John McNamee dies

The sudden death has been announced of Irish bookseller John McNamee, president of the European Booksellers Federation from 2005 to 2014. McNamee is understood to have suffered a heart attack at the weekend. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The New York Times | 2019-10-07 22:40:33 UTC ]
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