Barry Miles

Barry Miles cofounded International Times, Europe’s first underground newspaper, in 1966. In 1968, he was the label manager of Zapple, the Beatles’ experimental record label. He has written many books on the Beat Generation, including Allen Ginsberg: A Biography (Simon & Schuster, 1989), The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs & Corso in Paris, 1957-1963 (Grove, 2000), and Call Me Burroughs: A Life (Twelve, Hachette, 2014). His books have been translated into more than a dozen languages.