Meet Carl Hiaasen at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Books & Books. August 30th, 2010. 7:00 p.m.

altAuthor Carl Hiaasen will be reading and signing his most recent novel Star Island at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden on August 30th, 2010 at 7:00 p.m., presented by Books & Books.

Meet twenty-two-year-old Cherry Pye (née Cheryl Bunterman), a pop star since she was fourteen – and about to attempt a comeback from her latest drug-and-alcohol disaster. Now meet Cherry again: in the person of her “undercover stunt double,” Ann DeLusia. Ann portrays Cherry whenever the singer is too “indisposed” – meaning wasted – to go out in public. And it is Ann-mistaken-for-Cherry who is kidnapped from a South Beach hotel by obsessed paparazzo Bang Abbott.

Now the challenge for Cherry’s handlers (über–stage mother; horndog record producer; nipped, tucked, and Botoxed twin publicists; weed whacker–wielding bodyguard) is to rescue Ann while keeping her existence a secret from Cherry’s public – and from Cherry herself.

The situation is more complicated than they know. Ann has had a bewitching encounter with Skink – the unhinged former governor of Florida living wild in a mangrove swamp – and now he’s heading for Miami to find her. Will Bang Abbott achieve his fantasy of a lucrative private photo session with Cherry Pye? Will Cherry sober up in time to lip-synch her way through her concert tour? Will Skink track down Ann DeLusia before Cherry’s motley posse does? All will be revealed in this hilarious spin on life in the celebrity fast lane.
Carl Hiaasen was born and raised in Florida. He is the author of eleven previous novels, including the best-selling Nature Girl, Skinny Dip, Sick Puppy, and Lucky You, and three best-selling children’s books, Hoot, Flush, and Scat. His most recent work of nonfiction is The Downhill Lie: A Hacker’s Return to a Ruinous Sport. He also writes a weekly column for The Miami Herald.

Tickets are required for this event and are available at all Books & Books locations. The ticket is Free with your purchase of Star Island at any Books & Books store, while supplies last.

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
10901 Old Cutler Rd
Coral Gables, Florida 33156
305.667.1651
www.booksandbooks.com

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