Feb
02
Mike Lennon Interview
J. Michael Lennon, Emeritus Professor of English at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre and authorized biographer of Norman Mailer: Norman Mailer:
Media
Jan
31
Happy Birthday, Norman!
Today, Norman Mailer would have been 102. Here are some birthday wishes and mentions from around the Interwebs.
* Lit Hub
Dec
27
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
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”
In his “The Real Woke Right,” Geoff Shullenberger examines the rise of right-wing movements that adopt progressive language to advance
Nov
21
The Ghosts of Tough Guys
In her recent CrimeReads article, “The Ghosts of Tough Guys Don’t Dance,” Society member Olivia Rutigliano examines Mailer’s
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Oct
24
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
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
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
Daniel Hautzinger, for WTTW Chicago, revisits Mailer’s Miami and the Siege of Chicago, a work of New Journalism that
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