CRIME AND PUNISHMENTThe Murderer Who Broke Norman Mailer’s HeartA new book explores the relationship between convicted killer Jack Henry Abbott and his literary mentor.AD BY THE DAILY BEAST
Let’s TalkWhen Norman Mailer Met Germaine GreerThe Wooster Group’s stage distillation of the 1971 documentary, ‘Town Bloody Hall,’ reimagines a night of verbal fireworks when male chauvinism clashed with feminism head-on.Tim Teeman
GOAT?Was Norman Mailer an Overrated Bully?Mailer was certainly not shy when it came to praising his own literary and fighting talents.AD BY THE DAILY BEAST
INK-STAINEDMailer Loved Getting Punched In the FaceIf there was a fight club for writers, Norman Mailer would be Tyler Durden.Jonathan Gottschall
Naked and DeadNorman Mailer: Secret Teddy BearNorman Mailer was known for his toughness and temper, and his letters have plenty of that, but they also show his kindness and generosity with other writers.Ronald K. Fried
RAILROADEDThe FBI’s Bogus ISIS BustHeather Coffman was just another member of the vast American underclass—until, you know, she kinda sorta got into jihad. James Poulos
Where’s the Beef?Stat-Happy News Ignores NarrativeThe new generation of reporters led by the likes of Ezra Klein and Nate Silver lives and dies by the numbers, but real news still needs storytelling journalists.David Masciotra
Murder, Sex, and the Writing LifeHow do you tell the story of one of the 20th century’s larger-than-life literary figures? Norman Mailer’s latest biographer J. Michael Lennon talks literary reputation, omens, women, and the never written.Ronald K. Fried
The Biographer’s SongA Life Lived LoudAdam Begley on a sloppy and insipid biography that doesn’t do justice to Norman Mailer’s life.Adam Begley
Letters to AmericaAndrew O’Hagan’s Favorite Essays<p>The celebrated Scottish writer, whose book <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Atlantic-Ocean-Reports-Britain/dp/0151013780/" target="_blank">The Atlantic Ocean: Reports From Britain and America</a></i> is finally available in the U.S., picks his most treasured books.</p> Andrew O'Hagan
