- Empire:ZINE - http://www.spydersempire.com/empirezine/features/june/jack1.htm
An article about the time Jack spent in Rocky Mount, NC with his mother and sister. Includes interviews with his sister's landlord and surviving neighbors.
- Literary Kicks - http://www.litkicks.com/People/JackKerouac.html
A hypertext annotated literary biography of Kerouac, with a selection of links to further Kerouac-related resources.
- Cult of Kerouac - http://members.aol.com/kerouacult/
A condensed version of The Cult of Kerouac, a book on the battle between Gerald Nicosia and Jan Kerouac regarding the control of Jack's archive of writings.
- In the Kerouac Archive - http://www.TheAtlantic.com/issues/98nov/kerouac.htm
An Atlantic Monthly commentary surrounding newly-released excerpts from Jack Kerouac's diaries and letters.
- The Subterraneans - http://www.topica.com/lists/JackKerouac
Discussion forum on the works of Jack Kerouac.
- Beat-L - gopher://dept.english.upenn.edu:70/00/Lists/20th/beat-l
Beat Generation Listserv.
- Kerouac Connection - http://www.angelfire.com/ca2/kerouacconnection/
The longest running journal dedicated to the critical study and review of the literature of Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation.
- Dharma Beat - http://members.aol.com/kerouaczin/dharmabeat.html
An e-zine dedicated to writing about Jack Kerouac's life and work. Includes a calendar of readings, festivals, and other events.
- Jack Kerouac Foundation - http://www.cmgww.com/historic/kerouac/
The official website of Jack Kerouac. Bibliography, biography, and photos.
- Lowell Celebrates Kerouac - http://lckorg.tripod.com
The official site of LCK with information on the annual festival held in October, the birthday celebration in March and other related events. LCK is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of Jack Kerouac.
- The Beat Generation - http://www.cancunsteve.com/beat.htm
Jack Kerouac writes to Allen Ginsberg and Neal Casady; page dedicated to Jack Kerouac's writings.
- The Boston Phoenix - http://www.bostonphoenix.com/archive/features/99/09/30/KEROUAC.html
A short article about the 1999 "Lowell Celebrates Kerouac" festival and the battle over control of Kerouac's literary estate.
- Magician With Words - http://edge.net/~dphillip/SanFran.html#KEROUAC
Describes his visit to San Francisco, including his trips to the City Lights Bookstore and his other haunts. Also includes bibliographic information.
- The Age of Unthink - http://www.english.upenn.edu/~afilreis/50s/wechsler-unthink.html
This chapter from James Wechsler's "Reflections of an Angry Middle-Aged Editor" records Wechler's frustrating confrontation with Jack Kerouac in 1958.
- Jack Kerouac and David Amram - http://www.fmp.com/amram/kerouac.html
Amram remembers interactions with Kerouac and his transformation into the figure that would represent the Beats. Read his firsthand accounts.
- Ladder to Nirvana - http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/57oct/pla.htm
1957 review of Kerouac's 'On the Road' by Phoebe Lou Adams.
- Big Sur Reading - http://www.poembeat.com
Jack Kerouac Big Sur Marathon Reading July 22, 2001
- Forum Frigate - http://jollyroger.com/zz/yauthord/Kerouac,Jackhall/shakespeare1.html
Discussion forum and live chat devoted to Jack Kerouac.
- Desolation Peak - Jack Kerouac's Lookout - http://www.geocities.com/phoffman3/desolation/
Photographs of the fire lookout on Desolation Peak that Jack Kerouac worked in. Includes passages from "Desolation Angels" and "The Dharma Bums".
- Jack Kerouac and the Satori Highway - http://www.literarytraveler.com/kerouac/jackkerouac.htm
An article about Jack Kerouac and his work On the Road. The writer writes from a angle of personal enlightenment.
- The Kerouac Project of Orlando - http://www.kerouacproject.org/
A non-profit corporation working to further Kerouac's legacy in Orlando, Florida where Kerouac was living at the time his classic On the Road was published. The goal, is to award aspiring writers with a chance to live in the home rent-free, and receive scholarships to travel and write in the spirit of Kerouac.
- David Amram on Jack Kerouac - http://www.jerryjazzmusician.com/mainHTML.cfm?page=amram.html
Jack Kerouac friend and musical collaborator, the composer David Amram, discusses their life and times in a Jerry Jazz Musician interview.
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