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Mark Heineke, U Nebraska Press Marketing Manager, Dies at 51
University of Nebraska marketing manager Mark Heineke died unexpectedly on July 24, three weeks short of his 52nd birthday. Heineke worked for a number of scholarly presses during more than two decades in publishing.
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Europe Comics Cofounder Sophie Castille Dies at 51
Sophie Castille, cofounder and director of Europe Comics and a key executive in the growth of European graphic novels in North America, died July 11. She was 51.
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Bookseller, Former ABA Board President Gail See Dead at Age 94
Gail See, a Minneapolis-area bookseller for many years and a leader in Minnesota's literary community, who served as president of the ABA board from 1984-1986, has died at age 94.
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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.
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Bobby 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.
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2022 In Memoriam: Children’s Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
Our tributes to children's authors and publishers who died in 2022—all of whom leave behind rich legacies.
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Obituary: 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.
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Blanche 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.
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Publishing 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.
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Morton 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 fierce advocate for his authors.
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Obituary: 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.
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Obituary: Ann Spinelli
Spinelli, a former v-p and executive art director at Putnam Publishing Group, died on May 9. She was 77.
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Marshall 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.
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Former 'PW' Rep Matt Hurley Dies at 64
Matt Hurley, a sales rep for 'Publishers Weekly' from 1989 to 2011, died on April 22.
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Cumberland 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.
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Former 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.
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Longtime 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.
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An 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.
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Obituary: 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.
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