In an essay for New York Review, John J. Lennon considers the legacy of the bestselling author and twice-convicted killer Jack Abbott and its relevance to his own career as an incarcerated writer.
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John J. Lennon’s name is added to Esquire‘s masthead as contributing editor. You can read a collection of his stories for Esquire here.
John J. Lennon, currently incarcerated, earned his honorable mention thanks to “stunning, big-picture” prison reporting from inside the system. He was awarded for three stories.
Jay Fielden, who announced his departure as Esquire’s Editor-in-Chief a week later, visits John J. Lennon at Sing Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York.
As John J. Lennon writes in an article for Men’s Health, he is one of roughly two million men doing hard time around the country for whom strength is both physical and mental, survival and salvation. So he works out. Hard. Every day.
John’s essay “This Place Is Crazy” (Esquire, June 5, 2018) was one of seven finalists for the 2019 National Magazine Awards Feature Writing category, which honors original, stylish storytelling.
In a piece for Pacific Standard, John J. Lennon writes how he has seen firsthand how music can restore what’s missing in prison: a respect for humanity.
John J. Lennon is profiled in “Confessions of a murderer: Drugs, death and redemption in notorious New York prison,” published in Australian news outlet News.com.au.
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John and Bill Keller on Ross Files
John J. Lennon and Marshall Project co-founder Bill Keller were interviewed by Dave Ross about their piece, “A Turbulent Mind,” for The Ross Files. Read “A Turbulent Mind” in New York Magazine and at The Marshall Project.
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MetroFocus Interviews John and Bill Keller
MetroFocus interviews Marshall Project Editor-in-Chief Bill Keller and John J. Lennon (by phon) regarding their work co-authoring the New York Magazine piece, “A Turbulent Mind.” Read “A Turbulent Mind” in New York Magazine and at The Marshall Project.