Legacy

Jul
06
Culture That Made Me: Colm Tóibín on Hemingway, Sean-nós and Cinema

Culture That Made Me: Colm Tóibín on Hemingway, Sean-nós and Cinema

In advance of his appearance at West Cork Literary Festival, the Co Wexford-born writer selects some of his touchstone references
1 min read
Jun
09
Current Mailer Projects

Current Mailer Projects

We now have a list of current and upcoming Mailer projects, thanks to J. Michael Lennon. Oxford University Press Mailer
12 min read
Jun
08
2021 Lucid Winner

2021 Lucid Winner

Maggie McKinley wins the Robert F. Lucid Award for Norman Mailer in Context in 2021. Congratulations, Professor McKinley. Norman Mailer
1 min read
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
1 min read
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:
1 min read
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
1 min read
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
1 min read
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.
1 min read
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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