In 1897, the California native went to the frozen North looking for gold. What he found instead was the great American novel By Richard Grant; Photographs by Grant Harder https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold-fever-deadly-cold-and-amazing-true-adventures-jack-london-wild-180973316/?utm_source=smithsoniandaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20191023-daily-responsive&spMailingID=40955627&spUserID=ODg3NDcwNDI5OTI5S0&spJobID=1622173874&spReportId=MTYyMjE3Mzg3NAS2

In the 20th century United States, urban graffiti has been one manifestation of what it means to claim space on the part of fringe populations. Taking over city-space is often less overtly political… Continue reading →

The Italian cineaste discusses his adaptation of Jack London’s novel, and the role of filmmaking as a vehicle for change. https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/toward-a-necessary-cinema-pietro-marcello-on-martin-eden  

Pietro Marcello’s Martin Eden, an adaptation of the Jack London novel set in 1880s Naples, on Thursday was named winner of the Platform competition at the Toronto International Film Festival. . . https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/toronto-pietro-marcellos-martin-eden-wins-platform-prize-1239241… Continue reading →

  Volume 14, Number 1 Summer 2019 CONTENTS Special Issue: New Journeys along Jack London’s The Road (1907) Guest Editor: Jeanne Campbell Reesman ESSAYS Introduction Jeanne Campbell Reesman Hurdling the Social Pit: Contextualizing… Continue reading →

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Save the Date!   The Jack London Society 15th Biennial Symposium November 5­­–8, 2020 Sonoma Valley Inn, Sonoma, CA November 5­­–8, 2020 Sonoma Valley Inn & Krug Event Center Jack London Society Group Room Rate:… Continue reading →

Jack London: Then and Now Jack London was a celebrated American novelist, journalist, and passionate social activist. Join us for an in-depth look into the people and places that shaped Oakland’s original blue-collar… Continue reading →

  The House of Happy Walls built by Charmian London that serves as the Jack London State Park museum in Glen Ellen, CA, re-opened with brand-new exhibits on November 10 and 11, 2018,… Continue reading →