James Haynes

James Almand Haynes was an American-born figure in the British 1950s–1960s counterculture, beginning in Edinburgh, Scotland with the opening of The Paperback bookshop in 1959. He was also a co-founder of Edinburgh's Traverse Theatre, The Howff, and a co-producer of the 1962 Edinburgh Writers and 1964 Drama conferences. In London, he co-founded the underground newspaper International Times and the London Drury Lane Arts Lab. In 1969, he relocated to Paris and taught at the University of Paris, and for over 30 years hosted his open-door Sunday Dinners to international gatherings.