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Hunter S. Thompson's Widow Speaks About Her Husband and Her Booknew

Anita Thompson was taking a semester off from college when she met Hunter through a mutual friend in 1999. Soon after, she began organizing the unpublished manuscripts and photographs from his archive, which consisted of about 1,000 boxes in their basement.
New York Press  |  Gerry Visco  |  09-10-2009  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Hunter S. Thompson: Behind the Shadesnew

A new biography from William McKeen -- Outlaw Journalist: The Life and Times of Hunter S. Thompson -- surveys the literary legacy of gonzo's guru.
Creative Loafing (Tampa)  |  Wade Tatangelo  |  08-14-2008  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Uncle Gonzo: A Madman Ahead of His Timenew

Paul Rubin knew the journalist when he was more "gone so" than gonzo. Hunter S. Thompson relied on what was left of his reputation to chisel money out of people and to court and mistreat a much younger woman.
Phoenix New Times  |  Paul Rubin  |  03-08-2005  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

Writer Left the World the Way He Lived -- With a Bang

A journalist who fell under the spell of "gonzo" writer Hunter S. Thompson recalls an encounter with the author.
The Memphis Flyer  |  Bruce VanWyngarden  |  02-21-2005  |  Author Profiles & Interviews

The Doctor Gets Brandednew

Perhaps there are those who log on daily to ESPN.com and dig up columns by former print journalism mavens like Hunter S. Thompson. More likely, ESPN could repackage Ernest Hemingway for a live web chat and few wanderers among the cluttered sports media landscape would take notice.
New York Press  |  Spike Vrusho  |  09-08-2004  |  Nonfiction

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