He died yesterday.  I was introduced to his books as a teenager in my Senior English class. I read several of them and have often wanted to read more of them, but due to the lack of free time I haven't read many books lately.  In fact I've been working on one book for about 5 years now and I'm still not even halfway through it. Reading the articles about his life today makes me want to read more of his works.  Now if only I had the time.