Based in South Florida, where he is a columnist for the Miami Herald, Carl Hiaasen has always exhibited an unbridled interest in the landscape of that state. This interest in and love of the land fuels his darkly tinted novels, which pull no punches...

Carl Hiaasen has spent most of his life making adults laugh about serious subjects, but recently he's been cracking up kids with a couple of novels about the environment. The new movie "Hoot," about a boy named Roy on a mission to save some...

Carl Hiaasen continues to write his column for the Miami Herald, despite his success as a novelist, because of the immediacy of newspaper writing. He sees his twice weekly columns as an opportunity to communicate his responses to the problems of the area. Everything...

Today is Monday, March 12, the 71st day of 2007. There are 294 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On March 12, 1933, President Roosevelt delivered the first of his radio "fireside chats," telling Americans what was being done to deal with the nation's...

1. Use Hollywood to inspire your child to read. Take advantage of movies and DVDs that are based on books appropriate for your child's age. The big screen version of Carl Hiaasen's first novel for young readers, Hoot, might appeal to your middle-school child and...