Norman Mailer - the famed American  writer died earlier today (Saturday Nov 10th) of acute renal failure following lung surgery at Mount Sinai Hospital  in New York City- according to his biographer Michael Lennon. He was 84. For the full news report courtesy of the Associated Press  click here.  Along with such writers as Tom Wolfe and Truman Capote,  the two-time Pulitzer Prize winner was considered an innovator of creative nonfiction or "New Journalism."


He leaves behind a very rich literary legacy that includes The Naked and The Dead, The Executioner's Song, The Armies of the Night. and too many more to mention -click here for a list of many of Norman Mailer's books.  Even up to close to his death Mailer was ever-active and always focused, articulate and ready to share his opinion on important issues. Check out the interview clip below he did about five months ago on the topic of Iraq and the American Right. Then the clip below that is another recent interview with Mailer- an excerpt of an interview with Charlie Rose talking about his novel "The Castle In The Forest." published this year by Random House.