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Columbia Heights.
Columbia Heights.


'''PS''': That is quite a chunk of authorial history. In relation to the archival
'''PS''': That is quite a chunk of authorial history. In relation to the archival work that you have already mentioned, there is the forthcoming publication of his ''Lipton’s Journal'', written in 1954–55 and edited by you and Jerry Lucas, and Susan Mailer. What can you tell us about the gravity of ''Lipton’s Journal''?
work that you have already mentioned, there is the forthcoming publication of his ''Lipton’s Journal'', written in 1954–55 and edited by you and Jerry
Lucas, and Susan Mailer. What can you tell us about the gravity of ''Lipton’s
Journal''?


'''JML''': The manuscript is in the Ransom Center.I have the carbon copy, which
'''JML''': The manuscript is in the Ransom Center.I have the carbon copy, which
Mailer gave me years ago. Lipton’s is a 110,000-word marijuana journal. He
Mailer gave me years ago. Lipton’s is a 110,000-word marijuana journal. He wrote it over a four-month period from the end of 1954 to the beginning of 1955. It is a pivotal piece of work, yet it was never edited or published. He just
wrote it over a four-month period from the end of 1954 to the beginning of
wrote it and put it away. It became the clearinghouse for his mind in that period, and a stalking horse for ''The White Negro''. It also anticipates many of
1955. It is a pivotal piece of work, yet it was never edited or published. He just
wrote it and put it away. It became the clearinghouse for his mind in that period, and a stalking horse for The ''White Negro''. It also anticipates many of
the ideas in his columns in The ''Village Voice'', the newspaper that he cofounded in 1955. Most important, it is the last remaining major piece of
the ideas in his columns in The ''Village Voice'', the newspaper that he cofounded in 1955. Most important, it is the last remaining major piece of
Mailer writing that has not been published (there are two very brief excerpts
Mailer writing that has not been published (there are two very brief excerpts
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'''JML''': I’m not sure. Much of that will be up to Jerry and his editing, after
'''JML''': I’m not sure. Much of that will be up to Jerry and his editing, after
which Susan and I will go over it one more time. It has been held up a little
which Susan and I will go over it one more time. It has been held up a little
because Susan was immersed in completing her memoir, ''In Another Place:
because Susan was immersed in completing her memoir, ''In Another Place: My Life with and without My Father, Norman Mailer''. We would like to publish Lipton’s in Mailer’s centenary year, 2023.
My Life with and without My Father, Norman Mailer''. We would like to publish Lipton’s in Mailer’s centenary year, 2023.


'''PS''': After a long, long time, the Library of America finally began publishing
'''PS''': After a long, long time, the Library of America finally began publishing Norman Mailer. Why is this development so important for his stature in the future?
Norman Mailer. Why is this development so important for his stature in the
future?


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