cautiously, with some distance, putting his arm around Paris Hilton. In another, he’s got fists up in a defensive boxing pose with “Freeway” Rick Ross, the crack kingpin of 1980s L.A. In yet another, he’s chatting with the second-to-last king of Nepal, King Birendra, who was later assassinated by his own son. Life is much quieter and more consistent for Sager these days: he’s in a new relationship, he lives next door to his mom, and he spends most of his time at home, promoting Sager Group writers. He’s got a few recent releases of his own. Hunting Marlon Brando , which is also available in audiobook, details his experience of chasing the iconic late actor across the globe trying to score an interview (spoiler: he eventually succeeds—sort of). A Boy and His Dog in Hell is an anthology of what Sager calls his “greatest hits.” Upcoming releases include My Father’s Con by octogenarian Pat Jordan, the great sportswriter for Sports Illustrated and the New York Times , as well as The Devil Took Her by New Zealand “off-kilter short story writer” Michael Botur. While finishing this story, I asked Sager if there’s anything I missed, a fascinating anecdote we somehow overlooked. Over the next few minutes, I watch the text bubbles on my phone appear, then disappear, when a photo of him and a white-haired man appears. It’s Sager with Jonathan Goldsmith, of Dos Equis commercial fame. Another text bubble, then: “One of these guys is the Most Interesting Man in the World.”
TOP: A signed video jacket from porn Star John Holmes, the subject of one of Sager’s most famous stories BOTTOM: Sager posing in his home office, shadowed by Marlon Brando
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