Beatdom is a literary journal that focuses on the Beat Generation and related countercultural movements. It was founded in 2007 by David S. Wills and is published annually in May. We publish essays, interviews, reviews, memoirs, art, poetry, and fiction that are in some way related to the Beat writers, such as Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
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Kerouac: The Buddhist Years
I. “The Heart of the World” Charles Shuttleworth has done a remarkable job of excavating gem after...
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Review: Queer (2024)
Queer is a story of lost love that hangs very much on a truly excellent performance from Daniel...
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A Certain Kind of Wizard: A Review
A Certain Kind of Wizard (edited by Romy Ashby and photographer Ira Landgarten...
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Rethinking Kerouac: A Review
I recently received a copy of Rethinking Kerouac: Afterlives, Continuities, Reappraisals, a new...
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Kerouac’s Buddhism: When, Where, and Why It Began
I’ve always gravitated to Jack Kerouac’s more spiritual nature—his thoughts on the big questions...
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Random Beat Documents
A few months ago, I posted this collection of Beat draft cards. Today, I would like to share a few...
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One Shot: A Review
One Shot: A Beat Generation Mystery is a study of a single photo. That may strike you as the most...
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“He comes home to be fed” – Allen Ginsberg’s Parents Speak
A few days ago, whilst researching a project, I stumbled upon an interesting newspaper article...
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Night Bird Flying: A Review
Sitting on the western bank of the Hudson River—the geographic and spiritual boundary separating...
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Beatdom Books was founded in 2010 and publishes books about the Beat Generation. We have published books about Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Diane di Prima, Hunter S. Thompson, and many other great writers.
