Legacy

Dec
27
How Norman Mailer Changed the Face of Biography

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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Dec
23
We Must All Be Left Conservatives Now

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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Dec
14
The Real “Woke Right”

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
Oct
24
Where Secularism Fails

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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Oct
21
Norman Mailer vs. the Big Empty

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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Aug
31
Mike Lennon Interviewed on ArtScene, with Erika Funke

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
Aug
21
The Infamous 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as Seen by Novelist Norman Mailer

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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Jul
18
A Haunting Doc Captures the Majesty of the Mailer Experience

A Haunting Doc Captures the Majesty of the Mailer Experience

Variety has posted a review of Jeff Zimbalist’s How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer by Owen Gleiberman: Forget
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Jul
02
Readings on the Life, Works, and Conflicts of Norman Mailer

Readings on the Life, Works, and Conflicts of Norman Mailer

LitHub has posted “What to Read Before and After Seeing How to Come Alive With Norman Mailer.” It contains a
Mar
29
A Hell of a Performance

A Hell of a Performance

In The New York Review, Andrew Delbanco reviews the LOA publication of The Naked and the Dead and Selected Letters,