'Legend' Tom Wolfe dies

American author and journalist Tom Wolfe, who wrote Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff and The Bonfire of the Vanities, has died at the age of 88. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-17 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Windmill acquires Swedish suspense novel The Dying Game

Windmill Books has acquired a suspenseful Swedish debut, The Dying Game, by Asa Avdic. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Publishers Association president Robin Hyman dies

Robin Hyman, former chairman of Laurence King and former president of the Publishers' Association, has died peacefully in his sleep.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AAP Taps Maria Pallante to Succeed Tom Allen

The former U.S. Register of Copyrights will succeed Tom Allen as AAP president and CEO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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F. Ross Johnson, former chief executive of RJR Nabisco, dies at 85

Canadian businessman F. Ross Johnson, the former RJR Nabisco chief executive depicted as the epitome of corporate greed in the bestselling book and movie "Barbarians at the Gate," has died. He was 85. The Aycock-Riverside Funeral and Cremation Center in Jupiter, Fla., said Johnson died Thursday.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Watership Down' author Richard Adams dies at 96

British author Richard Adams, whose 1972 book “Watership Down” became a classic of children's literature, has died at age 96, according to his daughter.  Juliet Johnson told the Associated Press on Tuesday that Adams died on Christmas Eve.  A statement on the official website for “Watership Down”... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fred Kobrak, International Sales Exec, Dies at 88

Fred Kobrak, a former president of Collier Macmillan International in London and well-traveled international sales executive, died on December 12. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barry Holmes, Cassell editor for Poems on the Underground, dies

Barry Holmes, former senior commissioning editor at Cassell, has died after a long illness.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Award-winning romantic novelist Claire Lorrimer dies

Romance novelist Patricia Robins – who wrote under the penname Claire Lorrimer – has died aged 95. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder acquires reimagining of the legend of Scheherazade

Hodder & Stoughton has acquired four books by American author Renée Ahdieh, two of which reimagine the legend of Scheherazade. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kudos buys TV rights to Tom Marcus' memoir

Television rights to Tom Marcus’ memoir Soldier Spy have been sold to Kudos, producers of "Broadchurch", "Spooks" and "Human", who are planning a returnable series. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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William Trevor dies

Irish novelist, playwright and short story writer Sir William Trevor has died, aged 88. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tom McCarthy rewires Satin Island with live coders

Twice Man Booker-shortlisted novelist Tom McCarthy is to premiere a new collaborative performance as part of a series of live events from live literature producer and independent publisher Penned in the Margins. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Karsten Dietrich of France Loisirs dies

Karsten Dietrich, long-time programme manager of France Loisirs, one of the world's largest book clubs, has died, aged 72. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Agent Carole Blake dies

Literary agency Blake Friedmann has announced the death of agency co-founder Carole Blake. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Jack Chick, fundamentalist Christian cartoonist, dies at 92

Jack T. Chick, whose cartoon tracts preached fundamentalist Christianity while vilifying secular society, evolution, homosexuality and the beliefs of Catholics and Muslims, has died. He was 92. Chick died peacefully in his sleep on Sunday evening, according to a Facebook posting Monday by Chick... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poet Lucia Perillo dies at age 58

Lucia Perillo, a poet known for her sense of humor and her writing about living with multiple sclerosis, died on Oct. 16 at the age of 58 in Olympia, Wash., her publisher Copper Canyon Press confirms. Her most recent book, “Time Will Clean the Carcass Bones,” was published in February. In 2000,... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Dillon: Judge Dredd, Preacher and Punisher comic artist dies

Steve Dillon, the legendary British comic book artist, known for his work on Preacher, Punisher, and 2000AD's Judge Dredd dies aged 54 Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2016-10-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former Jonathan Cape m.d Graham Greene dies

Graham Greene CBE, most recently a director of Ed Victor Ltd and a "great cultural ambassador", has died.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic UK signs more Tom Gates

Scholastic UK has acquired more Tom Gates titles from author and illustrator Liz Pichon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Festive launch for Tom Fletcher's 'The Christmasaurus'

A brass band and pop stars were present for the launch of Tom Fletcher’s first novel, The Christmasaurus (Penguin Random House Children’s), at the Natural History Museum last night. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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