Register now for the 2016 Jack London Symposium in the “2016 Symposium” tab above. Or click on this link to go to the registration form. Deadline for registration is August 29, 2016. Symposium… Continue reading
Jack London means many things around the globe. He was a pivotal writer at the turn of the century whose literary naturalism and socialism also had important effects on the literatures of… Continue reading
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonah-raskin/shakespeare-at-400-jack-l_b_9774854.html?utm_source=Alert-blogger&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Email%2BNotifications In William Shakespeare’s comedy, “As You Like It, a traveler named Jaques waxes poetical in lines that have achieved literary immortality. “All the world’s a stage,” he says. “And all… Continue reading
SUSAN NUERNBERG AND IRIS JAMAHL DUNKLE SPECIAL TO THE INDEX-TRIBUNE Charmian Kittredge London, Jack London’s second wife, is often dismissed as his typist, or worse, as a frivolous airhead who hindered her famous… Continue reading
By Cecelia Tichi / Special to The Sonoma Valley Sun https://jacklondonsociety.org/2016/02/07/why-jack-london-still-matters Jack London once again summons us in the 21st century, this time for the uncanny coincidence of this deja-vu moment that links his… Continue reading
Sebastopol resident and Jack London Society Member Iris Jamahl Dunkle has been named the ninth poet laureate of Sonoma County for 2016 and 2017. Dunkle is the author of two full-length collections of… Continue reading
http://www.sonomanews.com/lifestyle/5067902-181/happy-birthday-jack-london The Jack London Foundation will celebrate the 140th birthday of Sonoma County author and rancher Jack London at a birthday banquet on Saturday, Jan. 16. . . . The Foundation has announced… Continue reading
http://www.c-span.org/video/?402673-1/book-discussion-ina-coolbrith Aleta George talked about her book, Ina Coolbrith: The Bittersweet Song of California’s First Poet Laureate, on the poet’s life in California and her influence on future writers. Born in Nauvoo, Illinois, in… Continue reading
http://jacklondon.ouroakland.net/ This site is a central point to find out about events in the Bay Area in 2016 celebrating the legacy of author Jack London. 2016 is the 140th anniversary of London’s birth and… Continue reading
This outstanding volume invites instructors to consider a much larger number of works than are generally assigned. It provides a solid grounding in the literary and historical context necessary for newcomers to London… Continue reading