Despite reports of the author's latest book being canceled by Random House, the company states it was never under contract to begin with. Yes, Norman Mailer's book is still happening — but its ...

Can a book be said to be “canceled” if it never existed in the first place? That might sound like a matter for the philosophers in the room, but as of early January, it’s become all too real a debate.

There was a time when Norman Mailer used to talk about the Big Book. The subject, like a white whale, prowled the interviews he gave in the 1950s, blasting into view and then diving down into the ...

This weekend, the second one in September, now (as of publication) passed, I will be doing something I have never done before: reading a second book in a row by Norman Mailer. I sense “T.G.I.F.” ...

Novelist Norman Mailer is shown arm wrestling with heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali on the terrace of their San Juan hotel, in this August 1, 1965 file photo. Novelist Norman Mailer is shown arm ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - You didn’t ask for them, but they are in your mailbox anyway. Books titled, “The Great Controversy,” and mailers that hold a small metal cross inside. A quick glance and you ...

Forget pepper spray and police dogs: If you’re in the market for a home defense system, you could do worse than pick up a copy of J. Michael Lennon’s king-sized biography of Norman Mailer. One whack ...