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Apr
09
April 16, 1973: from Publishers Weekly

April 16, 1973: from Publishers Weekly

Grosset & Dunlap was founded in 1898 and, after having numerous owners, is now a children’s imprint of the Penguin
Apr
05
The 8 Best Sports Biographies Every Fan Needs To Read

The 8 Best Sports Biographies Every Fan Needs To Read

The Fight takes the number one position: Centered around one of the biggest boxing matches of all time, this 1975
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Apr
04
James Gray To Write & Direct Drama Series About Norman Mailer

James Gray To Write & Direct Drama Series About Norman Mailer

James Gray will write and direct a series about Norman Mailer based on J. Michael Lennon’s biography Norman Mailer:
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Mar
07
Pinckney on Mailer

Pinckney on Mailer

Darryl Pinckney writes “My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours” in The Nation. He surveys the history of “The White Negro”
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Mar
03
World Book Day 2022: Five Unmissable Reads From The Ring

World Book Day 2022: Five Unmissable Reads From The Ring

Mailer’s The Fight comes out on top in “World Book Day 2022: Five Unmissable Reads From The Ring.” Kieran
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Feb
08
A Nuanced Reading of “Canceled” Writers

A Nuanced Reading of “Canceled” Writers

Readers respond to Michael Mailer’s piece about his father and other “canceled” writers in the Boston Globe. A nuanced
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Feb
07
Barbara Mailer Wasserman Interviewed

Barbara Mailer Wasserman Interviewed

Barbara Mailer Wasserman is interviewed on Artscene by Erika Funke.
Feb
04
Jason Epstein, Editor and Publishing Innovator, Is Dead at 93

Jason Epstein, Editor and Publishing Innovator, Is Dead at 93

Jason Epstein, Editor and Publishing Innovator, Is Dead at 93. Editor of Philip Roth, Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Jean Strouse,
Feb
03
Canceling My Father, Norman Mailer

Canceling My Father, Norman Mailer

Michael Mailer writes “Canceling my father, Norman Mailer: The US needs to stop eating its own” in the Boston Globe.
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Feb
02
Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled

Norman Mailer Wasn’t Canceled

David Klion argues that the The White Negro “deserves to be studied and situated in its context rather than censored
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