Rachel Pollack, trans activist and comic book writer, dies aged 77

Pollack, who created the first mainstream transgender superhero, Kate Godwin, had been fighting Hodgkin’s lymphomaRachel Pollack, award-winning author, leading authority on tarot and the occult, trans activist and comic-book writer who created the first mainstream transgender superhero, has died aged 77.As an author of speculative fiction, she published seven novels and four collections of short stories, including 1980’s Golden Vanity and Unquenchable Fire, which won the Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction in 1989. Her most recent, The Fissure King, was published in 2017. Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2023-04-08 10:45:56 UTC ]
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David McCullough, Pulitzer-winning historian, dies aged 89

The author of biographies and other works and narrator of documentaries, McCullough was ‘the voice of American history’David McCullough, the Pulitzer prize-winning author whose lovingly crafted narratives on subjects ranging from New York’s Brooklyn Bridge to American presidents John Adams and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-08-08 19:41:16 UTC ]
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Charlotte Pomerantz, Inventive Children’s Book Author, Dies at 92

Her imaginative use of words and lively rhymes entertained young readers, sometimes with a subtle message included, drawn from her own life. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-07-29 21:25:32 UTC ]
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Super Vacation: A Comic Book Travel Guide

Consider these wonderful...and maybe dangerous?...comic book locals for your summer vacation destination. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-07-29 10:31:00 UTC ]
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Keanu Reeves' comic book makes history

BRZRKR becomes the first comic book to feature in Comic-Con's prestigious Hall H. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2022-07-23 23:09:26 UTC ]
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Ronni Solbert, Children’s Book Illustrator, Dies at 96

She did the artwork for dozens of books, notably “The Pushcart War,” a parable about overcoming bullies, written by her partner, Jean Merrill. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2022-07-21 21:59:37 UTC ]
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Europe Comics Cofounder Sophie Castille Dies at 51

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Publisher Merloyd Ludington Lawrence Dies at 89

Her imprint, Merloyd Lawrence Books, published hundreds of works of nonfiction with Addison-Wesley, Basic Books, Da Capo Press, Hachette, and Perseus. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Japanese creator of hit manga series Yu-Gi-Oh! dies aged 60

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[ The Guardian | 2022-07-07 09:37:41 UTC ]
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Richard Taruskin, provocative scholar of classical music, dies at 77

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[ The Washington Post | 2022-07-03 02:00:27 UTC ]
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Dredd zone: the anarchic world of comic-book artist Steve Dillon

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[ The Guardian | 2022-06-30 13:00:06 UTC ]
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Baxter Black, trail boss of the cowboy poets, dies at 77

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[ The Washington Post | 2022-06-26 02:24:49 UTC ]
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Scotland’s Highland Book Prize Goes to Jen Hadfield’s ‘The Stone Age’

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-06-22 18:57:49 UTC ]
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Frederick Douglass Books, a new imprint, will publish nonfiction by writers of color.

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[ Literrary Hub | 2022-06-16 13:04:40 UTC ]
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U.S. Book Show: Oscar Isaac Enters the World of Comics

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hazel Henderson, environmental activist and futurist author, dies at 89

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[ The Washington Post | 2022-05-23 23:59:08 UTC ]
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Roger Angell, editor, baseball writer at the New Yorker, dies at 101

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Robert Goolrick, whose books explored tragedy and endurance, dies at 73

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Free Comic Book Day is Back!

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