Good Times for Mailer Studies

“As I wrote in my Reflections column for this issue, times are good for Mailer Studies,” Sipiora said. “This is borne out by Lennon’s book and my own along with the 2012 TASCHEN book by Larry Schiller, the Criterion Collection of Mailer’s four films and Donald Kaufmann’s book, Norman Mailer: Legacy and Literary Americana. And the quality and depth of all the essays that appear in this issue and previous issues are adding to the critical literature about Mailer in a very significant way. The diverse range reflects Mailer’s broad appeal and wide-ranging interests. And there’s still plenty more to say about him.”