Actually it was the mark of the stupid, which is what you get for sitting under a tree during a thunderstorm.
Carl HiaasenEverybody's idea of a great book is different, of course. For me it's one that makes my jaw drop on every page, the writing is so original.
Carl HiaasenI got overwhelmed by the magnitude of the celebrity culture in America. My background is as a news journalist, and newsrooms in the US are shrinking - investigation teams are being terminated or shrunk on newspapers all around the country. The one aspect that's expanded is coverage of celebrity culture.
Carl Hiaasen