The deadline for Fear & Loathing on the Campaign Trail was nearly upon us and we had reserved press time at a cheap printer in Reno to rush out the book in time for Nixon’s second inauguration. (Look here for part one of this series.)
Ruby red grapefruit and a Nagra tape recorder
I was desperate [...]



Monthly Archives: November 2008 «
Guts Ball: Editing Hunter Thompson, part two
How a best-selling author builds his market: Q&A with Garth Stein
This hard-working writer has been on the road selling his novel The Art of Racing in the Rain since before it was a Starbucks pick for Spring 2008.
I caught up with Garth during a recent stop in here in Berkeley for the 75th public reading of his New York Times best-seller. Earlier that day, [...]

