Carl Hiaasen graduated from the University of Florida's School of Journalism in 1974. He has written many books, including "Tourist Season", "Double Whammy" and "Striptease", all crime/mystery books that take place in south Florida. In between writing books, Hiaasen writes a regular column for the Miami Herald. He's also a big fan of Warren Zevon. He sang backup on a Jimmy Buffett song, "The Ballad of Skip Wiley", which is based on Hiassen's book "Tourist Season". He recently wrote his first book for young adults, "Hoot".