To celebrate crossing a small milestone (900 followers) we are giving away copies of our two most recent publications: Larry Beckett’s Beat Poetry and David S. Wills’ Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the ‘Weird Cult’.
To... read more »
March 29, 2013 2:24 am / no comments
David S. Wills’ ground-breaking text, Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the ‘Weird Cult’ is now available on Amazon as both a paperback and a Kindle ebook. It will soon be available through the Beatdom Books website.
While... read more »
March 18, 2013 5:43 am / 2 comments
17th October 2012 sees the publication of Academy 23, an ‘unofficial’ celebration of William S. Burroughs & The Final Academy, compiled & edited by Matthew Levi Stevens & Emma Doeve of WhollyBooks. Contents will include:
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October 14, 2012 8:18 am / 1 comment
In researching my next book, Scientologist! William S. Burroughs and the ‘Weird Cult‘, I was given the opportunity to speak with one of Burroughs’ friends, Graham Masterton. Masterton was the man who drove Burroughs to Saint... read more »
September 21, 2012 7:45 am / no comments
Dear Readers,
We certainly hope that you like to look at pictures – because this is about as many as we think we can squeeze into a single post.
The idea is to show that, while the ebook and kindle formats are handy, Beatdom is still... read more »
July 23, 2012 7:39 pm / 8 comments
As many of you know, the next issue of Beatdom marks a very special anniversary. It is the fifth anniversary of Beatdom’s inception. Five years is a tremendous landmark in this industry, and we’re celebrating by bringing you our... read more »
April 26, 2012 9:44 am / 3 comments
Greetings, Dear Readers!
We know you have been waiting for the new issue of Beatdom to come out. Well, it is here and it is available and a lot of you have ordered your copy already at the crazy low cost of only $9.99 . Here are a few photos... read more »
December 30, 2011 7:33 pm / no comments
It seems that one of the hottest Christmas presents this year was a shiny Kindle gift card. It’s really a great idea. There are a ton of wonderful publications on Kindle these days and they can be downloaded in a matter of seconds. But... read more »
December 28, 2011 1:57 am / no comments
Aside from the love of guns, hard drugs, being cultural phenomenons and part-time movie stars, what did William S. Burroughs share with the Rolling Stones?
Recently released on DVD, Stones In Exile is a documentary premiered by the BBC in... read more »
December 16, 2011 7:38 pm / 3 comments
by David S. Wills
We walked shirtless along the beach in search of women, swigging from our beers and carrying the bags of booze we’d picked up at the convenience store. The air was cool, far too cool for going shirtless, but it felt good.... read more »
November 12, 2011 2:25 am / no comments