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Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida, where he still lives with his family.

A graduate of the University of Florida, at age 23 he joined The Miami Herald as a general assignment reporter and went on to work for the newspaper's weekly magazine and prize-winning investigations team. Since 1985 Hiaasen has been writing a regular column, which at one time or another has pissed off just about everybody in South Florida, including his own bosses. Somehow he has managed to remain employed, and today his column appears...

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The Downhill Lie was featured in The New York Times May 6.

Stephen Colbert spoke with Carl about The Downhill Lie on May 5. Watch the video.

Colbert interviewed Carl Jan. 30 about what's wrong with Florida. Watch the video.

A Downhill Lie excerpt will be published in the May 12 edition of Sports Illustrated.

Three middle schoolers take on greedy land developers, corrupt politicians, and clueless cops in this mystery adventure based on Carl Hiaasen’s Newbery Honor-winning book.

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Carl Hiaasen’s column appears regularly in The Miami Herald
Recent Columns
The Downhill Lie was published May 6.
Ever wonder how to retrieve a sunken golf cart from a snake-infested lake? Or which club in your bag is best suited for combat against a horde of rats? ...

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Downhill Lie Book Tour
Carl will be on tour this month, signing books and reading passages from his new release, The Downhill Lie. Come see him in person at a book store near you.

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"Flush" Is Out in Paperback
You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen casino boat is flushing raw sewage into the harbor...

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"Nature Girl" Is Now Out in Paperback
Q: Where did the idea for NATURE GIRL come from?

“I'd always fantasized about tracking down one of these telemarketing...”

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