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Apr
13
Documentary Trailer

Documentary Trailer

A trailer for How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer has been posted. Directed by Jeff Zimbalist, the documentary that
Oct
23
Society Update

Society Update

Greetings, members of the Norman Mailer Society! I hope this finds you all doing well. I just wanted to touch
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Dec
16
Review Delay

Review Delay

From the editor of The Mailer Review, Phil Sipiora: This is to inform everyone that we remain slowed down by
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Mar
07
Pinckney on Mailer

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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Feb
04
Jason Epstein, Editor and Publishing Innovator, Is Dead at 93

Jason Epstein, Editor and Publishing Innovator, Is Dead at 93

Jason Epstein, Editor and Publishing Innovator, Is Dead at 93. Editor of Philip Roth, Norman Mailer, Gore Vidal, Jean Strouse,
Jan
06
Mailer and the Monoculture

Mailer and the Monoculture

More on the cancel Mailer controversy. “Mailer and the Monoculture” by Geoff Shullenberger considers “The White Negro” and its continued
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Jan
05
Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

Was Norman Mailer Canceled? His Publishers Say No.

“You can’t cancel Norman Mailer.” From The New York Times: The independent press Skyhorse acquired a new book by
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Jan
04
The Execution and Un-Execution Of Norman Mailer

The Execution and Un-Execution Of Norman Mailer

“Millennials hate him and he must go, but he’s not going anywhere,” writes Neal Pollack. He continues: On Monday,
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Aug
23
Norman Mailer Center

Norman Mailer Center

The Norman Mailer Center is ceasing activities. Norman Mailer’s library and the contents of his writer’s study formerly
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Apr
08
Cape Cod author Peter Manso, 80, Dies

Cape Cod author Peter Manso, 80, Dies

Manso, 80, was known for sprawling, extensively researched biographies of Norman Mailer and Marlon Brando, and for a book recounting