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Obituary: Jewell Stoddard
Bookseller and champion of diverse books Jewell Stoddard, who co-founded one of the first children’s-only independent bookstores in the U.S., died March 10 at her home in Virginia. She was 92.
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Obituary: Michael Hague
Children’s author-illustrator Michael Hague, who created more than 100 books for young readers and was widely lauded for his vivid reimaginings of classic stories, has died at 77.
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Writers House Founder Al Zuckerman Dies at 94
Launched in 1973, Writers House was one of the first modern literary agencies, modeled on Zuckerman’s belief that agents should be creative and business partners for authors. Zuckerman died on March 5 of natural causes.
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Toni Burbank, Influential Bantam Editor, Dies at 85
Burbank spent more than four decades at Bantam Books, helping to shape the mind-body-spirit category at the turn of the millennium and later working on such titles as The Body Keeps the Score. She died on January 9.
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Ann Godoff, Editor of Award-Winning Books and Bestsellers, Dies at 76
The president and editor-in-chief of Penguin Press and former Random House publisher, who became one of publishing’s most accomplished editors over her 40-year career, died on February 24 from complications of bone cancer.
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Indie Press Advocate Marcella Smith Dies at 78
Smith worked at several bookstores, as well as St. Martin’s and Simon & Schuster, before joining Barnes & Noble, where she helped hundreds of small press owners better navigate the world of publishing. She died on December 2.
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Editor and Agent Will Murphy Dies at 57
Most recently an agent with Folio, Murphy spent much of his career as an editor at Random House, working with such authors as David Brooks, Pope Francis, and Salman Rushdie. He died of a heart attack on February 1.
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Illustrated Publisher Terry Newell Dies at 73
Newell helped transform the illustrated book packager Weldon Owen into a publisher that worked with such companies as Pottery Barn and Kellogg’s. He also held roles at Insight Editions and Simon & Schuster, among other publishers. He died on December 4.
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Obituary: Hudson Talbott
Author-illustrator Hudson Talbott, widely recognized for the detailed, often humorous, watercolor-and-pencil images in his broad range of picture books, died on January 22 at age 76.
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Legendary Agent Georges Borchardt Dies at 97
Over a career that spanned more than half a century, Borchardt became best known for introducing a number of major European writers to the U.S., including Night author Elie Wiesel. He died on January 18.
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