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“Writing is spooky,” according to Norman Mailer. “There is no routine of an office to keep you going, only the blank page each morning, and you never know where your words are coming from, those divine words.” In __The Spooky Art,__ Mailer discusses with signature candor the rewards and trials of the writing life, and recommends the tools to navigate it. Addressing the reader in a conversational tone, he draws on the best of more than fifty years of his own criticism, advice, and detailed observations about the writer’s craft. **Praise for __The Spooky Art__** “__The Spooky Art__ shows Mailer’s brave willingness to take on demanding forms and daunting issues. . . . He has been a thoughtful and stylish witness to the best and worst of the American century.”**—__The Boston Globe__** “At his best—as artists should be judged—Mailer is indispensable, an American treasure. There is enough of his best in this book for it to be welcomed with gratitude.”**—__The Washington Post__**“[__The Spooky Art__] should nourish and inform—as well as entertain—almost any serious reader of the novel.”**—Baltimore __Sun__**“The richest book ever written about the writer’s subconscious.”**—__The Phila

Who reads The Spooky Art : Thoughts on Writing?

Author

Norman Mailer

Publisher

Random House LLC; Random House Trade Paperbacks

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9781588362865

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Collections, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.67 / 5 (403 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14