Barricade Books
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Barricade Books is a New York, NY publishing house specializing in non-fiction books. Among its most famous publications is The Last Party
, the memoir of Adele Morales
about her marriage to author-playwright Norman Mailer
.
The publishing house was established by Lyle Stuart
(born August 11, 1922, died June 24, 2006), and it is presently operated by his widow, Carole Stuart. Barricade specializes in books that test the limits of First Amendment
freedoms.
Barricade Books publishes The Anarchist Cookbook
by William Powell, which includes instructions on making bombs and homemade silencers for pistols. It was first released in 1970 at the height of antiwar and anti-establishment protests.
The press also reissued The Turner Diaries
, an anti-government novel originally self-published by a neo-Nazi in 1978. It is said to have been a favorite of Timothy J. McVeigh, who was executed for killing 169 people with a truck bomb in Oklahoma City in 1995.
The founder of Barricade Books, Lyle Stuart, is also famous for knowingly publishing one of the most sensational literary hoaxes of the time: Naked Came the Stranger
(1969). It was published as a sex novel written by "a demure Long Island housewife" but was actually written by 25 reporters from Newsday to prove the public would buy anything. Naked Came the Stranger
became an immediate best seller before the hoax was revealed.
The Last Party
The Last Party is a 1997 book by Adele Morales, second wife of Norman Mailer, whom she married in 1954. It was published in the US by Barricade Books....
, the memoir of Adele Morales
Adele Morales
Adele Morales is an American painter and memoirist; she is best known as the second wife of American author-playwright Norman Mailer....
about her marriage to author-playwright Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S...
.
The publishing house was established by Lyle Stuart
Lyle Stuart
Lyle Stuart was an American author and independent publisher of controversial books....
(born August 11, 1922, died June 24, 2006), and it is presently operated by his widow, Carole Stuart. Barricade specializes in books that test the limits of First Amendment
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution is part of the Bill of Rights. The amendment prohibits the making of any law respecting an establishment of religion, impeding the free exercise of religion, abridging the freedom of speech, infringing on the freedom of the press, interfering...
freedoms.
Barricade Books publishes The Anarchist Cookbook
The Anarchist Cookbook
The Anarchist Cookbook, first published in 1971, is a book that contains instructions for the manufacture of explosives, rudimentary telecommunications phreaking devices, and other items...
by William Powell, which includes instructions on making bombs and homemade silencers for pistols. It was first released in 1970 at the height of antiwar and anti-establishment protests.
The press also reissued The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries
The Turner Diaries is a novel written in 1978 by William Luther Pierce under the pseudonym "Andrew Macdonald"...
, an anti-government novel originally self-published by a neo-Nazi in 1978. It is said to have been a favorite of Timothy J. McVeigh, who was executed for killing 169 people with a truck bomb in Oklahoma City in 1995.
The founder of Barricade Books, Lyle Stuart, is also famous for knowingly publishing one of the most sensational literary hoaxes of the time: Naked Came the Stranger
Naked Came the Stranger
Naked Came the Stranger is a 1969 novel written as a literary hoax poking fun at contemporary American culture. Though credited to "Penelope Ashe", it was in fact written by a group of twenty-four prominent journalists led by Newsday columnist Mike McGrady...
(1969). It was published as a sex novel written by "a demure Long Island housewife" but was actually written by 25 reporters from Newsday to prove the public would buy anything. Naked Came the Stranger
Naked Came the Stranger
Naked Came the Stranger is a 1969 novel written as a literary hoax poking fun at contemporary American culture. Though credited to "Penelope Ashe", it was in fact written by a group of twenty-four prominent journalists led by Newsday columnist Mike McGrady...
became an immediate best seller before the hoax was revealed.