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Jan
20
What Norman Mailer’s “Cancellation” Reveals

What Norman Mailer’s “Cancellation” Reveals

Michael Mailer contextualizes the Cancel Mailer controversy and makes an argument for publishing companies to be a place for the
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Jan
17
The Effort to “Delete” American Novelist Norman Mailer

The Effort to “Delete” American Novelist Norman Mailer

In “The effort to ‘delete’ American novelist Norman Mailer,” David Walsh argues that “[t]he censorship of Mailer’s work
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Jan
11
Mailer Controversy on Podcast

Mailer Controversy on Podcast

On the BFG Podcast #037, renowned book critic Carolyn Kellogg joins Neal Pollack to talk about the Cancel Mailer controversy,
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Jan
10
If Norman Mailer Can Be Cancelled, No One Is Safe

If Norman Mailer Can Be Cancelled, No One Is Safe

“If Norman Mailer can be cancelled, no one is safe,” argues Tim Black, perhaps overstating the issue based on the
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Jan
10
“The White Negro”: Norman Mailer's Essay 65 Years Later

“The White Negro”: Norman Mailer's Essay 65 Years Later

“‘The White Negro’: Norman Mailer’s Essay 65 Years Later” by Peter Dreier considers Mailer’s 1957 essay in light
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Jan
07
Norman Mailer Wanted to Be Cancelled

Norman Mailer Wanted to Be Cancelled

“[Mailer] stalked the twentieth century like a proud satyr: hideous, provocative, funny and insightful, and always true to himself,” writes
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Jan
06
Mailer and the Monoculture

Mailer and the Monoculture

More on the cancel Mailer controversy. “Mailer and the Monoculture” by Geoff Shullenberger considers “The White Negro” and its continued
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Jan
05
Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

“You can’t cancel Norman Mailer.” From The New York Times: The independent press Skyhorse acquired a new book by
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Jan
04
The Execution and Un-Execution Of Norman Mailer

The Execution and Un-Execution Of Norman Mailer

“Millennials hate him and he must go, but he’s not going anywhere,” writes Neal Pollack. He continues: On Monday,
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Nov
08
Love of My Life

Love of My Life

Ron Fried interviews Barbara Wasserman, discussing her life and new memoir Love of My Life. Fried writes: At the age
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