Aug
18
Lipton’s Journal Excerpted in the TLS
The Time Literary Supplement has published an excerpt from the forthcoming Lipton’s Journal: “Saint and Psychopath.” Co-edited by J.
Media
Jul
15
Rare-Book Dealer Charged After Pilfered Eagles Lyrics Come to Light
Glenn Horowitz and two other men are accused of conspiring to sell Don Henley’s notes, including the words to
Jul
13
The Outer Limits
In “The Shores of Bohemia,” John Taylor Williams explores 50 years in the iconoclastic summer colonies of Cape Cod. Book
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Jul
13
When Vonnegut met Mailer in Cape Cod’s “Helltown”
Provincetown was a place of enchantment, light, and art. But there was a dark side to the literary life there,
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Jul
06
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
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Apr
09
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 Fight takes the number one position:
Centered around one of the biggest boxing matches of all time, this 1975
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Apr
04
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:
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Mar
07
Pinckney on Mailer
Darryl Pinckney writes “My Norman Mailer Problem—and Ours” in The Nation. He surveys the history of “The White Negro”
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Mar
03
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
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