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Jack Kerouac reading to be held in Dreamers Garden on Sunday, Dec. 14

A reading of "Tristessa" will be held from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on December 14 at Dreamers Garden in remembrance of Dr. William Thomas Hawkins, Sr. (1942-2025), Jeffrey P. Shapiro (1950-2025), and Anne ...
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“On the Road” Author Jack Kerouac's Success 'Accelerated' His Drinking as Critics 'Destroyed Him,' Says His Ex (Exclusive)

Jack Kerouac's ex-girlfriend, the author Joyce Johnson, tells PEOPLE that the intense public reaction to Kerouac's 1957 novel On the Road made him feel he "was under a tremendous attack all the time" ...