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“Norman Mailer: Doing a Number on the American Dream.” Article-interview by Jerry Bauer. Midweek (London), 20 September, 4–6. Despite several errors, Bauer’s piece has some good exchanges with Mailer, whom he interviewed in his Brooklyn home over dinner. On Tough Guys Don’t Dance (84.17): “From the title, you can tell I didn’t take myself too seriously. I hope the reader won’t either. I want him to have fun with the book.”