In and Out of Books (14 March 1965)
Lewis Nichols's column quoting Mailer on why Dial Press, rather than his regular publisher Putnam's, published An American Dream: "Let a stranger take a bath."
A column by Lewis Nichols quoting Mailer on why Dial Press published An American Dream (65.7) instead of his regular publisher, Putnam’s. Concerned that the pressure of writing the novel for monthly serialization in Esquire (64.2–64.9) might affect its quality, Mailer concluded that it could “be very good, good, bad or very bad indeed, and there would be a lot more pressure on me if I were doing it for a pal” — Walter Minton, Putnam’s president — “Let a stranger” — Richard Baron of Dial — “take a bath.”
See the An American Dream Work page.
Related pages
- 1965 | An American Dream | Dial Press
- An American Dream: A New Novel Serialized Exclusively in Esquire by Norman Mailer; Installment One: The Harbors of the Moon (64.2) | Installment VIII: At the Lion and the Serpent (64.9)