BookNet Canada's Noah Genner Has Died

The president and CEO emeritus of BookNet Canada died on August 27. “It is impossible to imagine Canadian publishing functioning without Noah Genner’s contributions,” said Jack Illingworth, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-09-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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David Ferry, Poet and Translator Who Won Acclaim Late in Life, Dies at 99

After nearly 40 years as a professor, he began a new career writing poems and translating classics. He won a National Book Award when he was 86. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Sharon Fitzhenry, Canadian Distributor and Publisher, Dies at 73

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Jane Garrett, Book Editor With a Prizewinning Touch, Dies at 88

History books she shepherded over 44 years at Alfred A. Knopf won a raft of Pulitzers — seven in all — as well as Bancrofts, though one recipient set off a furious academic debate. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Ken Norwick, First Amendment and IP Lawyer, Dies at 82

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David Mitchell, Weekly Editor Who Exposed a Corrupt Cult, Dies at 79

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Keith Giffen, Comic Book Maverick for DC and Marvel, Dies at 70

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Jordan Miller, Cofounder of Academy Chicago Publishers, Dies at 97

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Pioneering Bookseller Hillel Stavis Dies at 78

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When Innocent Black People Die, I Mourn The Life, The Potential, And The Art

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