A companion to our guides to San Francisco and New York, Beat Atlas: A Guide to the Beat Generation in America is a state-by-state guide to the rest of the nation's significant Beat locales. From Jack Kerouac's Lowell to William Burroughs' Lawrence, Kansas, to Neal Cassady's Denver--and everywhere in between--Beat Atlas contains a wealth of historical information subdivided by region and state for easy reference and is illustrated with photographs by Allen Ginsberg. Written by Ginsberg biographer and Beat authority Bill Morgan, and rich with literary lore, Beat Atlas makes an ideal companion for armchair travelers as well as those "on the road."

Print: Besides the usual book reviews, we plan on connecting with the travel editors of all the major papers in the country, as excerpts, and reviews, are likely to be considered. We will also contact travel and airline magazines for coverage. Print media includes: NY Times, NY Review of Books, New Yorker, NY Magazine, NY Newsday, Washington Post, LA Times, SF Chronicle, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Boston Globe, Beat Scene UK, Vanity Fair, Entertainment Weekly, Newsweek, Time Out, USA Today, Toronto Globe & Mail and more. Web: Dharma Beat, Reality Sandwich.com, Literary Kicks, Daily Beat, popmatters.com. We will research and pursue appropriate travel web sites and bloggers. Radio: Pursue literary arts shows around the country for interviews with the editors. Academic: We'll connect with the Beat Studies Association who will offer advertise the book on their site.

About the Author
Bill Morgan: Bill Morgan (b.1949) is a painter and archival consultant who lives in New York City and Bennington, Vermont. He is the author of The Beat Generation in New York and The Beat Generation in San Francisco, I Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg, and edited Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays of Allen Ginsberg, 1952-1995, as well as Ginsberg's Book of Martyrdom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952, and Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression. Nancy Peters: Nancy Peters is the co-owner and past executive director of City Lights Books. She is the author of Literary San Francisco: A Pictorial History from its Origins to the Present Day (Harper, 1980). Allen Ginsberg: Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997), founding father of the Beat Generation, inspired the American counterculture of the second half of the twentieth century with his groundbreaking poems. His books include Howl & Other Poems, Kaddish & Other Poems, Reality Sandwiches, Planet News, Fall of American, Mind Breaths, and Plutonian Ode, all published by City Lights.


Book Information
ISBN 9780872865129
Author Bill Morgan
Format Paperback
Page Count 225
Imprint City Lights Books
Publisher City Lights Books
Weight(grams) 255g