Carl Hiaasen is an American journalist and novelist. He began his career as a newspaper reporter and by the late 1970s had begun writing novels in his spare time, both for adults and for middle grade readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films.
Sick Puppy is a 2000 novel by Carl Hiaasen.
Tourist Season is a 1986 novel by Carl Hiaasen. It was his first solo novel, after co-writing several mystery/thriller novels with William Montalbano.
Skinny Dip is a caper novel by Carl Hiaasen first published in 2004. It is his 11th work of fiction for adult readers. It is his fifth book featuring the character known as "Skink" and his second novel including the character Mick Stranahan, a former detective. It involves a murder plot and a subsequent attempt to exact revenge against the backdrop of a threat to Florida's Everglades National Park.
Hoot is a 2002 mystery/suspense novel, recommended for ages 9–12, by Carl Hiaasen. The setting takes place in Florida, where new arrival Roy makes two oddball friends and a bad enemy, and joins an effort to stop construction of a pancake house which would destroy a colony of burrowing owls who live on the site. The book won a Newbery Honor award in 2003.
The Independent Florida Alligator is the daily student newspaper of the University of Florida. The Alligator is one of the largest student-run newspapers in the United States, with a circulation of 14,000 and readership of more than 21,000. It is an affiliate of UWIRE, which distributes and promotes its content to their network.
Strip Tease is a 1993 novel by Carl Hiaasen. Like most of his other novels, it is a crime novel set in Florida and features Hiaasen's characteristic black humor. The novel focuses on a single mother who has turned to exotic dancing to earn enough money to gain legal custody of her young daughter, and ends up matching wits with a lecherous United States Congressman and his powerful corporate backers.
Stormy Weather is a 1995 novel by Carl Hiaasen. It takes place in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Andrew in South Florida and concerns the tragic effects of the disaster, including insurance scams, street fights, hunt for food and shelter, corrupt bureaucracy, a ravaged environment and disaster tourists.
Nature Girl is a novel by Carl Hiaasen, published in 2006.
Scat is a teenage novel by Carl Hiaasen, published in 2009. Scat, Hiaasen's third young adult novel, tells the mystery of a missing teacher named Mrs. Bunny Starch, and how two of her students, Nick Waters and Marta Gonzalez, will do everything they can to find her. They try their best in finding what had happened to their teacher while they were on their field trip. The book is available in over 1,000 libraries and was well-received when it came out, with a positive review in The New York Times.
Floridiana is a term referring to artifacts and collections of artifacts relating to the state of Florida in the United States of America, especially those artifacts pertaining to Floridian history, geography, folklore, and cultural heritage.
Kick-Ass, Kick Ass or Kickass may refer to:
Jeff Klinkenberg is an author who covered Florida culture for newspapers that included The Tampa Bay Times. In 2018 he won the Florida Humanities Council's "Florida Lifetime Achievement Award for Writing," joining previous recipients, the novelists Carl Hiaasen and Patrick Smith. In 2018, the state of Florida gave him its "Heritage Award" for his Florida essays, joining previous recipients Marjory Kinnan Rawlings and Zora Neale Hurston. Klinkenberg's books include "Dispatches from the Land of Flowers," "Seasons of Real Florida," "Pilgrim in the Land of Alligators," and "Alligators in B-Flat." In 2018 University Press of Florida published "Son of Real Florida: Stories From My Life." His writings have also been published in other anthologies.
Team Rodent is a non-fiction book, collecting a series of essays written by Carl Hiaasen about the Walt Disney Company and its stance towards the outside world. The book's primary focus is on non-film related Disney enterprises such as Disney World and their effects on the environment and local culture.
Razor Girl is a 2016 novel by Carl Hiaasen.
Rob Hiaasen was an American journalist and assistant editor at The Capital, a newspaper published in Annapolis, Maryland. He also taught at the University of Maryland's Philip Merrill College of Journalism. A native of Plantation, then a rural suburb of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Hiaasen began his career at The Palm Beach Post before joining The Baltimore Sun as a feature writer and where he later wrote a regular column. He was shot and killed at work at The Capital during the Capital Gazette shooting.
Signal to Noise (ISBN 978-0062515346) is a 1997 cyberpunk novel by Carla Sinclair published by Harper. This is the author's first novel; she had previously written non-fiction works. It is set in San Francisco. Tiffany Lee Brown, writing in Wired magazine, stated that the "cybercultural parody" reflects "distinctive perspective on the foibles of the wired life" and "caricatures" people in the San Francisco technology environment.
Kick-Ass: The Dave Lizewski Years is a creator-owned comic book series written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita Jr. It was initially published by Marvel Comics under the company's Icon imprint and republished under Image Comics. Set in the Millarworld, the series tells the story of Dave Lizewski, a teenager who sets out to become a real life superhero. His actions are publicized on the Internet and inspire other people. He gets caught up with ruthless vigilantes Big Daddy and Mindy "Hit-Girl" McCready, who are on a mission to take down the Genovese crime family. Two spin-off stand-alone sequel series, Hit-Girl and Kick-Ass: The New Girl, respectively following Mindy and new villain protagonist Patience Lee, began publication in February 2018, before concluding with the crossover miniseries Kick-Ass vs. Hit-Girl in March 2021, forming the Hit-Girl & Kick-Ass franchise. A further crossover, Big Game, began publication in July 2023, following a now mid-20s Mindy as she teams up with Dave and Kingsman agent Eggsy Unwin against Wesley Gibson.
Squeeze Me is a novel by Carl Hiaasen released on August 25, 2020.
Bad Monkey is an upcoming American television drama developed and executive produced by Bill Lawrence. A co-production between Warner Bros. Television and Doozer Productions, it is based on the 2013 novel of the same name by Carl Hiaasen. The series is led by Vince Vaughn, Michelle Monaghan, Jodie Turner-Smith, Meredith Hagner, Rob Delaney, Natalie Martinez, L. Scott Caldwell, Ronald Peet, and John Ortiz. Charlotte Lawrence and Alex Moffat also star in recurring roles.
