If Norman Mailer Can Be Cancelled, No One Is Safe
Tim Black's Spiked essay treating the Random House episode as a warning about literary freedom. An about-Mailer clipping.
Tim Black. “If Norman Mailer Can Be Cancelled, No One Is Safe.” Spiked, 10 January 2022. https://www.spiked-online.com/2022/01/10/if-norman-mailer-can-be-cancelled-no-one-is-safe/
Black argues that the cancellation, even if its facts were overstated, signals a broader threat to literary freedom.