Four writers discuss Hunter S. Thompson, author of
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas from different perspectives.
Juan F. Thompson, the author of
Stories I Tell Myself: Growing Up with Hunter S. Thompson and son of the legendary writer, details being raised by the father of gonzo journalism. In
Freak Kingdom: Hunter S. Thompson’s Manic Ten-Year Crusade Against American Fascism,
Tim Denevi examines another side of Thompson -- the anti-Nixon political activist.
William McKeen wrote of his interviews with Thompson in
Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson, which the Washington Post praises, “Gets it all in: the boozing and drugging…but also the intelligence, the loyalty, the inherent decency." And memoirist
Margaret Harrell’s
Keep This Quiet! My Relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, and Jan Mensaert details her experiences as Thompson’s former assistant editor and friend.