Mosman puppies learn new tricks in LA Nov 7, 2009
After finding a drummer (the son of a taxi driver Moore met one night), they took their name from the Carl Hiaasen book. In 2000, the year Moore and Anzai left school, the band won Triple J's Unearthed competition as well as their first recording contract. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Dear Sarah Palin: Keep up the great writing! Nov 5, 2009
Carl Hiaasen is a columnist for the Miami Herald. Readers may write to him at: 1 Herald Plaza, Miami, Fla. (Juneau Empire)
Stealing Picasso Sep 23, 2009
Readers will think of the once brilliant but now dormant Carl Hiaasen, whose satires of Florida prompted P. J. O'Rourke to say they would do more damage to the state's tourist industry than anything save a visit there. As is proper for satire, Stealing Picasso is a social anatomy, the range of which encompasses the millionaire crook Laszlo Berg, with his "wealth and dishonesty, and his predilection for precariously owned art"; snickering CBD lunatics, "those lost men who live crab-like in... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Disney buys Marvel: Company set on world domination or just after Boys 6 to 14? Sep 1, 2009
Read Carl Hiaasen s Team Rodent : How Disney Devours the World. It s not very flattering. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Wilmington library continues book bingo. Aug 18, 2009
Samantha s winning entry was for Carl Hiaasen s Flush, which she enjoyed and suggests others read. Congratulations to Samantha. (Wilmington Advocate, MA)
Big summer deals: 10 local shopping ideas Jun 16, 2009
The store has used and new books, such as "Forever Island" by Merritt Island author Patrick Smith and a collection of books by Miami author Carl Hiaasen. Co-owner Joyce Pace said she has a whole collection of books about Brevard history. (Florida Today)
Sports literature May 29, 2009
Contact us: 1-808-245-3681. Latest Updated: Thursday, May 28, 2009. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
The challenge of writing something funny Apr 29, 2009
Carl Hiaasen, Barry's colleague at the Miami Herald, pulled that off, often. Michael Dahlie did it in "A Gentleman's Guide to Graceful Living," as did Paul Torday with "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen.". (Boston Globe)
Under the sea, among the blossoms Mar 22, 2009
Last but not least, Carl Hiaasen, author of wildly popular adult comic mysteries and an award-winning debut novel for young readers, "Hoot," has just come out with a third children's book, "Scat." Like "Hoot," "Scat" is an ecological mystery thriller with plenty of eccentric characters and madcap escapades ... SCAT By Carl Hiaasen. (Boston Globe)
• Kimberly Library has new materials Mar 20, 2009
"The Magician" and "The Alchemyst" by Michael Scott, "Scat" by Carl Hiaasen, "The Chestnut Soldier," "Emlyn's Moon" and "The Snow Spider" by Jenny Nimmo,"Paws Off, Cheddarface," "I'm Too Fond of my Fur," and "Four Mice Deep in the Jungle" by Geronimo Stilton, "Warriors: The Rise of Scourge" by Erin Hunter, "Revelation," "Ambition," "Legacy," "Confessions" and "Inner Circle" by Kate Brian, "The Berenstain Bears Go to Sunday School" and "The Berenstain Bears Say Their Prayers" by Stan, Jan el... (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Carl Hiaasen's latest book goes back to nature Feb 24, 2009
Our guide, of course, is Carl Hiaasen, the Miami Herald columnist and author of a whole shelf of hilarious novels for adults. He first conquered the world of children's books with "Hoot," which earned a Newbery Honor for a boy's offbeat adventure involving a tiny ground owl whose habitat is endangered by development. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
South Restaurant Feb 21, 2009
NEW ORLEANS jazz, Louisiana zydeco, Harper Lee, Carl Hiaasen, the civil rights movement and REM form my picture of US states south of the Mason-Dixon line. As far as its food is concerned, fascinating words such as grits, chitlins, crawfish, cobbler, biscuits and gravy, as well as pecan and key lime pie crop up in writing as fine as Carson McCullers and as hokey as Martha Stewart. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Gloria Estefan's salsa rings out at gala Feb 15, 2009
Mariah Carey) and his current wife, Mexican superstar Thalia; Margaritaville singer Jimmy Buffett; golf legend Jack Nicklaus, at his cranky best; author Carl Hiaasen, who was honored for his raising of environmental concerns in best-sellers like Strip Tease and Tourist Season; former talk-show host, TV show director and writer Wil Shriner; environmentalist Nat Reed; former Florida governor Claude Kirk; U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson; State Sen. (The Palm Beach Post)
Everglades Foundation bash brings Estefan to Palm Beach, big money to the cause tonight Feb 13, 2009
Bill Nelson and author Carl Hiaasen. Also on display is the foundation's success in creating a political and fund-raising force that can spar with the likes of the sugar industry. (The Palm Beach Post)
- Life Out Here: Column decides to come clean 0 Feb 11, 2009
This column added that it was its ambition to reach the pantheon of the all-time great columns such as those by Carl Hiaasen, Herb Caen, H.L. Mencken, Dave Barry and Andy Coulter (this column preferred his work pre-op) that led it to take the performance-enhancing drugs, an action it now said it deeply regrets. Asked what specific drugs this column ingested when it tested positive twice in 2003, this column responded that it was a loosy-goosy, cutey little masseuse-y time back then and many... (El Centro Imperial Valley Press, CA)
Downloadable audio books available at Douglas Library Feb 10, 2009
Works from notable authors who regularly appear among the top 15 works on the New York Times Hardcover Bestseller List, such as Dan Brown, Patricia Cornwell, Alexander McCall Smith, Carl Hiaasen, Elizabeth Peters, Nevada Barr, Pat Conroy, and more, are all included in this new collection. Just type a keyword search for downloadable audio books into the library s online catalog to see a complete list of available titles, Yarbrough said. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
