- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 137, pages 367-372. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- He was nominated for the 2018 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters category.
- Father of painter Pamela Talese.
- Name checked in Pete Townshend's song "Communication" (released in 1982).
- He was nominated for the 2019-2020 Class of New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters category.
- He was inducted into the 2021 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts and Letters category.
- He was inducted into the 2024 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Arts & Letters category.
- In 1979 his non-fiction book 'Thy Neighbor's Wife' was optioned by United Artists for $2.5m, at the time a record for any book's movie rights. UA went as far as to attach William Friedkin as director. No film ever emerged.
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