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Columnist and Novelist Carl Hiaasen.

Miami Herald columnist and novelist Carl Hiaasen. "Strip Tease," Hiaasen's fifth novel and latest gonzo thriller, is a yarn, pitting a seamy Florida politician against the star stripper at Miami's Eager Beaver club. Mr. Hiaasen has spun tales of environmentalists feeding tourists and senior citizens to alligators ("Tourist Season), of a villainous South Florida plastic surgeon who kills a woman during a nose job ("Skin Tight"), and about the amusement park, "The Amazing Kingdom of Thrills,' where one of the novel's heavies is loved to death by an amorous dolphin ("Native Tongue"). (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, August 23, 1993: Interview with A. E. Hotchner; Interview with Carl Hiaasen; Review of Kathryn Davis's book "The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf."
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A. E. Hotchner Discusses his Childhood.

Writer A.E. Hotchner. His memoir, about growing up in a flophouse during the depression, "King of the Hill," is being made into a movie, directed by Stephen Soderbergh (who directed "Sex, Lives, and Videotape). Hotchner is best known for his controversial 1966 biography of his personal friend Ernest Hemingway, "Papa Hemingway: A Personal Memoir." Presented in the unusual form of dialogue, Hotchner faced criticism from the literary community and an attempt by Hemingway's widow to ban the sale of the book. (Interview by Marty Moss-Coane)

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A Wonderful Novel.

Book critic John Leonard reviews "The Girl Who Trod on a Loaf," by Kathryn Davis.

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Novelist Carl Hiaasen Discusses Hurricanes and Literature.

Miami Herald columnist and novelist Carl Hiaasen. His newest comic thriller set in South Florida is Stormy Weather, about the rip off artists and corrupt construction and insurance industries that take advantage of hurricane victims. He's also the author of five other books in the same vein: Strip Tease, a yarn, pitting a seamy Florida politician against the star stripper at Miami's Eager Beaver club. Mr.

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Marisa Tomei: From 'Cousin Vinny' To 'Cyrus.'

The Oscar-winning actress has played everything from a sassy car expert in My Cousin Vinny to a stripper alongside Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler. In an interview with Fresh Air contributor Dave Davies, Tomei explains how she picks her roles -- and why she's excited about playing a mother in the new film Cyrus.

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