Dan Poynter, author, founder of Para Publishing, publishing consultant, parachute-designer and self-publishing pioneer, died November 3 after a long illness. He was 77. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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My friend George Richardson, who has died aged 94, spent most of his working life at Oxford University, including as chief executive of Oxford University Press (OUP) from the mid-1970s to the late 80s.He was born in Cricklewood, north London, to Christina, a homemaker, and George, a businessman.... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-26 16:53:02 UTC ]
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Caldecott Award-winning children's author and illustrator Mordicai Gerstein, widely lauded for his mixed-media compositions featuring fluid pen-and-ink lines, died September 24 in Northampton, Mass., at the age of 83. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-26 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Franklin, associate publisher at Jonathan Cape, is due to retire after 26 years at the Vintage imprint. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-16 09:22:10 UTC ]
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My friend John Sansom, who has died aged 82, was a prolific art book publisher who made a huge contribution to the post-1970s culture boom, during which modern British art went from being overlooked and somewhat provincial to having high international standing.His Bristol-based Redcliffe Press,... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-08-21 13:58:41 UTC ]
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Four publishing industry figures pay tribute to and share their recollections of acclaimed author and the first African-American Nobel Laureate, Toni Morrison. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-15 22:10:49 UTC ]
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Veteran book publicist Russell Perreault died on Saturday. The executive director of publicity and social media for Penguin Random House's Vintage Anchor imprint, who had been with the unit for 25 years, was 52. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-31 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Jason Schneider, editorial director for Skyhorse Publishing, died July 26 after a long illness. He was 44. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton c.e.o. Jamie Hodder-Williams pays tribute to Hodder field sales manager Phil Pelham. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 21:46:25 UTC ]
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Frances Pinter remembers Hungarian publisher Istvan Bart, who has died in Budapest at the age of 75. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-18 06:30:20 UTC ]
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Literary agent Irene Skolnick died June 27, 2019, after a long illness. She was 80 years old. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher and nephew of Virginia and Leonard Woolf, he extended the hand of friendship to Woolf scholars and writersThe publisher and editor Cecil Woolf, who has died aged 92, was a nephew of Virginia and Leonard Woolf and the last person to have known Virginia Woolf personally, taking her tea... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-06-26 16:42:57 UTC ]
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Author, editor, and publisher Kenneth Seeman Giniger died on April 26. He was 100. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Charles Rue Woods, art director at Grove Atlantic for nearly 20 years, died May 15. He was 69. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Lewy, who held executive spots at a number of publishing houses, died May 7. She was 62. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Collaborators Haring and Connolly weave an entrancing middle grade mythology about kids who must take care of the stars. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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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 at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Warren Adler, a novelist best known for his 1981 bestseller 'The War of Roses,' died at age 91 in New York City on Monday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Marjorie Weinman Sharmat, creator of more than 130 books for children and young adults, and known for her beloved series about boy detective Nate the Great, died on March 12; she was 90. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bob Schmid, a longtime Simon & Schuster sales representative, died last month in Baltimore. He was 74. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Jenkins, the sportswriting great and best-selling author in a career that went from Ben Hogan to Tiger Woods and the manual typewriter to Twitter, has died. He was 89. Texas Christian University athletic director Jeremiah Donati confirmed Jenkins died Thursday in his hometown of Fort Worth.... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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