Carl Hiaasen

Carl Hiaasen
Carl Hiaasen at the 2016 National Book Festival
Born	(1953-03-12) March 12, 1953 (age 71) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Author and journalist
Alma mater	Emory University University of Florida
Period	1974–Present (Retired from The Miami Herald in 2021)[1]
Genre	Crime fiction, thrillers, satirical fiction, children's fiction
Subject	Environmentalism, political corruption, fraudsters, Florida
Notable awards	Heywood Broun Award from Newspaper Guild 1980 Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists 2010 Newbery Honor from the Association for Library Service to Children 2003 Marjorie Harris Carr Award for Environmental Advocacy from the Florida Defenders of the Environment 2017
Spouse	Katie Fox ​ (m. 2020)​
Relatives	Rob Hiaasen (brother)
Website
Official website

Carl Hiaasen (/ˈhaɪ.əsɛn/; born March 12, 1953)^[2] 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, and one has been made into a TV series.

Hiaasen's adult novels are humorous crime thrillers set in Florida. 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.