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Remembering Oscar Dystel
During his quarter century as president of Bantam Books, Oscar Dystel was the most successful publisher—ever—of mass market paperbacks.
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Andre Schiffrin Remembered
An important chapter in the history of American publishing was recalled, last night, at the memorial for Andre Schiffrin, in New York City.
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Memorial Set for Consortium’s Jane Queller
A memorial for Jane Queller, former Barnes & Noble national accounts manager for Consortium, who passed away on October 12, will take place on Sunday, December 21 at 11 a.m at JCC of Manhattan.
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Obituary: B. Dalton's Kay Sexton, 91
Kay Sexton, former v-p communications for B. Dalton, died on October 17 at her home in Arden Hills, Minn
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Obituary: Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Author Zilpha Keatley Snyder, who received three Newbery Honors for her middle-grade novels, including 'The Egypt Game,' has died. She was 87.
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Obituary: Stackpole President M. David Detweiler IV, 67
M. David Detweiler IV, president and chairman of the board of Stackpole, Inc., died on September 27 in Harrisburg, Penn.
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Obituary: Former UC Press Editorial Director Sheila Levine, 65
Sheila Levine, associate director and editorial director of the University of California Press until her retirement in 2011, died September 21 after a long struggle with ovarian cancer.
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Obituary: George Blagowidow, Hippocrene Books Founder
George Blagowidow, founder of Hippocrene Books, died on September 18. He was 90.
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Obituary: Former RH Sales Executive Betty Fairchild
Betty Fairchild, former v-p and field director for Random House, died last week. She was 67.
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Obituary: Former 'PW' Correspondent Herbert Lottman
Herbert Lottman, historian of French intellectual life and the longtime European correspondent for 'Publishers Weekly,' died August 27 in Paris. He was 87.
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Obituary: Audiobook Producer Bob Deyan
Bob Deyan, founder of Deyan Audio Services, passed away on August 19 at the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica, Calif. due to complications of ALS.
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Obituary: Frederick Ruffner, Founder of Gale Research, 88
Frederick Gale Ruffner Jr., who founded the Gale Research Co., passed away on August 12 at the age of 88, following a long illness.
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Obituary: Editor Stanley Hochman, 89
Stanley Hochman, editor of reference, and a translator of European literature and nonfiction, died at home of natural causes on August 10.
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Obituary: L.A. Meyer
L.A. (Louis) Meyer, creator of the swashbuckling Bloody Jack adventure series starring intrepid Mary "Jacky" Faber, died on July 29 in Ellsworth, Maine, of complications from Hodgkin's lymphoma. He was 71.
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Obituary: Publishing Exec Malcolm Magruder, 89
Malcolm Magruder was William Morrow and Company's director of sales for nearly 10 years and the Southeastern rep for 12 years until his retirement in 1990.
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Obituary: Editor Jerry Gross, 81
Jerry Gross, co-founder of the Independent Editors Group, died in Santa Monica, Calif. on July 6.
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Obituary: Helen Ditlow
Helen Ditlow, who with her husband Anthony launched Listening Library in 1955, died June 26 at age 92.
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Obituary: Walter Dean Myers
Walter Dean Myers, the award-winning children's author best known for his many novels that portray the often difficult life experiences of young African-Americans, died on July 1 following a brief illness. He was 76.
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Obituary: Penguin's Maureen Donnelly, 59
Longtime Penguin publicity director Maureen Donnelly passed away on June 30, after a brief battle with breast cancer.
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