On Sunday, September 13, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn Literary Council and Brooklyn Tourism will host the fourth annual free Brooklyn Book Festival, presenting over 220 authors and a literary marketplace of more than 150 booksellers and literary organizations. The program will include a tribute to Norman Mailer with Pete Hamill and Norris Church Mailer. For more information, see the press release.
In Works and Days
- Pete Hamill — American journalist and novelist, a friend of Mailer’s since they met in Chicago in 1962; interviewed Mailer on the 1965 New York mayoral race.
- Norris Church Mailer — Painter, model, and writer; Mailer’s sixth and last wife.