For all their engagingly manic complexities, the plotlines of Carl Hiaasen's astute satirical tales are almost incidental: it's all about the characters. In his latest offering, a hilarious send up of ...

It’s been four years since Carl Hiaasen’s last novel for adults, “Nature Girl.” That should have been long enough for America’s pop culture in general, and Florida’s in particular, to have yielded a ...

“Star Island” is about as classic Carl Hiaasen as it gets. Which is the proverbial double-edged sword. The negative: It doesn’t deviate much from the usual Hiaasen formula. The positive: It doesn’t ...

The public has known Cheryl Bunterman as Cherry Pye since she was 14, "when she'd first appeared in a dubious buckskin cowgirl outfit on the Nickelodeon network." The public has known Cheryl Bunterman ...

I’ve been a fan of Carl Hiaasen’s books since I discovered “Skinny Dip.” He’s a laugh-out-loud funny writer who creates some of the most unforgettable characters you’re going to find in popular ...