Exactly. I've read, and liked, a lot of his books but I'm 50 and I don't think all that many people younger than me would even have heard of him.
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Why would anyone buys Mailer book new when you can get them all for a quarter at an used bookstore?
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This is exactly how I got my copy of The Executioner's Song
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The people who wanted to read Mailer already have copies of Mailer. The NEW audience for Mailer is what's diminished.
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"the white negro" was never going to get him cancelled. "the time of her time," on the other hand... future generations of English majors will learn about Mailer only as some sort of literary werewolf/cautionary tale.
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Everyone thinks they will become Mozart. No one believes that they will eventually be Salieri.
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Have you noticed that every single time a book gets "canceled," there's a separate deal for it to be published, usually within 24 hours?
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Free advertising is very attractive to a publisher.
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This could all change if Joe Rogan has Matthew Barney on his show.
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Good but could have done with some editing.
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