Beverly Clearly, beloved creator of Ramona Quimby, has died at the age of 104.

Legend of children’s literature Beverly Cleary died on March 25th in Carmel, California, HarperCollins announced on Friday. She was 104. Since publishing Henry Huggins in 1950, when she was a librarian, Cleary has sold 85 million copies of her books, which have been translated into 29 different languages. She won the National Book Award in 1981 for Ramona […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama dead at 68

Japanese manga comic creator Akira Toriyama, best known for his Dragon Ball series that spawned widely popular films, video games and TV shows, died on March 1 from a blood clot in his brain, his production studio said on Friday. He was 68. Continue reading at CBC

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Crain's 20 In Their 20s showed promise at a young age. They're living up to the hype

Brad Weekes was 25 years old and working as a senior associate at public affairs firm Kivvit when Crain's named him to the 2020 class of 20 In Their 20s. The East New York native's goal at the time: Pressure lawmakers to make positive changes.In many ways, Weekes was already doing just that. At... Continue reading at Crains New York

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Ken Fund, Former Quarto COO, Dies at 65

Fund, who worked at Quarto Publishing Group for 24 years and retired at the end of 2021, died on February 22. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Christian Publishing Veteran Joey Paul Dies at 79

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‘God forbid that a dog should die’: when Goodreads reviews go bad

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'Experiencing God' Co-author Henry Blackaby Has Died

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Stephen Blake Mettee, Book Business Entrepreneur, Dies at 76

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How many people die each year in jails and prisons? No one knows

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