Recent Queries to the JLS Site
Here are some recent Queries and Announcements posted to the comments on pages at the JLS site. You can post responses to these queries below or on the pages where they appear. Contact… Continue reading
Jack London Society Call for Papers: American Literature Association 29th Annual Conference May 24-27, 2018 San Francisco, CA
Paper submissions are invited for the Jack London Society (https://jacklondonsociety.org/) panel at the American Literature Association 29th Annual Conference, May 24-27, 2018, Hyatt Regency, 5 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA. Papers may address any aspect… Continue reading
Soul of California Podcast interview with Earle Labor
Below are two links to the latest Soul of California podcast with Jack London biographer Earle Labor, available for free: http://thesoulofcalifornia.libsyn.com or https://itunes.apple.com/de/podcast/the-soul-of-california/id1012858394?l=en I would be grateful if you could share this around… Continue reading
California fires
Jay Williams, Iris Jamahl Dunkle, Jonah Raskin, Rudy & Joe, Tarnel Abbott, and others have been reporting to the Jack London listserv about the terrible fires in Santa Rosa and Glen Ellen. I… Continue reading
Sara S. “Sue” Hodson, Curator of Literary Manuscripts and Jack London scholar, retires from The Huntington
If you were to ask Sue Hodson, who is retiring today, about her favorite Huntington memories, she might tell you about the repartee that was exchanged by the panel of political cartoonists convened in… Continue reading
The Documentary Jack London: American Original opens on September 25, 2017
Leemmle Theaters will be screening the documentary Jack London: American Original this September. For more information and to watch the trailer for the documentary visit the Leemmle Theaters website at https://www.laemmle.com/films/42615. Ben Goldstein will be… Continue reading
The exhibit Jack London dans les mers du Sud (Jack London in the South Seas) will run from September 8, 2017 to January 7, 2018 at the Centre de la Vieille Charite in Marseille, France.
The exhibit Jack London dans les mers du Sud (Jack London in the South Seas) will run from September 8, 2017 to January 7, 2018 at the Centre de la Vieille Charite in… Continue reading
Call for Papers Life and Works of Jack London Jack London Society Popular Culture Association March 28-31, 2018 Indianapolis, Indiana
The Jack London Society invites papers that address the life and works of prolific American author, Jack London. While all topics are welcome, particular emphasis will be placed on his works that address… Continue reading
Jack London’s Medical Kit Examined for Historical Connections
CHRISTIAN KALLEN INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER About 80,000 people visit the House of Happy Walls at Jack London State Park every year, taking the time to view the displays of the author’s life and… Continue reading
“Haunting Realities”–New title in the Studies in American Literary Realism & Naturalism series at U of Alabama Press
Following the golden age of British Gothic in the late eighteenth century, the American Gothic’s pinnacle is often recognized as having taken place during the decades of American Romanticism. However, Haunting Realities… Continue reading