The Norman Mailer Society supports several publishing efforts that preserve Mailer’s legacy, showcase new scholarship, and share resources with members. Use this section to explore ongoing projects, read submission guidelines, and learn how to obtain copies.
Journal
- The Mailer Review — the Society’s flagship annual journal featuring peer-reviewed essays, archival finds, interviews, poetry, and artwork inspired by Mailer’s life and work.
Books
- Norman Mailer: Works and Days — an award-winning chronology compiled by J. Michael Lennon and Donna Pedro Lennon that tracks Mailer’s publications, appearances, and collaborations across seven decades.
- Reflections — friends, family, and enthusiasts reflect on their relationship with Norman Mailer and his work for what would have been his 100th borthday.
Multimodal
- Project Mailer — the Digital Humanities initiative of the Society. Created and maintained by Gerald R. Lucas, it features projects — both analog and digital — undertaken by the Society’s members.
- Lipton’s Journal — Mailer’s journal of self-analysis and personal growth he kept from December 1954 to March of 1955, edited by J. Michael Lennon, Susan Mailer, and Gerald R. Lucas.
- Norman Mailer: Works & Days — a bio-bibliography by J. Michael Lennon and Donna Pedro Lennon and edited by Gerald R. Lucas, it contains almost 1400 cross-referenced entries, images, and many full-text articles.
- The Structured Vision of Norman Mailer — by Barry H. Leeds was published in 1969 and explores Norman Mailer’s major writing through the sixties. We present the full text of Leeds’ study in a new digital form.
- An American Dream Expanded features letters, full-text criticism, essays, a gallery, and more that contextualizes and expands study of An American Dream.
- Introductions, Prefaces, and Forewords — assembled by J. Michael Lennon, this collections features full-text introductions, prefaces, and forewords by Mailer, including those to the works of Jean Malaquais, Abbie Hoffman, Jack Henry Abbott, and others.
- Podcast — hosted by Justin Bozung and published twice monthly 2015–2018, The Norman Mailer Society Podcast highlighted the people and projects that promote the legacy of Norman Mailer.
Stay Informed
Members automatically receive a digital subscription to Society publications like The Mailer Review. News and publication updates are also shared through the News feed and the Society’s email list—subscribe via the Join page or send questions to normanmailersociety [at] gmail [dot] com.
Norman Mailer: Works and Days
Compiled by J. Michael Lennon, Donna Pedro Lennon, and edited by Gerald R. Lucas, Norman Mailer: Works and Days is the most complete timeline of Mailer’s public and private endeavors. The volume tracks manuscripts, magazine contributions, interviews, speeches, awards, friendships, and travels from Mailer’s birth through his final projects, providing researchers with an indispensable roadmap to the archive.
Why It Matters
- Documents the gestation and reception of every major Mailer book, film, and play
- Cross-references correspondence, audio/video appearances, and unpublished material
- Highlights the collaborators, editors, and institutions that shaped Mailer’s career
- Winner of the Norman Mailer Society’s 2019 Robert F. Lucid Award for Mailer Studies
How to Get It
The hardcover edition is available through booksellers and university libraries. You can order a copy directly via this Bookshop/Amazon link or request it through your local librarian. Questions about the chronology or future updates can be sent to the Society at normanmailersociety [at] gmail [dot] com.
Reflections: Norman Mailer at 100
“He demanded of himself a continuous performance with phallus, fists, skis, sailboats, booze, drugs, child-rearing, sustained ass-in-chair writing sessions. He paid ‘a hard price’ in damage to himself and occasionally to other people, but the effort was heroic nonetheless.”
— David Denby
Reflections: Norman Mailer at 100 gathers dozens of first-person tributes edited by Gerald R. Lucas and Maggie McKinley, produced for the Norman Mailer Society’s twentieth annual conference in 2023. Contributors—including family members, close friends, collaborators, editors, filmmakers, and scholars—revisit the ways Mailer shaped their creative lives and friendships, offering an intimate portrait of his centennial legacy.
The Mailer Review
The Mailer Review is the Society’s flagship periodical. Each volume gathers peer-reviewed essays, interviews, archival documents, creative work, and visual art that deepen our understanding of Norman Mailer’s career and cultural impact. The jounal is edited by Phillip Sipiora and is published annually.
What to Expect
- Original scholarship on every phase of Mailer’s life and bibliography
- Newly uncovered correspondence, notebooks, photographs, and oral histories
- Poetry, fiction, and artwork created in dialogue with Mailer’s ideas
- Reviews of recent books, films, and events connected to the Society
Access & Submissions
Society members receive a digital subscription to The Mailer Review, with optional print editions available for institutions and collectors. Visit mailerreview.org for the latest issue, archives, and submission guidelines. Publication inquiries can also be directed to normanmailersociety [at] gmail [dot] com.