After early novels that won international acclaim but were banned at home, the Irish author had a prolific career lasting more than half a centuryThe Irish writer Edna O’Brien, who explored the complications and contradictions of women’s lives in a literary career lasting more than half a... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-07-28 16:59:31 UTC ]
Prolific children's book author Kate Banks, known for prose praised as lyrical, clever, and graceful, died February 24 in Switzerland, following a long illness; she was 64. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-03-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning children's author and poet Mary Ann Hoberman died July 7 following a long illness; she was 92. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
Award-winning author Julie Anne Peters, best known for her groundbreaking YA novels featuring complex LGBTQ+ characters navigating relationships and exploring issues of identity, died on March 21 following a long illness; she was 71. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
The prize-winning Scottish children’s author Cathy MacPhail has died at the age of 75 following a long illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2021-08-31 17:49:46 UTC ]
Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling author of "Friends and Lovers" and "Milk in My Coffee," has died in Los Angeles at age 59 after battling a long illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2021-01-05 23:05:52 UTC ]
Children’s book editor David Gale, who shaped a distinguished roster of award-winning titles and proudly championed works of LGBTQ literature, died on October 9 following a long illness; he was 65. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-10-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Elliott developed his London listings and culture magazine into a ‘global media empire’Tony Elliott, the founder of the events listings magazine Time Out, has died after a long illness, the magazine has said.The 73-year-old set up the magazine in London in 1968 and grew it into a major... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-07-17 18:46:36 UTC ]
Picador has announced "with great sadness" news of the death of Clive James, who passed away peacefully at home on Sunday 24th November after a long illness, aged 80. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2019-11-27 02:27:11 UTC ]
Jason Schneider, editorial director for Skyhorse Publishing, died July 26 after a long illness. He was 44. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Literary agent Irene Skolnick died June 27, 2019, after a long illness. She was 80 years old. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
Publishing industry veteran Danielle Cumbo, who most recently served as director, international sales at Simon & Schuster, passed away after a long illness on April 16. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Author Richard Peck, winner of the Newbery Medal and widely acclaimed for his realistic YA novels, died May 23 at his home in New York City following a long illness; he was 84. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Jane Juska, whose chronicle of searching for sex as a woman in her 60s became a best-selling memoir and later a stage show, has died. She was 84. Juska died Tuesday at a Chico care facility after a long illness, her son, Andy Juska, told the San Francisco Chronicle on Saturday. She was a retired... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2017-10-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Nobel laureate prizewinning poet “gentle giant” Derek Walcott has died aged 87 at his home in St Lucia after a long illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Emma Tennant, the author of Pemberley (Sceptre) and Burnt Diaries (Canongate), has died following a long illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
“Publisher’s publisher” and Profile Books chairman Nick Perren has died after a long illness. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Smith, the former president and CEO of John Wiley and Sons, died on July 10 following a long illness. He was 61. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Evans was one of the literary scene’s leading figures for decades, working with writers including Ted Hughes and Hanif Kureishi Matthew Evans, one of the most important figures in British publishing and the man who led Faber and Faber for several decades, has died aged 74.Evans, or Baron Evans... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Publisher, editor, and award-winning children's book author James Cross Giblin died on Sunday, April 10, following a long illness. He was 82. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]