlife. In his books the anti- hero gets his come uppance at the hands of nature, along with a little help from some truly off the wall characters who, like Hiaasen, care very much about the effect of the tourist industry on the...
Everybody lies (Free subscription) | 10/03/2008
I don't even remember why I picked this book up in the first place. I think I must have heard some good things about the author somewhere. Also, I kind of liked the blurb and this pretzel-like dead lizard on the cover must have been the last thing needed to hook me. (Yes, the dead [...]
Dalhousie Dirt Dot Com (Free subscription) | 29/02/2008
Just like a good Carl Hiaasen Novel, things have taken a twist even further in the great OMB tower debate. The Standard is reporting that this is cross-examination time for Mike Kirkland the architect for the PDVC proposal. And just like...
Pharyngula (Free subscription) | 19/02/2008
Kevin Beck tells us that finally, Florida has the right spokesman for the creationist situation down there: Carl Hiaasen has written an editorial . If you don't know Hiaasen, you should — he writes hilarious comic novels that highlight the absurdity of politics and culture and crime in Florida. I'm wondering if he doesn't see the recent creationist shenanigans in his state as an opportunity for more...
onegoodmove (Free subscription) | 02/02/2008
I'd forgotten how amusing Carl Hiaasen is. I've enjoyed several of his books in the past and it's time to treat myself to another.
