10
Oct
Mailer Archive at Wilkes
The Society helped to dedicate the new Norman Mailer Archive at Wilkes University during our recent conference. Mailer biographer J.
Legacy
23
Jun
The Son Also Rises
In this interview with Alex Rollins Berg, Substack (June 2024), John Buffalo Mailer reflects on the life, work, and legacy
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03
Apr
Fighting for One’s Fiction
In his LitHub article, “Fighting for One’s Fiction: How Norman Mailer Taught Me to Defend My Plots,” Anthony Giardina
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27
Dec
How Norman Mailer Changed the Face of Biography
In his Spectator article, “How Norman Mailer Changed the Face of Biography,” Society member Robert Dean Lurie examines Mailer’s
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23
Dec
We Must All Be Left Conservatives Now
In his New Statesman article, “We Must All Be Left Conservatives Now,” Lee Siegel considers Norman Mailer’s self-description as
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14
Dec
The Real “Woke Right”
In his “The Real Woke Right,” Geoff Shullenberger examines the rise of right-wing movements that adopt progressive language to advance
24
Oct
Where Secularism Fails
In his Commonweal article, “Where Secularism Fails,” Paul Baumann touches on Norman Mailer’s sharp critiques of modern secularism. Mailer
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21
Oct
Norman Mailer vs. the Big Empty
In “Norman Mailer vs. the Big Empty,” published in Tablet Magazine, Society member David Mikics examines Mailer’s enduring critique
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31
Aug
Mike Lennon Interviewed on ArtScene, with Erika Funke
WVIA Public Media · J. Michael Lennon; August 30 2024
J. Michael Lennon, Professor Emeritus of English at Wilkes University, co-founder
21
Aug
The Infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as Seen by Novelist Norman Mailer
Daniel Hautzinger, for WTTW Chicago, revisits Mailer’s Miami and the Siege of Chicago, a work of New Journalism that
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