Random House Plans Release of Norman Mailer Books

In an effort to introduce Norman Mailer’s work to a younger generation of readers, Random House is embarking on a publishing campaign that will include the release of a new essay collection, eight books in e-book format for the first time and repackaged paperbacks.

Mr. Mailer, the larger-than-life writer who is perhaps best known for his novels “The Armies of the Night” and “The Executioner’s Song,” which were published in the 1960s and 1970s. He died in 2007.

Gina Centrello, the president and publisher of Random House, said the publishing program will begin with a new book, “Mind of an Outlaw,” a selection of essays by Mr. Mailer, with an introduction by Jonathan Lethem.

“Norman was an American original both on the page and in life,” Ms. Centrello said in an e-mail. “Random House and his readers miss him tremendously. It’s wonderful to have this opportunity to relaunch these books for a new generation.” The rerelease of Mr. Mailer’s backlist books will continue until 2016.

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