J. Michael Lennon
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J. Michael Lennon is Emeritus Professor of English at Wilkes University. He is currently editing Norman Mailer
's selected letters and writing his authorized biography.
Lennon was appointed to write the authorized biography of two-time Pulitzer Prize
-winning novelist Norman Mailer
by the Mailer estate in December 2006, following the death of Robert F. Lucid. He is a former professor of English at Sangamon State University, now the University of Illinois at Springfield
and Wilkes University
in Pennsylvania. While at Wilkes he held various offices, including Vice President of the university and chairman of the Humanities Division, as well as co-director of the Wilkes University low-residency MA/MFA in Creative Writing, a program which he founded in 2004, along with current Program Director Bonnie Culver. He is also the current President and one of the founders of The Norman Mailer Society, a literary society dedicated to promoting interest and scholarship on the works of Norman Mailer. He has published and edited many books and articles, and is currently based in Massachusetts.
Lennon published "Critical Essays on Norman Mailer" in 1986. He has edited "Norman Mailer's Letters on an American Dream" (2004) and "Conversations with Norman Mailer" (1988). He co-authored "On God: An Uncommon Conversation" (2008) with Mailer. He is an executor of Mailer's estate and one of the architects of his archive.
Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S...
's selected letters and writing his authorized biography.
Lennon was appointed to write the authorized biography of two-time Pulitzer Prize
Pulitzer Prize
The Pulitzer Prize is a U.S. award for achievements in newspaper and online journalism, literature and musical composition. It was established by American publisher Joseph Pulitzer and is administered by Columbia University in New York City...
-winning novelist Norman Mailer
Norman Mailer
Norman Kingsley Mailer was an American novelist, journalist, essayist, poet, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.Along with Truman Capote, Joan Didion, Hunter S...
by the Mailer estate in December 2006, following the death of Robert F. Lucid. He is a former professor of English at Sangamon State University, now the University of Illinois at Springfield
University of Illinois at Springfield
The University of Illinois at Springfield is a public university in Springfield, Illinois. The University was established in 1969 as Sangamon State University by the Illinois General Assembly and became a part of the University of Illinois system on July 1, 1995.The University of Illinois at...
and Wilkes University
Wilkes University
Wilkes University is a private, non-denominational American university located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. It has over 2,200 undergraduates and over 2,200 graduate students...
in Pennsylvania. While at Wilkes he held various offices, including Vice President of the university and chairman of the Humanities Division, as well as co-director of the Wilkes University low-residency MA/MFA in Creative Writing, a program which he founded in 2004, along with current Program Director Bonnie Culver. He is also the current President and one of the founders of The Norman Mailer Society, a literary society dedicated to promoting interest and scholarship on the works of Norman Mailer. He has published and edited many books and articles, and is currently based in Massachusetts.
Lennon published "Critical Essays on Norman Mailer" in 1986. He has edited "Norman Mailer's Letters on an American Dream" (2004) and "Conversations with Norman Mailer" (1988). He co-authored "On God: An Uncommon Conversation" (2008) with Mailer. He is an executor of Mailer's estate and one of the architects of his archive.