Legacy

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,
Oct
16
How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer

How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer

WORLD PREMIERE — Norman Mailer, a towering figure in American literature, had a life that was certainly stranger than fiction. From
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Jul
12
Another Round with Norman Mailer

Another Round with Norman Mailer

Writing in the Jewish Review of Books, Jesse Tisch offers a comprehensive overview of Mailer's life and career with emphasis
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Apr
13
Norman Mailer’s Anti-Fascist Eloquence

Norman Mailer’s Anti-Fascist Eloquence

Peter Keough reviews A Mysterious Country in The Arts Fuse. Keough laments that America seems to lack a current figure
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