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John Sampas

Posted by David S. Wills | Mar 11, 2017 | Beat News

John Sampas, executor of the Jack Kerouac Estate, has passed away peacefully at home in Greenwich,...

Posted by David S. Wills | Feb 17, 2017 | Beat News

Later this month, Cambridge University Press is releasing The Cambridge Companion to the Beats,...

Posted by David S. Wills | Feb 9, 2017 | Beat News

In 2014, the world of Beat Studies was rocked by the discovery of the Joan Anderson letter....

Posted by David S. Wills | Feb 5, 2017 | Beat News

In the above video, Beatdom Books author John Tytell talks with Martin Torgoff, whose new book,...

Posted by David S. Wills | Dec 27, 2016 | Beat News

In the past few months, we’ve brought you news about Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and...

Posted by David S. Wills | Oct 16, 2016 | Beat News

In the past few weeks we’ve brought you book covers from the Chinese translations of Jack...

Posted by David S. Wills | Oct 9, 2016 | Beat News

Last week, I updated an old post on Chinese translations of Jack Kerouac’s novels. The...

Posted by David S. Wills | Oct 5, 2016 | Beat News

Jack Kerouac’s novels, particularly On the Road, are popular all around the world. When...