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Norman Mailer

Sex tapes and outings and schlubs, oh my!: Celebrate the year in sexual intrigue, as D-list celebs spread it for the cameras, Hollywood avoids smushmortions, and Hitler's mommy gets laid.; By Rebecca Traister Dec 27, 2007
Queen Hillary's disruptive court: The press corps finally wakes up to her waffling and evasions. Plus: Norman Mailer's largely forgotten legacy and our disappointing lesbian icons!; By Camille Paglia Nov 14, 2007
Norman Mailer 1923 - 2007: Remembrances of Norman Mailer by Marlon Brando, Liz Smith, Irving Howe, Diana Trilling, Edward Abbey, Germaine Greer and other notables.; Compiled by Dana Cook Nov 11, 2007
Remembering Norman Mailer through his books: This entry from "The Salon.com Reader's Guide to Contemporary Authors" takes us on a tour of his best, his worst and his bravest.; By A.O. Scott Nov 10, 2007
Too much Gore: Vidal's second memoir merely retells the stories we already know from his enormous -- and potentially irrelevant -- body of work.; By Allen Barra Jan 3, 2007
The sound bite and the fury: Literary bad boy James Frey says Dave Eggers can eat his dust. His self-promotion is tiresome, but his addiction memoir, "A Million Little Pieces," shows he has the right stuff.; By Louis Bayard Apr 19, 2003
"The Spooky Art" by Norman Mailer: In a new volume of advice to young writers, the great man of American letters weighs his own legacy -- and finds it wanting.; By Aaron Hicklin Apr 14, 2003
Farewell to Will: Norman Mailer flattens George Will after the bow-tied GOP courtier notes a Hemingway-like eloquence in our president's mangled prose.; By Gary Kamiya Mar 27, 2002
Here we go again: A Clinton fan tears off her shirt right after the president signs it; Britney Spears spotted in sync with Justin Timberlake; and Martha Stewart gets carried away with a trespasser. Plus: Fabio's a Gore man, Meg Ryan's a Quaid woman.; By Amy Reiter Aug 22, 2000
My perversion: The love that dare not cluck its name; a few words about dirty words in Mexico; and the prize that is Consuela.; By Carlos Amantea May 6, 2000
The art of crime: Ex-con and man of letters Edward Bunker discusses his new memoir, "Education of a Felon," and life as an upstanding citizen.; By Stephen Lemons Apr 24, 2000
The return of the White Negro: Filmmaker James Toback talks about race, sex, Warren Beatty and his explosive new movie, "Black and White."; By Michael Sragow Mar 30, 2000
"Main Event": A retrospective of Howard Bingham's photography recalls the Ali-Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle."; By Stephen Lemons Feb 28, 2000
Tom Wolfe calls Irving, Mailer and Updike "the Three Stooges": "Bonfire of the Vanities" author fans literary feud.; By Craig Offman Jan 21, 2000
A Dunne deal: In his new memoir, Dominick Dunne describes how he found fame the old-fashioned way: He yearned for it.; By Sean Elder Oct 13, 1999
The docu-novel: The author of "Bellefleur" selects five great "nonfiction novels."; By Joyce Carol Oates Sep 20, 1999
Faster, pussycat ... save me the aisle seat?: Meyer and Ebert agree on the big, bouncy issues. Beatty clues in, moves on, drops out. Also: Can it be true? Howard laments dearth of lesbians!; By Amy Reiter Sep 17, 1999
Mailer vs. Greer: The bout that wasn't: Mailer vs. Greer: The bout that wasn't; By Laura Miller Jul 13, 1999
Kate Millett, the ambivalent feminist: The author of the 1970 bestseller "Sexual Politics" may have been the women's movement's most unlikely heroine, or maybe not.; By Leslie Crawford Jun 5, 1999
Punch drunk: Vivian Gornick reviews 'The Time of Our Time' a collection of essays by Norman Mailer; By Vivian Gornick May 27, 1998
The year in books: Dwight Garner reviews the events in book publishing in 1997; By Dwight Garner Dec 24, 1997
The man who loved books in Turkey: For Lisa Michaels, an encounter with a book-starved shopkeeper in Turkey provides a new perspective on literary packing.; By Lisa Michaels Dec 3, 1997
twilight of the old goats: Salon magazine: Mailer, Roth and Bellow refuse to go quietly. By D.T. Max; By D.T. Max May 16, 1997

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