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    Author J. Michael Lennon will visit the Provincetown Public Library on Friday, August 15, to present his New York Times Editors Choice book, Norman Mailer: A Double Life, at 5pm in the Marc Jacobs Reading Room. As the current president of the Norman Mailer Society, Lennon will also speak about the future of the organization. Susan Mailer, daughter of the late author, will introduce Mike Lennon at the event.
After meeting Mailer in 1972, Michael Lennon edited several high-profile works on the author, including Critical Essays on Norman Mailer (1986), Conversations with Norman Mailer (1988), The James Jones Reader (1991), and Norman Mailers Letters on An American Dream, 1963-69 (2004). Lennon will also provide insight into Mailers legacy in Provincetown as part of his presentation.
Attendees are asked to provide a minimum admission donation of $15 at the door. Refreshments and hors doeuvres will be provided by Cosmos Catering, a local Provincetown business. Copies of Norman Mailer: A Double Life, will be available for purchase at the Library.
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