Obituary: Byrd Baylor
Author and activist Byrd Baylor, whose picture books reflected her deep appreciation for the Southwest, died on June 16 at 97.
View ArticleObituary: Victoria Craven, 62
Victoria Craven, associate publisher of Monacelli Press and the founder of the Monacelli Studio imprint, died at her home on Long Island on May 25. She was 62 years old.
View ArticleObituary: Ann Rinaldi
Author and journalist Ann Rinaldi, best known for her painstakingly researched YA historical fiction featuring female protagonists, died on July 1 in Branchburg, N.J.; she was 86.
View ArticleObituary: Floyd Cooper
Award-winning author-illustrator Floyd Cooper, widely lauded for his evocative and luminous paintings depicting the African American experience, died on July 16 at age 65.
View ArticleObituary: Ted Lewin
Award-winning author-illustrator Ted Lewin, known for his realistic and richly detailed watercolors, died on July 28 at age 86.
View ArticleObituary: Michael Rockliff
Michael Rockliff, a longtime marketing and sales executive at publishing houses including Random House and Workman, has died at 76.
View ArticleObituary: Eloise Greenfield
Award-winning children's book author and poet Eloise Greenfield died on August 5; she was 92.
View ArticleObituary: Jack Covert
Jack Covert, founder of the business book bookseller and distributor Porchlight Book Company (originally known as 800-CEO READ), died on August 13. He was 77.
View ArticleAuthor 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.
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