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Apr
03

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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Apr
01

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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Apr
01
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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Feb
02

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

Happy Birthday, Norman!
Today, Norman Mailer would have been 102. Here are some birthday wishes and mentions from around the Interwebs.
* Lit Hub
Dec
27

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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Dec
23

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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Dec
14

The Real “Woke Right”
In his “The Real Woke Right,” Geoff Shullenberger examines the rise of right-wing movements that adopt progressive language to advance
Nov
21

The Ghosts of Tough Guys
In her recent CrimeReads article, “The Ghosts of Tough Guys Don’t Dance,” Society member Olivia Rutigliano examines Mailer’s
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Nov
13
2024 Business Meeting Agenda
21st Annual Norman Mailer Society Conference
November 14, 2024, 9:00 AM
1. Approval of 2023 Business Meeting Minutes (Lucas)