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John Sampas

John Sampas, executor of the Jack Kerouac Estate, has passed away peacefully at home in Greenwich, Connecticut. A memorial will…

9 years ago

When was ‘Beat’ First Written?

On this blog, we've previously discussed the surprisingly difficult question of what the Beat Generation was, and later, what the…

9 years ago

Joan Anderson Letter Goes to Auction… Again

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

9 years ago

Buddhists and Dharma Bums

Sometime in the early 1950s, the Beat Generation helped bring Buddhism to the West, or at least they popularized it…

9 years ago

Review: The Best Minds of My Generation

There are so many books about the Beat Generation that focus on the writers’ roles as rebels and “literary outlaws,”…

9 years ago

Beats or Beatniks

You might well wonder what a beatnik is or who the Beat Generation were. Many people do... so what is…

9 years ago

Famous Writers Who Didn’t Like Kerouac

Jack Kerouac was a huge inspiration for Bob Dylan, the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature, and a…

9 years ago

Chinese Kerouac Covers

Jack Kerouac's novels, particularly On the Road, are popular all around the world. When Allen Ginsberg arrived in China in…

9 years ago

The Joan Anderson Letter Goes to Auction

Almost two years ago the world of Beat studies was rocked by the discovery of a seemingly lost piece of…

10 years ago

The Complicated Politics of the Beat Triumvirate

There is much about the Beat Generation that is shrouded in confusion. Oftentimes it stems from wishful thinking on the…

10 years ago

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