Norman Mailer Society
Continuing the legacy of Norman Mailer.

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10
Oct

Mailer Archive at Wilkes

The Society helped to dedicate the new Norman Mailer Archive at Wilkes University during our recent conference. Mailer biographer J.
09
Oct
2025 Business Meeting Agenda

2025 Business Meeting Agenda

22nd Annual Norman Mailer Society Conference October 9, 2025, 9:00 AM 1. Conference Program Overview 1. Reception and luncheon
23
Jun
The Son Also Rises

The Son Also Rises

In this interview with Alex Rollins Berg, Substack (June 2024), John Buffalo Mailer reflects on the life, work, and legacy
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03
Apr
Fighting for One’s Fiction

Fighting for One’s Fiction

In his LitHub article, “Fighting for One’s Fiction: How Norman Mailer Taught Me to Defend My Plots,” Anthony Giardina
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01
Apr
McCarthy and Mailer

McCarthy and Mailer

In his Collider article “10 Novels To Read if You Love No Country for Old Men,” Luc Haasbroek recommends Mailer’
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01
Apr
Call for Papers, Conference 2025

Call for Papers, Conference 2025

The 22nd Annual Conference of the Norman Mailer Society Wilkes University – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania October 9–11, 2025 The Norman Mailer
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02
Feb
Mike Lennon Interview

Mike Lennon Interview

J. Michael Lennon, Emeritus Professor of English at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre and authorized biographer of Norman Mailer: Norman Mailer:
31
Jan
Happy Birthday, Norman!

Happy Birthday, Norman!

Today, Norman Mailer would have been 102. Here are some birthday wishes and mentions from around the Interwebs. * Lit Hub
27
Dec
How Norman Mailer Changed the Face of Biography

How Norman Mailer Changed the Face of Biography

In his Spectator article, “How Norman Mailer Changed the Face of Biography,” Society member Robert Dean Lurie examines Mailer’s
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23
Dec
We Must All Be Left Conservatives Now

We Must All Be Left Conservatives Now

In his New Statesman article, “We Must All Be Left Conservatives Now,” Lee Siegel considers Norman Mailer’s self-description as
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