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Obituary: Jean Craighead George
Distinguished children's book author and noted naturalist Jean Craighead George died on May 15. She was 92. Best known for the Newbery-winning novel Julie of the Wolves and the Newbery Honor title My Side of the Mountain, George penned more than 100 books for young people.
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Maurice Sendak: An Appreciation
Historian and critic Leonard S. Marcus remembers Maurice Sendak, who
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Former 'PW' News Editor Madalynne Reuter Dead at 90
Madalynne Reuter, former longtime news editor of Publishers Weekly, fiction writer, and mother, died May 3 at the Amsterdam House nursing home in Manhattan. She was 90.
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Obituary: Maurice Sendak Dead at 83
Legendary author and illustrator Maurice Sendak died in Connecticut on Tuesday, May 8, following a stroke. He was 83.
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A Tribute to Adrienne Rich
"Rich refused to turn away from difficulty. Her relentless, urgent mission to articulate through singular poetics the personal and political issues of our time never failed her," writes Jill Bialosky.
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Obituary: Thomas Locker
Author and artist Thomas Locker, who illustrated more than 30 children’s books, died in Albany, N.Y. on Friday, March 9. He was 74.
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Obituary: Jan Berenstain
Jan Berenstain, co-creator of the Berenstain Bears series, died on February 24 at the age of 88, after a stroke.
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Obituary: Fred Kerner
Fred Kerner, editor emeritus of Harlequin Books, died on December 24. He was 90.
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Obituary: Joe Simon, Jerry Robinson and Eduardo Barreto
In the span of about a week and a half in December, the comics world has lost three iconic, veteran creators.
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Obituary: Florence Parry Heide
Florence Parry Heide, author of more than 100 books for children, died at home in Kenosha, Wis., on October 24. She was 92.
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Nicky Salan, Champion of Children's Literature, Dies at 77
Necia (Nicky) Salan, founder of Cover to Cover, a San Francisco bookselling institution renowned for placing children’s books in equal prominence as adult books, died at her home on October 10, after a long illness. She was 77.
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Obituary: William Sleator
Renowned science fiction writer William Sleator, a master of the macabre who wrote primarily for young adults, died on August 3 at age 66. Sleator was best known for creating an offbeat blend of real science, horror, and psychological suspense.
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Publisher Herbert S. Bailey, Jr., Dies at 89
Herbert S. Bailey, Jr., former director of Princeton University Press, died on June 28. He was 89. Bailey, who was director of PUP from 1945 to 1986, joined the house in 1946 as a science editor.
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Zev Birger, an Appreciation
The death June 6 of Zev Birger—the brilliant, charming, irrepressible director of the biennial Jerusalem International Book Fair, and Israel's champion promoting the flow of literature and culture between countries for many decades—from injuries sustained when he was struck by a motorcycle while crossing the street shocked and saddened thousands of people in many spheres of Zev's life, and most certainly in our publishing world. He had just celebrated his 85th birthday, vibrant, energetic, and already in talks about programs for the next fair in 2013.
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Obituaries: Jerusalem Book Fair's Zev Birger; RH's Harriette Dorsen
Zev Birger, longtime head of the Jerusalem International Book Fair, and Harriette Dorsen, general counsel for Bantam Doubleday Dell and then Random House, have both died.
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Cavin Memorial Today
A celeberation of the life of Ruth Cavin will be held later today at 5:30 at the Salmagundi Club, located at 47 Fifth Avenue. A reception will follow. Cavin died in January at the age of 92. For the past 22 years, Cavin was associate publisher of Thomas Dunne Books, where she acquired and edited some 900 books.
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William C. Kohler, Dead at 76
William C. Kohler, founder of Vantage sales and marketing, died April 30 in Ocean City, N.J. He was 76.
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Former Morrow V-P James Finkenstaedt Dies
James C. Finkenstaedt, former vice-president of William Morrow, died March 19. He was 90. Finkenstaedt, who had been active in the civil rights movement since the '50s, was influential in bringing well-known African-American writers to Morrow, such as Nikki Giovanni and Amiri Baraka
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Wynne Jones Dies at 76
British fantasy author Diana Wynne Jones died on Saturday. She was 76. Jones, who had been writing fantasy novels for over 35 years, won a number of awards, including the British Fantasy Society’s Karl Edward Wagner Award and, in 2007, the Life Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Organization.
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Edward Knappman Dies at 67
On March 10, Edward W. Knappman died from an infection that resisted antibiotics. Knappman, former president of New England Publishing Associates, was 67.
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