Mary McCarthy’s The Group Turns 60

Send us Fan MailJoin us as we discuss Mary McCarthy’s best-known work, The Group, published in 1963. An instant hit, it remained on the New York Times bestseller list for two years and follows eight friends over the course of seven years following their graduation from Vassar College in 1933. It was banned in Australia, Ireland, and Italy for its frank discussion of topics ranging from sex and contraception to lesbianism and mental illness. Discussed in this episode:Lost Ladies of Lit Patreon Wait ListNorman Mailer’s review of The GroupTrailer for Sidney Lumet’s film adaptation of The GroupCandace Bushnell’s Sex and the CityLost Ladies of Lit episode No. 112 on Rona Jaffe’s The Best of EverythingLost Ladies of Lit episode No. 142 on Miriam Karpilove’s Diary of a Lonely GirlLost Ladies of Lit episode No. 138 on Ursula Parrott’s Ex WifeLost Ladies of Lit episode No. 10 on A Falling Out Among Friends (Willa Cather’s feud with Dorothy Canfield Fisher)Lost Ladies of Lit episode No. 159 on Verbal Faux Pas and MondegreensVassar Daisy ChainMary McCarthy’s The GroupThe Groves of AcademeThe Company She KeepsMemories of a Catholic GirlhoodThe Man in the Brooks Brothers ShirtFeud with Lilian HellmanImaginary Friends by Nora EphronSupport the showFor episodes and show notes, visit: LostLadiesofLit.comSubscribe to our substack newsletter.Follow us on instagram @lostladiesoflit. Email us: Contact — Lost Ladies of Lit Podcast