- Kenn Thomas
Kenn Thomas is a conspiracy theorist, writer, university library archivist, and editor & publisher of "
Steamshovel Press ", a parapoliticalconspiracy magazine. He has written books on theInslaw affair, co-authoring "The Octopus " with the lateJim Keith , and onFred Crisman and theMaury Island Incident .Thomas has authored over a dozen books on various conspiracy topics, including "
NASA, Nazis & JFK "; "Maury Island UFO ", about possibleJohn F. Kennedy assassination -connected personality Fred Crisman; and "The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro", about theInslaw affair. In 2004,Feral House published a new edition of "The Octopus", extending its connections to the post 9/11 world and al Qaeda. Thomas calls his research interest “parapolitics,” the study of conspiracies of all colors -- from alien abductions and theIlluminati , to theJohn F. Kennedy assassination and the September 11, 2001 attacks (parapolitics ). "The New Yorker " called his work “on the cutting edge” of conspiracy.Fact|date=June 2007 His work has become proverbial enough that "Baseball Prospectus 2002" by Joseph S. Sheehan and Chris Kahrl described conspiratorial activity in that sport as having "enough fishy behavior to keep Kenn Thomas swarming for years."Thomas has appeared at
Conspiracy Con in 2003, [ [http://www.conspiracycon.com/audiotapes.html Conspiracy Con: Video & Audio] ] and 2007. [ [http://www.steamshovelpress.com/appearances1.html Steahshovel Press: Appearances] ] [ [http://www.conspiracycon.com/speakers.html Conspiracy Con: 2007 Speakers] ]Bibliography
* "Acid: A New Secret History of LSD",
David Black (introduction by Kenn Thomas), Vision, UK, 2003, paperback, ISBN 1-901250-30-X
* "The Arch Conspirator",Len Bracken (introduction by Kenn Thomas), AUP, US, 1999, paperback, ISBN 0-932813-72-0
* "The Christ Conspiracy: The Greatest Story Ever Sold", Acharya S (introduction by Kenn Thomas), AUP, US, 1999, paperback, ISBN 0-932813-74-7
* "Cyberculture Counterconspiracy: A Steamshovel Web Reader", Book Tree, US, 2000, ISBN 1-58509-126-X (2 volumes)
* "Inside theGemstone File ", Kenn Thomas andDavid Childress , AUP, US, 1999, ISBN 0-932813-66-6
* "The Little Book of Conspiracies: A Paranoiac's Pocket Guide",Joel Levy (introduction by Kenn Thomas), Thunder's Mouth, US, 2005, paperback, ISBN 1-56025-723-7
* "Maury Island UFO: The Crisman Conspiracy", IllumiNet, US, 1999, paperback ISBN 1-881532-19-4
* "Mind Control, Oswald & JFK", AUP, US, 1997, paperback ISBN 0-932813-46-1
* "NASA, Nazis & JFK: The Torbitt Document & the Kennedy Assassination", AUP, US, 1996 paperback, ISBN 0-932813-39-9
* "The Octopus: Secret Government and the Death of Danny Casolaro", withJim Keith ,Feral House , US, 2005, paperback, ISBN 0-922915-91-1
* "Parapolitics: Conspiracy in Contemporary America", AUP, US, 2006, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-55-X
* "Popular Alienation: A Steamshovel Press Reader", IllumiNet, US, 1995, paperback, ISBN 1-881532-07-0
* "Popular Paranoia: A Steamshovel Press Anthology", AUP, US, November 2002, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-06-1
* "Saucers of the Illuminati", Jim Keith (introduction by Kenn Thomas), AUP, US, 2004, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-24-X
* "Shadow Government: 9/11 and State Terror", Len Bracken (introduction by Kenn Thomas), AUP, US, 2002, paperback, ISBN 1-931882-05-3
* "William Cooper: Death Of A Conspiracy Salesman", various with contribution from Kenn Thomas, Inner Light, US, 2001, paperback, ISBN 1-892062-30-5References
External links
* [http://www.steamshovelpress.com/ Steamshovel Press (official site)]
* [http://www.stlmag.com/media/St-Louis-Magazine/August-2008/Stalking-the-Octopus/ Kenn Thomas Profile in St. Louis Magazine]
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