2024
The Norman Mailer Society holds its 21st annual conference at St. Pete Beach, Florida, with journalist David Margolick as keynote speaker.
A post-2016 year in the project’s continuing record of Mailer scholarship and legacy.
June — the documentary
June 28 — U.S. theatrical premiere, at Film Forum in New York, of Jeff Zimbalist‘s feature documentary How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer (Zeitgeist Films / Kino Lorber), with Mailer family and Society members taking part. The film drew a Variety review (Owen Gleiberman) and a LitHub reading-list tie-in.
The film’s poster: torn-paper strips of Mailer’s eyes at different ages, under the subtitle “a cautionary tale.”
November — the Society conference
November 14–16 — The Norman Mailer Society holds its 21st annual conference at the Sirata Beach Resort, St. Pete Beach, Florida, with the journalist and author David Margolick as keynote speaker. Conference program (PDF).