Advertisements for Others

The Blurbs of Norman Mailer

Authors

  • Matthew S. Hinton Author

Keywords:

book blurbs and literary endorsements, literary marketplace, author networks and influence, twentieth-century American publishing, writer relationships, American literary culture, literary promotion

Abstract

With Advertisements for Myself, Norman Mailer established an influential foundation in his critique of fellow authors. Additionally, he secured his role as a contributor to the literary marketplace by way of his praise of other works. In over half a century, Norman Mailer composed approximately one hundred and forty blurbs for books on a bevy of subjects. From Hemingway to heavyweight champions, from conspiracy theories to Italian cooking, Mailer has, through his blurbs, shown great generosity to fellow writers, commented on a variety of topics, revealed several personal interests, and developed a poetry of promotion.

Author Biography

  • Matthew S. Hinton

    Matthew S. Hinton is a playwright, teacher, researcher and artist who lives and works in Wilkes-Barre, PA. His recent work as been as the chief researcher/assistant to Dr. J. Michael Lennon on the official biography of Norman Mailer. He is the designer and editor of An Evening With Joyce’s Women, a series of Dubliners-based one-acts adapted by David Klein. His own comic one-act, entitled Variations on Ten Rounds was published in 2010 by Naissance/Chapbook Publisher. His recent full-length play, Quiet Cowboy, is being staged by Gaslight Theatre Co. He was recently awarded with a fellowship to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony in Provincetown for the summer of 2010.

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Published

2026-03-25

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2010): Literary Warriors

Section

Articles