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Obituary: Myron Levoy
Author Myron Levoy, whose acclaimed YA novel ‘Alan and Naomi’ was a National Book Award finalist, has died at age 89.
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Clive Cussler, Bestselling Adventure Author, Dies at 88
Clive Cussler, bestselling adventure novelist and a real-life maritime explorer whose life at times mirrored the seafaring escapades of his books, died February 24 at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz. He was 88.
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Former Longtime St. Martin's Editor Hope Dellon Dead at 67
Hope Dellon, former longtime editor at St. Martin's Press, died on February 19 surrounded by family in New York. She was 67.
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Hundreds Turn Out to Remember Sonny Mehta
Approximately 500 people filled the Celeste Bartos Forum at the New York Public Library on February 19 to celebrate the life of Sonny Mehta, the legendary editor-in-chief of Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, who died on December 30.
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Longtime S&S Editorial Director Alice Mayhew Dead at 87
Alice Mayhew, v-p and editorial director of Simon & Schuster, died on February 4 at her home in New York. She was 87.
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Mary Higgins Clark Dead at 92
Mary Higgins Clark, who published her first mystery in 1975 and went on to be known as the Queen of Suspense, died January 31 of natural causes at her home in Naples, Fla.
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Obituary: Susan Jeffers
Susan Jeffers, a Caldecott Honor winner and bestselling illustrator, died on January 22 after a brief illness; she was 77.
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Obituary: Ron Shoop
Ron Shoop, a former sales representative for Penguin Random House in the San Francisco Bay Area for more than 20 years, died January 16. He was 74.
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Obituary: Clay Winters
Longtime publishing executive Clay Winters, former president of the Putnam & Grosset Group and co-founder of Boyds Mills Press, died on December 22; he was 85.
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Obituary: Da Chen
Da Chen, whose memoirs for both adults ('Colors of the Mountain') and young readers ('Girl Under a Red Moon') chronicled his experiences growing up during China's Cultural Revolution, died of lung cancer on December 17 in Temecula, Calif.; he was 57.
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Publishing Legend Sonny Mehta Is Dead at 77
Sonny Mehta, editor-in-chief of Knopf and chairman of the Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, died December 30 in New York City. He was 77.
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In Memoriam: Renée Senogles
Renée Senogles, marketing and publicity manager of Hardie Grant Publishing in San Francisco, died on December 19, as a result of the effects of uveal cancer. Senogles had just turned 40 in November. (Sponsored)
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Obituary: Linda Cannon, Parson Weems' Co-Owner, Dies at 68
Linda Cannon, co-owner of Parson Weems’ Publisher Services and a longtime bookseller and sales rep, died on December 5 following a brief illness.
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Obituary: Andrew Clements
Prolific children's author Andrew Clements, best known for his popular middle grade novel 'Frindle,' died on November 28 in West Baldwin, Me., following an illness; he was 70.
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Obituary: Howard Cruse, Pioneering Queer Cartoonist, Dies at 75
The pioneering underground and queer cartoonist and author of the acclaimed queer/civil rights graphic novel 'Stuck Rubber Baby,' died November 26, from lymphoma.
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Obituary: Sarah Catherine Lindsay
Sarah Catherine “Sally” Lindsay, formerly v-p of merchandising and marketing at Koen Book Distributors, died at her home in Rockville, Md., on November 27. She was 70.
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Obituary: Tom Spurgeon, Comics Journalist, Editor, Blogger, Dead at 50
Tom Spurgeon, author, editor, comics critic, blogger, and executive director of the Cartoon Crossroads Columbus comics festival, died of unknown causes in Columbus, Ohio, on November 13.
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Obituary: Ernest J. Gaines, Novelist of the Black South, Dies at 86
Ernest J. Gaines, award-winning author of the acclaimed novel 'The Autobiography of Jane Pittman,' and a MacArthur Foundation “genius” grant recipient, died of a heart attack at his home in Oscar, La. He was 86.
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Obituary: Richard Jackson
Legendary children’s book publisher, editor, and author Richard “Dick” Jackson died on October 2 from complications of multiple myeloma at his home in Towson, Md.
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