“The Thieves of Manhattan is a sly and cutting riff on the book-publishing world that is quite funny unless you happen to be an author, in which case the novel will make you consider a more sensible profession-like being a rodeo clown, for example, or a crab-fisherman in the Bering Sea.” WorldBookHappensCasesNovelCuttingSeaExampleProfessionSensibleThievesPublishingClownManhattanFishermanSlyCrabsRodeoBook Publishing Author:Carl Hiaasen
“The Florida in my novels is not as seedy as the real Florida. It's hard to stay ahead of the curve. Every time I write a scene that I think is the sickest thing I have ever dreamed up, it is surpassed by something that happens in real life.” ThinkingWritingRealHardHappensNovelSceneReal LifeFloridaCurves Author:Carl Hiaasen
“I've never before had the same main character appear in consecutive novels, but I liked Yancy and his attitude, and I was curious to see what would happen to him after Bad Monkey. And I liked the idea of him still trying to get his detective job back while he's stuck on roach patrol.” TryingStillsIdeasCharacterHappensJobsAttitudeNovelStuckCuriousMonkeysDetectivesMain CharactersRoachesConsecutive Author:Carl Hiaasen
“Ironically, I come from a family of lawyers - my dad, my grandfather, and now my oldest son. And some of my very best friends are lawyers, though they don't resemble the ones that appear in my novels.” NovelSonDadMy DadLawyerGrandfatherMy GrandfatherOldest Son Author:Carl Hiaasen
“It's actually not very hard to re-set between the adult novels and the ones for younger readers. The narrative voices are very similar, the smartass attitude, the environmental battles. Kids love books that are irreverent and challenge authority, when authority is arbitrary, greedy or foolish. They also love it when you make fun of grownups, and I've spent my whole life as a writer doing that.” BookHardWholeKidsFunVoiceChallengesAttitudeNovelReaderBattleAuthorityAdultsEnvironmentalWhole LifeFoolishNarrativeGreedyArbitraryGrownupsKids LoveIrreverentSmartassNarrative Voice Author:Carl Hiaasen
“All novels are about crime. You'd be hard pressed to find any novel that does not have an element of crime. I don't see myself as a crime novelist, but there are crimes in my books. That's the nature of storytelling, if you want to reflect the real world.” IfsWorldWantDoeBookRealHardNovelCrimeElementsStorytellingNovelistsReal World Author:Carl Hiaasen
“Unfortunately, I don't get to read nearly as much as I want because I'm always working on my own stuff, either the novels or newspaper columns.” WantStuffMy OwnNovelNewspapersColumnsAlways Working Author:Carl Hiaasen
“When I'm working on a novel of my own, I try to read mostly nonfiction, although sometimes I break down and peek at something else.” TryingSometimesMy OwnBreakNovelDown AndNonfictionBreaking Down Author:Carl Hiaasen
