Author Donald Newlove Dies at 93
Novelist Donald Newlove, author of 'Sweet Diversity' and other works, died on August 17.
View ArticleObituary: Daniel Farrell
Daniel Farrell, an expert on antiques who brought 'Antiques Roadshow' to America in 1997 and who set up the U.S. offices of the publishing arm of the Antiques Collectors' Club, died on August 16. He...
View ArticleObituary: Lynn C. Franklin
The literary agent and scout Lynn C. Franklin died of cancer on July 19. She was 74. A memorial will be held on September 29 at 6:00 p.m. ET at the Cosmopolitan Club in New York City.
View ArticleObituary: Erika Seyfried, 36
Erika Seyfried, v-p and director of digital strategy and consumer engagement at Penguin Random House, died after going missing while vacationing in Vermont on August 29. She was 36.
View ArticleObituary: Peter Warner
Peter Warner, the longtime president of Thames & Hudson, died on September 9 from complications due to myelodysplastic syndrome. He was 79.
View ArticleObituary: Candice Chaplin
Candice Chaplin, v-p and director of backlist sales at Penguin Random House, died of cancer on September 7 in Gladwyne, Pa. She was 53.
View ArticleObituary: Daniel Moses
Daniel Moses, the longtime editor-in-chief of the San Francisco–based Sierra Club Books, died on September 12 in Ojai, Calif., of complications from three lung conditions caused by end-stage ankylosis...
View ArticlePublicist Gregory Henry Dead at 48
Gregory Henry, a veteran publicist who had most recently worked at Melville House, died unexpectedly on September 17. He was 48.
View ArticleEsther Reid, Longtime 'PW' Business Manager, Dies at 68
Esther Alicia Reid, longtime business manager for Publishers Weekly, died September 26. She was 68.
View ArticleObituary: John Ziccardi, 78
John Ziccardi, who led national sales efforts at Bantam and Bantam Doubleday Dell, died September 27. He was 78.
View ArticleObituary: Diane Lomonaco
Diane Lomonaco, who for decades worked in production positions at a number of publishers, died on October 4 of early onset Alzheimer’s disease. She was 67.
View ArticleObituary: Evelyn Loeb Beilenson, 83
Evelyn Loeb Beilenson, former publisher of Peter Pauper Press, died on October 4. She was 83.
View ArticleObituary: Gary Paulsen
Award-winning and prolific author Gary Paulsen, best known for his novels and nonfiction for young people about self-reliance and the transformative power of the wilderness, died suddenly on October 13...
View ArticleObituary: Jerry Pinkney
Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney, acclaimed for his picture books honoring his Black heritage as well as for his richly detailed retold fairy and folktales, died on October 20 at 81.
View ArticleObituary: April Pulley Sayre
April Pulley Sayre, known for her many books for children spotlighting the wonders of science and nature, died on November 6 of metastatic breast cancer; she was 55.
View ArticleObituary: Big Apple Founder Luc H.M. Kwanten
Kwanten, a Belgian scholar and the joint founder and executive director of the Big Apple Agency, died November 22, at his home in Shanghai, China. He was 78.
View ArticleObituary: Charlie Conrad Dies at 61
Longtime editor and publishing executive Charlie Conrad died on November 21. He was 61.
View Article'Interview with a Vampire' Author Anne Rice Dies at Age 80
Rice, whose books have sold more than 150 million copies worldwide, died of complications from a stroke on December 11.
View ArticleGreg Tate, Celebrated Author, Critic, Musician, Dies at 64
Greg Tate, acclaimed author, journalist, cultural critic, musician, activist, and professor, died on December 7 in New York City. He was 64.
View ArticleAfricanist Scholar Robert Farris Thompson Dies at 88
Robert Farris Thompson, the celebrated Yale art historian whose scholarship highlighted the diverse cultural complexity of the African diaspora— largely through his bestselling 1983 book 'Flash of the...
View ArticleAcclaimed Black Feminist bell hooks Dies at 69
bell hooks, the activist, author, groundbreaking intersectional feminist theorist, and professor, died on December 15 at her home in Berea, Ky. She was 69.
View ArticleJoan Didion, Revered Journalist and Novelist, Dies at 87
Joan Didion, one of the most widely respected journalists and writers of the latter half of 20th century, has died due to complications from Parkinson’s disease. She was 87.
View ArticleObituary: Steve Jenkins
Award-winning children’s author and illustrator Steve Jenkins, widely praised for his distinctive and detailed cut- and torn-paper collages depicting animals and the natural world, died on December 26...
View ArticleJason Epstein, Legendary Editor and Book Biz Innovator, Dies at 93
The longtime Random House editor, who combined a deep passion for books with a shrewd business mind and, as a result, made multiple major contributions to 20th century literary and publishing history,...
View ArticleObituary: Ashley Bryan
Award-winning children's book author and illustrator, fine artist, and educator Ashley Bryan, widely known for his passion for poetry and vibrant retellings of folktales rooted in the Black oral...
View ArticleTom Dupree, Former Bantam and HarperCollins Editor, Dies at 72
Tom Dupree, who was a senior editor at Bantam for much of the 1990s and later an executive editor at HarperCollins, died in his New York home on February 7.
View ArticleValerie Boyd, Author and Zora Neale Hurston Biographer, Dies at 58
Valerie Boyd, who wrote 'Wrapped in Rainbows: the Life of Zora Neale Hurston' and edited the forthcoming 'Gathering Blossoms Under Fire: The Journals of Alice Walker,' died on February 12.
View ArticleObituary: Lani Forbes
Rising YA sci-fi and fantasy author Lani Forbes died on February 3 in Boise, Idaho, following a nine-month battle with neuroendocrine cancer. She was 35.
View ArticleObituary: Duvall Hecht, 91
Duvall Hecht, audiobook pioneer and founder of Books on Tape, died on February 10 at his home in Costa Mesa, Calif. He was 91.
View ArticleObituary: Leonard Kessler
Prolific children's book illustrator Leonard Kessler, known for his wide range of early readers, picture books, and concept books, died on February 16 at age 101.
View ArticleNick Beilenson, Former Publisher of Peter Pauper Press, Dies at 85
Nick Beilenson, who took over his parents' publishing business, Peter Pauper Press, in 1981 died on February 22 of complications from Covid-19. He was 85.
View ArticleObituary: Paula Cohen
Rising children's author-illustrator Paula Cohen, whose debut solo picture book 'Big Dreams, Small Fish' was published on March 1, died suddenly on February 24; she was 57.
View ArticleObituary: Shirley Hughes
British author-illustrator Shirley Hughes, best known for her picture books capturing the everyday experiences and emotions of young children, died on February 25 at age 94.
View ArticleMargaret Kaplan, Former Executive Editor at Abrams, Dies at 91
Margaret Kaplan, who initiated Abrams Artbooks' pivot toward illustrated books and ran the publisher's art history textbook division, died on February 22 of cancer. She was 91.
View ArticleObituary: Patricia MacLachlan
Award-winning children's book author Patricia MacLachlan, widely lauded for her spare, realistic stories about everyday family life, died on March 31 at her home in Williamsburg, Mass.; she was 84.
View ArticleAn Editor Remembers Jack Higgins
Jack Higgins was one of several pseudonyms Harry Patterson used to pen dozens of thrillers. Higgins died April 9 at age 92. Neil Nyren, Higgins' long-time editor, shares a few stories about the author.
View ArticleLongtime Publishing Marketing Executive Maryann Palumbo Dies at 75
Maryann Palumbo, who rose to become v-p and director of advertising, promotion, and publicity at New American Library, died April 3.
View ArticleFormer Bantam Sales Head Lou Satz Dies at 94
Satz, who headed sales at Bantam in the 1960s and 1970s under Oscar Dystel, died on April 9.
View ArticleCumberland House Founder Ron Pitkin Dies at 79
Pitkin, who founded the Nashville-based publisher Cumberland House and co-founded Rutledge Hill Press, died April 6.
View ArticleFormer 'PW' Rep Matt Hurley Dies at 64
Matt Hurley, a sales rep for 'Publishers Weekly' from 1989 to 2011, died on April 22.
View ArticleMarshall Smith, Brookline Booksmith Cofounder, Dies at 90
Smith, the cofounder of Brookline Booksmith and a number of other seminal Boston-area retail businesses, died on May 10.
View ArticleObituary: Ann Spinelli
Spinelli, a former v-p and executive art director at Putnam Publishing Group, died on May 9. She was 77.
View ArticleObituary: Jim Murphy
Award-winning children's book author Jim Murphy, best known for his carefully researched nonfiction documenting dramatic events in history, died suddenly on May 1; he was 74.
View ArticleMorton Janklow Dies at 91
Publishing powerbroker Mort Janklow died on May 25 at his home in Water Mill, N.Y., five days short of his 92nd birthday. For his own firm and then with Janklow & Nesbit, the agent was known as a...
View ArticleBlanche Cirker, Cofounder of Dover Publications, Dies at 104
Blanche Cirker, who, with her husband, Hayward, started Dover Publications in 1941, died last week at the age of 104.
View ArticlePublishing Executive Stan Corwin Dies at 83
Stan Corwin, an executive with Pinnacle Books, Grosset & Dunlap, and Prentice-Hall who also founded his own multimedia company, died on May 18.
View ArticleObituary: Lisa Hill
Longtime book sales representative Lisa Hill, a veteran of Random House and S&S, died on June 9 at Hospice of W. Kentucky from a short illness. She was 60.
View Article2022 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators Remembered
Click through to see our tributes to some of the talented and inspiring children's book authors and illustrators who have died this year—all of whom leave behind rich legacies.
View ArticleBobby Byrd, Cofounder of Cinco Puntos Press, Dies at 80
The poet and cofounder and publisher of Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, Tex., has died.
View ArticleBook 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.
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