No one captured the Apollo era quite like Mailer did.
J. Michael Lennon reviews Douglas Brinkley’s account of JFK’s space legacy with an eye toward its Mailer connections.
Two new interviews with Mailer have been posted on YouTube: Jeremy Isaacs on Face to Face and Jana Wendt on Uncensored.
Norman Mailer saw the lunar landing not as a triumph for mankind but as evidence of our hubris.
These are the Apollo 11 secrets no-one ever told you about.
The Washington Post recalls Mailer’s run for mayor in 1969: “He and running mate Jimmy Breslin were entertaining but ineffective.” See “F-bombs and insults: Norman Mailer’s epic run for mayor of New York in 1969.”