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Obituary: Raincoast's Allan MacDougall Dies at 71
Allan MacDougall, cofounder and former CEO of Canada's largest book distributor and wholesaler, Raincoast Books, has died. He was 71.
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W.E.B. Griffin, Military Man and Writer, Dies at 89
W.E.B. Griffin, the prolific author of nearly 250 books, nearly 160 of which were military fiction, died on February 12, his publisher, Putnam, confirmed.
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Obituary: Tomi Ungerer
Internationally renowned French author-illustrator and prolific artist Tomi Ungerer, who created books in French, English, and German, and was known for his playful humor as well as sharp satire, died in west Cork, Ireland on February 8; he was 87.
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Obituary: Laurie Brown, 69
Laurie Brown, who worked in various sales and marketing positions for a number of major publishers in a 40-year career, died January 31 after a battle with cancer. She was 69.
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Obituary: Gail Browning
Gail Browning, former Random House v-p and divisional sales director, died January 19 at the age of 80.
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Obituary: Mary Oliver
Mary Oliver, one of America’s most beloved and popular poets, died at her home in Hobe Sound, Fla., on January 17. She was 83 years old.
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Donne Forrest Remembered
Donne Forrest, longtime rights director at Dutton Children's Books and Dial Books for Young Readers, died on January 7 at age 80. Here, some of her friends and colleagues offer tributes.
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Obituaries: Claudio López de Lamadrid
Claudio López de Lamadrid, publisher of Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial and its Literatura Random House imprint, died January 11 at the age of 58.
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Obituary: Robert S. Friedman
Robert S. Friedman, founder of Rainbow Ridge Books and longtime publisher of works on spirituality and metaphysics, died January 9 at his home in Virginia. He was 76.
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Obituary: Robin Seaman, 68
Robin Seaman, director of content acquisition at Benetech and a passionate advocate for making books accessible to those with disabilities, died on January 7. She was 68.
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