In honor of the recent news about pot in Florida, some Hiaasen history... In 1980, Carl and his colleagues at the @miamiherald.com wrote a series of articles about pot smuggling in Key West. This series was a finalist for the @pulitzerprizes.bsky.social in 1981.
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The FEVER BEACH ebook is on sale now for $7.99 everywhere ebooks are sold! ππ΄
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If that day comes, proud Florida, as always, will be the first to let it happen.
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But perhaps some day, not too far in the future, the public won't be told anything in advance -- and just a handful of close-minded zealots will get to decide what books are on the shelves of the libraries that we all pay for.
If they don't seem eager to publicize what's going on, or to face a large audience, I understand. Book-banning isn't so easy when actual library users show up and speak out. This is true all over the country.
It will be a big day in the spotlight for Monty, who ran for the school board in 2022 and didn't do so well. It'll also be a big day for the rest of Hernando County's Moms for Liberty, whose modest membership numbers mean that they can conveniently ride to the meeting in the same Dodge minivan.
I wish I was able to attend the November 4 meeting in Brooksville to hear readers weigh in on FEVER BEACH and, more importantly, share their thoughts about the government telling them what they can and can't read.
The other two were her husband/videographer, and a woman whose position on the book-banning issue is unknown.
You can surely understand why the Moms for Liberty might be skittish about media attention after that embarrassing sex scandal in Sarasota, but it's important to point out that only one member of the wild threesome was a card-carrying MFL.
The group is scheduled to meet at the West Hernando Branch in Brooksville on November 4 at 1:00 pm, though the agenda has not yet been published.
It's not quite a done deal because the Hernando County Library Advisory Committee, upon which Monty (the lone Dad for Liberty) sits, hasn't yet officially voted to yank FEVER BEACH from library shelves.
The vice chair of this particular Moms for Liberty chapter is actually a dad named Monty Floyd, so it's either a very small group or a very woke group. Regardless, my publisher is elated because, as any dummy knows, banning a book always boosts sales.
Some of the country's most popular and well-known authors are on Florida's hit list, so I was honored to learn that the Moms for Liberty in Hernando County are hoping to ban my latest novel, FEVER BEACH.
According to @penamerica.bsky.social, Florida leads the nation in banning books from libraries. This is the third year in a row, so we've pretty much locked up the title.
Despicable DeSantis wants to erase the memory of one of Americaβs worst mass murders.
Newβand packed!βcolumn is up at @crimereads.bsky.social. This time, I talk about novels by Michael Farris Smith, @alexnorth.co.uk, @carlhiaasen.com, @kairarouda.bsky.social, Katia Lief, and Rob Hart.
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I'll tell you who can write a goddamn book is Carl Hiaasen.
Increasingly feels like the most prescient writer of the past few decades/chronicler of our particular brand of depravity is Carl Hiaasen
Super event at @strandbookstore.bsky.social with @alafairburke.bsky.social talking about FEVER BEACH!
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New SouthBound podcast is up! This week's guest is the great @carlhiaasen.com ... we talk about his new book FEVER BEACH, his friendship with Jimmy Buffett ... and a little about his late brother, Rob.
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Thank you, Vero Beach Book Center and readers for a fantastic first event for FEVER BEACH!
Tonight (Wednesday, 5/13) is Coral Gables with @booksandbooks.bsky.social . Find all of Carl's upcoming events at carlhiaasen.com/events/
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FEVER BEACH is out now!
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First shot of FEVER BEACH in the wild!
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FEVER BEACH is out tomorrow and Carl is hitting the road! If you have questions about his upcoming events, check out carlhiaasen.com/events/faqs/
New York! Carl will be at @strandbookstore.bsky.social on Thursday, May 15 at 7 pm, interviewed by @alafairburke.bsky.social. Get your ticket now at: www.eventbrite.com/e/carl-hiaas...
New Jersey! Carl will be at @barnesandnoble.com Paramus on Saturday at 1pm. Get your (free) ticket for the event here: www.ticketleap.events/tickets/bnpa...
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If you know someone getting ready for graduation or could use a little advice yourself for getting through these crazy times, ASSUME THE WORST is just the ticket!
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Did anyone in Florida vote for Elon Musk and his gang of cyber-maggots to go after our national parks? www.everglades.org/watch-now-ho...
Ebook and Audiobook Fans! SQUEEZE ME is on ebook sale now for $1.99 everywhere and DOUBLE WHAMMY, NATIVE TONGUE, and STORMY WEATHER are just $4.99 at Chirp!
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Ebook:
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0841NPVX5/
Barnes & Noble: bit.ly/3Fprrk7
Bookshop: bit.ly/4kvrbAk
Audiobooks: bit.ly/3DIdiy2
