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Author and journalist Gay Talese is the bestselling author of eleven books, including the story of the rise and fall of the notorious Bonanno crime family of New York.
------ A reporter for the New York Times for more than nine years, he has written for the Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and other national publications.
His groundbreaking article "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" was named the "best story Esquire ever published," and he was credited by Tom Wolfe with the creation of an inventive form of nonfiction writing called "The New Journalism."
His most recent book, A WRITER'S LIFE, was published by Knopf. Gay Talese was born in Ocean City, New Jersey, and currently lives in New York City.
Gay Talese was considered to be, by Tom Wolfe, one of the founders of "new journalism." Photo credit: Joyce Tenneson WordSmitten. Tune in to the fun.
