Category Archive: Jack London in the News

The 47th annual Jack London Foundation Birthday Banquet, by Rudy Ciuca

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Alison Manchester and the Sonoma Valley High School “Wolf Club” The 47th annual Jack London Foundation Birthday Banquet was held on January 14, 2017 at Ramekins Inn in Sonoma, California. It was well… Continue reading

Rededication of the Jack London Oak Tree in Frank Ogawa Plaza

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When —- Saturday, January 28 at 11 :00 a.m. What —- Unveiling new plaque honoring the author, adventurer and social justice advocate Jack London Where —- Near the live oak tree in Ogawa… Continue reading

Jack London in the News: Coeur d’Alene’s Marlo Faulkner spotlights novelist Jack London and his soulmate in new manuscript

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“Coeur d’Alene’s Marlo Faulkner spotlights novelist Jack London and his soulmate in new manuscript” by Dave Oliveria Someday, Coeur d’Alene native Marlo Faulkner plans to write a book about Coeur d’Alene in the… Continue reading

When Jack London Hit the High Seas

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Because there’s more to Jack London than dogs and snow. http://www.ozy.com/flashback/when-jack-london-hit-the-high-seas/61563

Astral Travels with Jack London

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On the centenary of Jack London’s death, Benjamin Breen looks at the writer’s last book to be published in his lifetime, The Star Rover — a strange tale about solitary confinement and interstellar… Continue reading

JL in the News: The Short, Frantic, Rags-to-Riches Life of Jack London by Kenneth Brandt (Smithsonian Magazine)

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The Short, Frantic, Rags-to-Riches Life of Jack London London, who died a century ago, was a rough and tumble troublemaker with a prolific pen Portrait of Jack London by Arnold Genthe (Library of… Continue reading

JL in the News: Jack London, a century on

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http://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/public/jack-london-century/ Jack London, a century on Yesterday, as Dennis Duncan has noted, was the seventieth anniversary of a controversial book – J’irai cracher sur vos tombes (I Shall Spit on Your Graves) by… Continue reading

Jack London: Sailor, By Keith Newlin

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By most accounts, the acclaimed and charismatic writer lived life — and sailed — impetuously and on the edge. http://www.boatus.com/magazine/2016/december/jack-london-sailor.asp  

JL in the News: Rarely Seen Photographs

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http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/11/22/rarely-seen-photos-by-jack-london/ Update: Jack London. The Paths Men Take’ published by Contrasto is selected by  The Los Angeles Times for their Holiday books Gift Guide. Here the link: http://www.latimes.com/books/la-ca-jc-holiday-books-guide-nonfiction-20161201-htmlstory.html Rarely Seen Photos by Jack London By Jonathan… Continue reading

JL in the News: Forever wild: Celebrating Jack London 100 years after his death

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Photo: PhotoQuest / Getty Images, Getty Images By Jonah Raskin Jack London in 1916, the year he died. Jack London is probably best remembered for “The Call of the Wild,” his epic dog… Continue reading