In 'Fever Beach,' author Carl Hiaasen casts a satirical eye on right-wing nationalism

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Published May 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM EDT

The cover of "Fever Beach" and author Carl Hiaasen. (Courtesy of Alfred A. Knopf and Elena Seibert)

Editor’s note: This segment was rebroadcast on March 11, 2026. Find that audio here.

Here & Now‘s Robin Young speaks with best-selling author Carl Hiaasen about his new novel “Fever Beach,” in which would-be white supremacists, a corrupt congressman, an environmentalist with anger issues and other wacky Floridians collide with hilarious results.

Book excerpt: ‘Fever Beach’

By Carl Hiaasen

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