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Craig Pittman

Craig Pittman
Craig Pittman is a native Floridian, a journalist, and an author of five books. He has won the Waldo Proffitt Award for Distinguished Environmental Journalism in Florida four times, and twice won the top investigative reporting award from the Society of Environmental Journalists. His books include Paving Paradise: Florida's Vanishing Wetlands and the Failure of No Net Loss (2009), Manatee Insanity: Inside the War Over Florida's Most Famous Endangered Species (2010), The Scent of Scandal: Greed, Betrayal, and the World's Most Beautiful Orchid, and Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country. His most recent book is Cat Tale: The Wild, Weird Battle to Save the Florida Panther, now available from Hanover Square Press. He is the co-host of the Welcome to Florida podcast.
http://craigpittman.com/


How the CIA Took Over a Florida Island

Retired spies flocked to Sanibel Island in the 1970s. Soon they launched a newspaper and a campaign for self-determination.

December 1, 2021  By Craig Pittman
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The Strange Story of Orson Welles' Lost Film, Mr. Arkadin

The 1955 film was supposed to be Welles' masterpiece. Or maybe it was just a lark. Or a KGB-funded money laundering enterprise.

July 9, 2021  By Craig Pittman
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Carolina Garcia-Aguilera: The Woman Who Brought the Cuban-American Experience to Miami Noir

In 1980s Miami, she was a mother of three who wanted to write crime novels. So she got herself a job as a private eye.

January 8, 2021  By Craig Pittman
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How to Write Legal Thrillers That Won't Drive Lawyers Crazy with Mistakes and Inventions

I Object...To Unrealistic Courtroom Drama

June 19, 2020  By Craig Pittman
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Elmore Leonard, Florida Man

The wild crimes and strange characters that inspired a legendary author to reinvent himself and his work in true Florida style.

April 9, 2020  By Craig Pittman
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The Life and Times of Charles Willeford—Miami's Weird, Wonderful Master of Noir

For years he searched for a subject worthy of his talents. Then he found Miami and the '80s. Crime fiction would never be the same.

October 18, 2019  By Craig Pittman
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Miami Vice: How an Icon of 80s Cool Transformed a City and the Landscape of Television

South Beach was in decay, crime was rampant, and tourism was dry. Then came Miami Vice, and South Florida found its mojo.

July 17, 2019  By Craig Pittman
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Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Mysterious Author

Donald J. Sobol created a mystery icon and sold millions of books. But who was he?

May 1, 2019  By Craig Pittman
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John D. MacDonald's Mission to Save Florida

Discovering an Iconic Author—and His Love of Nature

April 3, 2019  By Craig Pittman
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