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'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress'">ɛ</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span></span>/</a></span></span>; born March 12, 1953) 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 <a href="/wiki/Middle_grade_fiction" class="mw-redirect" title="Middle grade fiction">middle grade</a> readers. Two of his novels have been made into feature films, and one has been made into a TV series. </p><table class="infobox vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="font-size:125%;"><div style="display:inline;" class="fn">Carl Hiaasen</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Carl_Hiaasen_at_2016_National_Book_Festival_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description" title="Carl Hiaasen at the 2016 National Book Festival"><img alt="Carl Hiaasen at the 2016 National Book Festival" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Carl_Hiaasen_at_2016_National_Book_Festival_%28cropped%29.png/220px-Carl_Hiaasen_at_2016_National_Book_Festival_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Carl_Hiaasen_at_2016_National_Book_Festival_%28cropped%29.png/330px-Carl_Hiaasen_at_2016_National_Book_Festival_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3d/Carl_Hiaasen_at_2016_National_Book_Festival_%28cropped%29.png/440px-Carl_Hiaasen_at_2016_National_Book_Festival_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="736" data-file-height="921"></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:1.4em;">Carl Hiaasen at the 2016 <a href="/wiki/National_Book_Festival" title="National Book Festival">National Book Festival</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Born</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1953-03-12</span>) </span>March 12, 1953<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 71)</span><br><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida" title="Fort Lauderdale, Florida">Fort Lauderdale, Florida</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Occupation</th><td class="infobox-data role" style="line-height:1.4em;">Author and journalist</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Alma mater</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Emory_University" title="Emory University">Emory University</a><br><a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Period</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">1974–Present (Retired from <i><a href="/wiki/The_Miami_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="The Miami Herald">The Miami Herald</a></i> in 2021)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data category" style="line-height:1.4em;">Crime fiction, thrillers, satirical fiction, children's fiction</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;">Environmentalism, political corruption, fraudsters, Florida</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Notable awards</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"> <ul><li>Heywood Broun Award from Newspaper Guild <br> 1980 <br></li> <li>Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists <br> 2010 <br></li> <li>Newbery Honor from the <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Library_Service_to_Children" title="Association for Library Service to Children">Association for Library Service to Children</a> <br> 2003 <br></li> <li>Marjorie Harris Carr Award for Environmental Advocacy from the Florida Defenders of the Environment <br> 2017 <br></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Katie Fox</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2020)<wbr></wbr></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Relatives</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><a href="/wiki/Rob_Hiaasen" title="Rob Hiaasen">Rob Hiaasen</a> (brother)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Website</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="line-height:1.4em;"><span class="official-website"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.carlhiaasen.com">Official website</a></span></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726177#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Hiaasen's adult novels are humorous crime thrillers set in <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>. They feature casts of eccentric, sometimes grotesque characters and satirize aspects of American popular culture. Many of the novels include themes related to environmentalism and political corruption in his native state. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Early_life_and_education"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Early life and education</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Journalism"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Journalism</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Novelist"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Novelist</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Songwriting"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Songwriting</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Personal_life"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Personal life</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Works"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Works</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Fiction"><span class="tocnumber">6.1</span> <span class="toctext">Fiction</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-8"><a href="#Adult_fiction"><span class="tocnumber">6.1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Adult fiction</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-9"><a href="#Fiction_for_young_readers"><span class="tocnumber">6.1.2</span> <span class="toctext">Fiction for young readers</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Short_stories"><span class="tocnumber">6.2</span> <span class="toctext">Short stories</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Non-fiction"><span class="tocnumber">6.3</span> <span class="toctext">Non-fiction</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Collections"><span class="tocnumber">6.4</span> <span class="toctext">Collections</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-13"><a href="#Awards_and_achievements"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">Awards and achievements</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-14"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-15"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <p>The first of four children born to Odel and Patricia Hiaasen, Hiaasen was born in 1953 of Norwegian and Irish ancestry.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Raised in <a href="/wiki/Plantation,_Florida" title="Plantation, Florida">Plantation, Florida</a>, then a rural suburb of <a href="/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida" title="Fort Lauderdale, Florida">Fort Lauderdale</a>, he started writing at age six when his father gave him a typewriter for Christmas.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After graduating from <a href="/wiki/Plantation_High_School" title="Plantation High School">Plantation High School</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 1970, he entered <a href="/wiki/Emory_University" title="Emory University">Emory University</a>, where he contributed satirical humor columns to the student newspaper <i><a href="/wiki/The_Emory_Wheel" title="The Emory Wheel">The Emory Wheel</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1972, he transferred to the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Florida" title="University of Florida">University of Florida</a>, where he wrote for <i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent_Florida_Alligator" title="The Independent Florida Alligator">The Independent Florida Alligator</a></i>. Hiaasen graduated in 1974 with a degree in <a href="/wiki/Journalism" title="Journalism">journalism</a>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Journalism">Journalism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Journalism" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <p>Hiaasen was a reporter at <i><a href="/wiki/Florida_Today" title="Florida Today">TODAY</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Cocoa,_Florida" title="Cocoa, Florida">Cocoa</a>, Florida) for two years before being hired in 1976 by the <i><a href="/wiki/Miami_Herald" title="Miami Herald">Miami Herald</a></i>, where he worked for the city desk, Sunday magazine and award-winning investigative team. Hiaasen was a columnist for the newspaper from mid-1985 until he retired in March 2021. His columns have been collected in three published volumes, <i><a href="/wiki/Kick_Ass_(Hiaasen_book)" title="Kick Ass (Hiaasen book)">Kick Ass</a></i> (1999<i>), Paradise Screwed</i> (2001) and <i>Dance of the Reptiles</i> (2014), all edited by Diane Stevenson. </p><p>His only brother was <a href="/wiki/Rob_Hiaasen" title="Rob Hiaasen">Rob Hiaasen</a>, an editor and columnist at <i><a href="/wiki/The_Capital" title="The Capital">The Capital</a></i> newspaper in <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, Maryland</a>, who was killed in the <a href="/wiki/Capital_Gazette_shooting" title="Capital Gazette shooting">mass shooting</a> at the newspaper's office on June 28, 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Carl Hiaasen's 1991 novel <i><a href="/wiki/Native_Tongue_(Carl_Hiaasen_novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native Tongue (Carl Hiaasen novel)">Native Tongue</a></i> carries the dedication "For my brother Rob." </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Novelist">Novelist</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Novelist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <p>After becoming a reporter, Hiaasen began writing novels in his spare time. The first three were co-authored with his friend and fellow journalist William Montalbano: <i>Powder Burn</i> (1981), <i>Trap Line</i> (1982), and <i>A Death in China</i> (1984). His first solo novel, <i><a href="/wiki/Tourist_Season_(novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tourist Season (novel)">Tourist Season</a></i> (1986), featured a group of ragged <a href="/wiki/Eco-warrior" title="Eco-warrior">eco-warriors</a> who kidnap the <a href="/wiki/Orange_Bowl" title="Orange Bowl">Orange Bowl</a> Queen in Miami. The book's main character was whimsically memorialized by <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a> in a song called "The Ballad of Skip Wiley", which appeared on his <i><a href="/wiki/Barometer_Soup" title="Barometer Soup">Barometer Soup</a></i> album. </p><p>Twenty-one of Hiaasen's novels and nonfiction books have been on the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Times_Best_Seller_list" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Times Best Seller list"><i>New York Times</i> Best Seller lists</a>. His work has been translated into 34 languages. In 2016, his novel <i><a href="/wiki/Razor_Girl_(novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Razor Girl (novel)">Razor Girl</a></i> was shortlisted for the <a href="/wiki/Bollinger_Everyman_Wodehouse_Prize" title="Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize">Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize</a>. </p><p>An earlier Hiaasen novel, <i><a href="/wiki/Strip_Tease_(novel)" title="Strip Tease (novel)">Strip Tease</a>,</i> was adapted into the 1996 feature film <i><a href="/wiki/Striptease_(film)" title="Striptease (film)">Striptease</a></i> starring <a href="/wiki/Demi_Moore" title="Demi Moore">Demi Moore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a>. Another book, <i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Monkey_(novel)" title="Bad Monkey (novel)">Bad Monkey</a>,</i> has been adapted into a series on <a href="/wiki/Apple_TV" title="Apple TV">Apple TV</a>. It stars <a href="/wiki/Vince_Vaughn" title="Vince Vaughn">Vince Vaughn</a> and is written and executive produced by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Lawrence_(TV_producer)" title="Bill Lawrence (TV producer)">Bill Lawrence</a>, who co-created <i><a href="/wiki/Ted_Lasso" title="Ted Lasso">Ted Lasso</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The series began airing in August 2024. </p><p>Hiaasen's first venture into writing for younger readers was the 2002 novel <i><a href="/wiki/Hoot_(novel)" title="Hoot (novel)">Hoot</a></i>, which was named a <a href="/wiki/Newbery_Medal" title="Newbery Medal">Newbery Medal</a> honor book. It was <a href="/wiki/Film_adaptation" title="Film adaptation">adapted</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Hoot_(film)" title="Hoot (film)">2006 film of the same name</a> (starring <a href="/wiki/Logan_Lerman" title="Logan Lerman">Logan Lerman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brie_Larson" title="Brie Larson">Brie Larson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luke_Wilson" title="Luke Wilson">Luke Wilson</a>). The movie was written and directed by <a href="/wiki/Wil_Shriner" title="Wil Shriner">Wil Shriner</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a> provided songs for the soundtrack, and appeared in the role of Mr. Ryan, a middle school teacher. </p><p>Hiaasen's subsequent children's novels are <i><a href="/wiki/Flush_(novel)" title="Flush (novel)">Flush</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Scat_(novel)" title="Scat (novel)">Scat</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Chomp_(novel)" title="Chomp (novel)">Chomp</a></i>; <i><a href="/wiki/Skink_-_No_Surrender" title="Skink - No Surrender">Skink - No Surrender</a></i>, which introduces one of his most popular adult characters to younger readers; <i>Squirm</i>; and the latest, <i>Wrecker</i>. </p><p>In 2014, <i>Skink</i> was longlisted for a <a href="/wiki/National_Book_Award" title="National Book Award">National Book Award</a> in Young People's Literature. Hiaasen's books for young readers feature environmental themes, eccentric casts and adventure-filled plots. <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squirm_(novel)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Squirm (novel) (page does not exist)">Squirm</a>,</i> which is set in Florida and <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a>, was published in fall 2018 and opened at #4 on the New York Times bestseller list for middle-grade novels. </p><p><i>Wrecker,</i> released on September 26, 2023, is set in <a href="/wiki/Key_West" title="Key West">Key West</a> during the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Kirkus_Reviews" title="Kirkus Reviews">Kirkus Reviews</a></i> called it, "A batten-down-the-hatches thriller anchored by critical real-life themes".<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Booklist" title="Booklist">Booklist</a></i> wrote, "Wielding his writing talents and wit, Hiaasen seamlessly incorporates...disparate elements into one heck of a ride".<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Wrecker</i> debuted at number one on <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> Children's Middle Grade Hardcover Best Sellers List.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His adult book, <i><a href="/wiki/Squeeze_Me_(novel)" title="Squeeze Me (novel)">Squeeze Me</a>,</i> was published on August 25, 2020, and debuted at #2 on the New York Times Combined Print and E-Book Print Best Sellers List. The novel takes place during the glitzy Palm Beach social season, and features wild pythons and a fictional, well-fed U.S. president who has a vacation mansion on the island. Amazon and the <i>Washington</i> <i>Post</i> listed <i>Squeeze Me</i> among the best novels of 2020. </p><p><i>Fever Beach</i><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>, publishing on May 13, 2025, features the character Twilly Spree, who was introduced in 2000's <i><a href="/wiki/Sick_Puppy" title="Sick Puppy">Sick Puppy.</a></i> </p><p>Hiaasen's most recent nonfiction work is <i>Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear</i>, which was published in April 2018 and illustrated by <a href="/wiki/Roz_Chast" title="Roz Chast">Roz Chast</a>, known for her cartoons in <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_Yorker" title="The New Yorker">The New Yorker</a></i>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Songwriting">Songwriting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Songwriting" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <p>During the 1990s, Hiaasen co-wrote the lyrics of three songs with his friend, L.A. rocker <a href="/wiki/Warren_Zevon" title="Warren Zevon">Warren Zevon</a>. "Rottweiler Blues" and "Seminole Bingo" appeared on Zevon's <i><a href="/wiki/Mutineer_(album)" title="Mutineer (album)">Mutineer</a></i> album in 1995. The third song they wrote together, "Basket Case," was done in conjunction with Hiaasen's novel of the same name, and appeared in 2002 on Zevon's album <i><a href="/wiki/My_Ride%27s_Here" title="My Ride's Here">My Ride's Here</a>.</i> </p><p>Hiaasen co-wrote "Fish Porn" on <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Buffett" title="Jimmy Buffett">Jimmy Buffett</a>'s final album, <i><a href="/wiki/Equal_Strain_on_All_Parts" title="Equal Strain on All Parts">Equal Strain on All Parts</a></i>, with Buffett and <a href="/wiki/Mac_McAnally" title="Mac McAnally">Mac McAnally</a>. </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Personal life" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button 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href="https://ftl.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/ftl?at=viaf&au=2519004">Resources in your library</a></li> <li><a class="external text" href="https://ftl.toolforge.org/cgi-bin/ftl?at=viaf&au=2519004&library=0CHOOSE0">Resources in other libraries</a></li></ul> </div></div> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fiction">Fiction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Fiction" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Adult_fiction">Adult fiction</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Adult fiction" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button 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Moore">Demi Moore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Burt_Reynolds" title="Burt Reynolds">Burt Reynolds</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-bio_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Stormy_Weather_(novel)" title="Stormy Weather (novel)">Stormy Weather</a></i> (1995)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naked_Came_the_Manatee" title="Naked Came the Manatee">Naked Came the Manatee</a></i> (1996) (A Mystery Thriller Parody with 12 other authors)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lucky_You_(novel)" title="Lucky You (novel)">Lucky You</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sick_Puppy" title="Sick Puppy">Sick Puppy</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Basket_Case_(novel)" title="Basket Case (novel)">Basket Case</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Skinny_Dip_(novel)" title="Skinny Dip (novel)">Skinny Dip</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nature_Girl_(novel)" title="Nature Girl (novel)">Nature Girl</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Star_Island_(novel)" title="Star Island (novel)">Star Island</a></i> (2010)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Monkey_(novel)" title="Bad Monkey (novel)">Bad Monkey</a></i> (2013) (released as a <a href="/wiki/Bad_Monkey_(TV_series)" title="Bad Monkey (TV series)">TV series</a> in August 2024)<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Razor_Girl_(novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Razor Girl (novel)">Razor Girl</a></i> (2016)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Squeeze_Me_(novel)" title="Squeeze Me (novel)">Squeeze Me</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i>Fever Beach</i> (2025)</li></ul> <p><b>With William Montalbano</b> </p> <ul><li><i>Powder Burn</i> (1981)</li> <li><i>Trap Line</i> (1982)</li> <li><i>A Death in China</i> (1984)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Fiction_for_young_readers">Fiction for young readers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fiction for young readers" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Hoot_(novel)" title="Hoot (novel)">Hoot</a></i> (2002) (released as a <a href="/wiki/Hoot_(film)" title="Hoot (film)">movie</a> in May 2006 by director <a href="/wiki/Wil_Shriner" title="Wil Shriner">Wil Shriner</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-bio_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-bio-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Flush_(novel)" title="Flush (novel)">Flush</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Scat_(novel)" title="Scat (novel)">Scat</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chomp_(novel)" title="Chomp (novel)">Chomp</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Skink_-_No_Surrender" title="Skink - No Surrender">Skink - No Surrender</a></i> (2014) (young adult novel featuring a recurring hero from his adult fiction series)</li> <li><i>Squirm</i> (2018)</li> <li><i>Wrecker</i> (2023)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Short_stories">Short stories</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Short stories" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li>"Tart of Darkness"<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (2003, <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated_Swimsuit_Issue" title="Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue">Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue</a></i>)</li> <li>The Edible Exile (2013)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Non-fiction">Non-fiction</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Non-fiction" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Team_Rodent" title="Team Rodent">Team Rodent: How Disney Devours the World</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kick_Ass_(Carl_Hiaasen_collection)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kick Ass (Carl Hiaasen collection)">Kick Ass</a></i>: Selected Columns (1999)</li> <li><i>Paradise Screwed: Selected Columns</i> (2001)</li> <li><i>The Downhill Lie</i> (2008)</li> <li><i>Dance of the Reptiles: Selected Columns</i> (2014)</li> <li><i>Assume the Worst: The Graduation Speech You'll Never Hear (2018)</i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Collections">Collections</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Collections" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><i>A Carl Hiaasen</i> (2000) (an audiobook set containing <i><a href="/wiki/Tourist_Season" title="Tourist Season">Tourist Season</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Stormy_Weather_(Carl_Hiaasen_novel)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stormy Weather (Carl Hiaasen novel)">Stormy Weather</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Strip_Tease_(book)" class="mw-redirect" title="Strip Tease (book)">Strip Tease</a></i>)</li></ul> <p>34 books in total </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(7)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Awards_and_achievements">Awards and achievements</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Awards and achievements" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-7 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-7"> <dl><dt>Journalist</dt></dl> <ul><li>1980: National Headliners Award from <a href="/wiki/Sigma_Delta_Chi" class="mw-redirect" title="Sigma Delta Chi">Sigma Delta Chi</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>1980: <a href="/wiki/Heywood_Broun" title="Heywood Broun">Heywood Broun</a> Award from <a href="/wiki/Newspaper_Guild" class="mw-redirect" title="Newspaper Guild">Newspaper Guild</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>2004: <a href="/wiki/Damon_Runyon" title="Damon Runyon">Damon Runyon</a> Award from the <a href="/wiki/Denver_Press_Club" title="Denver Press Club">Denver Press Club</a>.</li> <li>2010: <a href="/wiki/Ernie_Pyle" title="Ernie Pyle">Ernie Pyle</a> Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists.<sup id="cite_ref-Fresh_Air_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fresh_Air-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Writer</dt></dl> <ul><li>2003: <a href="/wiki/Newbery_Honor" class="mw-redirect" title="Newbery Honor">Newbery Honor</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Association_for_Library_Service_to_Children" title="Association for Library Service to Children">Association for Library Service to Children</a>, for <i>Hoot</i>.</li> <li>2005: Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award, for <i>Hoot</i>.</li> <li>2005: Dagger Awards Nominee - Best Novel, for <i>Skinny Dip</i>.</li> <li>2009: Sélection prix Nouvel Obs et BibliObs du roman noir, for <i>Croco-deal</i> (<i>Nature Girl</i>).</li> <li>2011: Prix du Livre Environnement de la Fondation Veolia Environnement - Mention jeunesse, for <i>Panthère</i> (<i>Scat</i>).</li> <li>2011: Prix Enfantaisie du meilleur roman, for <i>Panthère</i> (<i>Scat</i>).</li> <li>2012: Prix Barnes & Noble du meilleur roman jeunesse, for <i>Chomp</i>.</li> <li>2013: Prix Science en toutes lettres from The Académie de Rouen, for <i>Panthère</i> (<i>Scat</i>).</li> <li>2014: <a href="/wiki/National_Book_Award_for_Young_People%27s_Literature" title="National Book Award for Young People's Literature">National Book Award for Young People's Literature</a> Longlist, for <i>Skink: No Surrender</i>.</li> <li>2017: Marjorie Harris Carr Award for Environmental Advocacy from the Florida Defenders of the Environment</li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=Carl_Hiaasen&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <style 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 8,</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Biography&rft.pub=Carl+Hiaasen%27s+Official+Website&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.carlhiaasen.com%2Fbio.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Hiaasen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSoloski2024" class="citation news cs1">Soloski, Alexis (August 13, 2024). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/13/arts/television/bad-monkey.html">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Bad Monkey,' Bad Deer, Bad Weather: The Fun of Filming in Florida"</a>. <i>The New York Times</i>. <a href="/wiki/ISSN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISSN (identifier)">ISSN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0362-4331">0362-4331</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 22,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=A+crazed+photographer+has+kidnapped+a+beautiful+model+and+-+02.18.03+-+SI+Vault&rft.pub=Sports+Illustrated&rft.date=2003-02-18&rft.au=Carl+Hiaasen&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fvault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com%2Fvault%2Farticle%2Fmagazine%2FMAG1028052%2Findex.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Hiaasen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230904015945/http://db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=true&displayGroupName=Biographies&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=BIC1&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000045246&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=true&source=Bookmark&u=lincclin_ircc&jsid=a3adbb4980cd6071beb90ac32020d1fc"><i>Carl Hiaasen</i></a>. Detroit: Contemporary Authors Online. 2014. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://db12.linccweb.org/login?url=http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/BiographiesDetailsPage/BiographiesDetailsWindow?disableHighlighting=true&displayGroupName=Biographies&currPage=&scanId=&query=&prodId=BIC1&search_within_results=&p=BIC1&mode=view&catId=&limiter=&display-query=&displayGroups=&contentModules=&action=e&sortBy=&documentId=GALE%7CH1000045246&windowstate=normal&activityType=&failOverType=&commentary=true&source=Bookmark&u=lincclin_ircc&jsid=a3adbb4980cd6071beb90ac32020d1fc">the original</a> on September 4, 2023 – via Biography in Context.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Carl+Hiaasen&rft.place=Detroit&rft.pub=Contemporary+Authors+Online&rft.date=2014&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fdb12.linccweb.org%2Flogin%3Furl%3Dhttp%3A%2F%2Fic.galegroup.com%2Fic%2Fbic1%2FBiographiesDetailsPage%2FBiographiesDetailsWindow%3FdisableHighlighting%3Dtrue%26displayGroupName%3DBiographies%26currPage%3D%26scanId%3D%26query%3D%26prodId%3DBIC1%26search_within_results%3D%26p%3DBIC1%26mode%3Dview%26catId%3D%26limiter%3D%26display-query%3D%26displayGroups%3D%26contentModules%3D%26action%3De%26sortBy%3D%26documentId%3DGALE%257CH1000045246%26windowstate%3Dnormal%26activityType%3D%26failOverType%3D%26commentary%3Dtrue%26source%3DBookmark%26u%3Dlincclin_ircc%26jsid%3Da3adbb4980cd6071beb90ac32020d1fc&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Hiaasen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMote1997" class="citation book cs1">Mote, Dave, ed. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">December 12,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Contemporary+popular+writers&rft.place=Detroit&rft.pub=St.+James+Press&rft.date=1997&rft.isbn=9781558622166&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D2MkUAQAAIAAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ACarl+Hiaasen" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Fresh_Air-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Fresh_Air_18-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><i>Fresh Air with Terry Gross, June 13, 2013: Interview with Carl Hiaasen; Review of Slaid Cleaves' album "Still Fighting the War"; Obituary for Yoram Kaniuk</i>. National Public Radio (U.S.) WHYY, Inc. 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