Keep This Quiet! My Relationship with Hunter S. Thompson, Milton Klonsky, and Jan Mensaert

by Margaret A. Harrell, Hunter S. Thompson (Illustrator), Jan Mensaert (Photographer)

Overview

"Hunter often said Harrell was the best copy editor he’d ever worked with" (William McKeen, "Outlaw Journalist"). But what was the rest of the story?

"Keep This Quiet" captures the fear and loathing, charm and romance of Hunter in the late Sixties - along with tales of two other underground authors. Included are genuine, funny letters he sent Margaret during and after the publication of "Hell's Angels." Also, priceless reminiscences of some of Hunter's oldest friends: William Kennedy, David Pierce, Rosalie Sorrels, and editor Jim Silberman - covered in no other account. Even Oscar Acosta joins in. Featured in addition are "poète maudit" Jan Mensaert and Greenwich Village "poet genius" Milton Klonsky. There are 27 illustrations, including a few lavish drawings/signatures to some of Hunters letters.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940013498037
Publisher:	Saeculum University Press
Publication date:	11/14/2011
Series:	Keep This Quiet! , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	258
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Margaret Harrell is also the author of Keep THIS Quiet Too! and eight books in the "Love in Transition: Voyage of Ulysses - Letters to Penelope" nonfiction series, including "Toward
a Philosophy of Perception,' Harrell copy edited Hunter Thompson's first book, "Hell's Angels,' at Random House. HST acknowledged her in "Gonzo Letters' 2. She is also an editor and a cloud photographer, and works with students of the "lightbody," who are trying to maximize their potential.

What People are Saying About This

John Michael Singer

Trying to restore standards to the glut of memoirs devouring the book market, Neil Genzlinger, copy editor and frequent contributor to the "New York Times" recently wrote: "[I]t's not a regurgitation of ordinariness or ordeal, not a dart thrown desperately at a trendy topic, but a shared discovery." By that measurement, Margaret A. Harrell has penned a story well worth sharing...The 1960s were an intense and complicated time. Harrell should be commended for her courage in writing about it.

Martin Flynn

"Keep This Quiet"? Not Likely. Margaret Harrell's "Keep This Quiet" is a feast for the Gonzo soul.

Editorial Reviews

Hunter S. Thompson is perhaps one of the most enigmatic figures of the twentieth century....With a solid dose of humor and another perspective on these writers from a personal friend, "Keep This Quiet!" is a moving read and much recommended to any literary studies or memoir collection.

Midwest Book Review

The reader comes to feel an affinity with the trio of writers in their attempts to achieve their iconoclastic visions of success, glimpsing them as individuals beyond their work, seeing how they think. Their genius, for Harrell, consisted of their being wholly themselves. Memoir will likely please Hunter S. Thompson fans and appeal to readers with an interest in the beginnings of the post-modern era or the personal sacrifices involved in bringing serious written work to fruition.

Kirkus Reviews - Kirkus Indie Reviews

Hunter S. Thompson is perhaps one of the most enigmatic figures of the twentieth century....With a solid dose of humor and another perspective on these writers from a personal friend, "Keep This Quiet!" is a moving read and much recommended to any literary studies or memoir collection.

November Memoir Shelf - Midwest Book Review

Margaret Harrell's "Keep This Quiet" offers an illuminating look at Hunter S. Thompson in full throttle trying to make it as a Top Notch prose-stylist. Harrell fills in many important biographical gaps. A welcome addition to what is becoming the HST cottage industry. Read it (Douglas Brinkley, editor of "The Proud Highway" and "Fear and Loathing in America")

official blurb, editor of The Proud Highway and Fear and Loathing in America - Douglas Brinkley

Keep your eyes peeled for this new book by Margaret Harrell, the editor who guided Hunter through "Hell's Angels." Hunter often said she was the best editor he ever worked with and they were close friends. I read the manuscript and I think Hunter's fans will appreciate this view of the man’s life and work.

Facebook "Outlaw Journalism" page - William McKeen

If you want to know what the Sixties were really like, read "Keep This Quiet: A Memoir." It's all there: the openness, the hope, the ideals, the risks, the highs and lows, the travel, the love (Robert Morgan, author of "Gap Creek" and "Terroir")

offical blurb, author of Gap Creek - Robert Morgan