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Jesse Kornbluth, Author and Bookreporter.com Cofounder, Dies at 79
A prolific magazine writer and the author of seven books of nonfiction and two novels, Kornbluth cofounded Bookreporter.com, one of the first online destinations for books coverage, in 1996. He died on April 3.
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Virginia Norey, Associate Design Director at RHPG, Dies at 68
During her tenure at Random House Publishing Group, Norey created the enduring interior house styles, as well as illustrations and maps, for such authors as Lee Child, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, and Danielle Steel. She died on March 28.
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Translator and Author Tim Mohr Dies at 55
Mohr, who translated such German novelists as Alina Bronsky, chronicled the Berlin music scene in a 2018 book, and helped bring to life a number of musicians’ memoirs, died at his home in Brooklyn on March 31.
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Veteran Bookseller Scott McKinstry Dies at 60
McKinstry, who worked as a bookseller at a number of prominent indies in London, Denver, New York City, and Seattle, as well as a communications manager for the American Booksellers Association, died in Seattle on March 8.
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In Memoriam: Herman Graf, 1933–2025
From Doubleday to Grove to Carroll & Graf, the veteran publisher and mentor to many lived a life of books that those who know him remember as one of a kind. Here, his former assistant shares her own memories.
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Agent and Publisher Roger Freet Dies at 56
Freet worked in several positions at HarperCollins before becoming an agent, first with Foundry Literary + Media and most recently with Folio Literary Management.
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Obituary: Anne Elisabeth (Annabeth) Suter
Swiss-born literary and artists’ agent Annabeth Suter died of natural causes on February 14 in Bern, Switzerland. She was 91.
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Eclectic Publisher Herman Graf Dies at 91
After a stint with McGraw-Hill and Doubleday in the 1960s, Graf became deeply involved in the independent press movement and co-owned the indie publisher Carroll & Graf from 1982 to 1999. He ended his career as an acquiring editor and consultant at Skyhorse Publishing.
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Obituary: Uri Shulevitz
Caldecott Medalist Uri Shulevitz, widely celebrated for his distinctive ink and watercolor images that capture a child's viewpoint, and stories often drawn from his evocative childhood memories, died on February 15, two weeks short of his 90th birthday.
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Ted Terry, Whose Career in Christian Retailing Spanned Six Decades, Dies at 82
Terry spent nearly six decades representing Christian publishers to booksellers, beginning his career in 1964 as a sales representative for Thomas Nelson and going on to found the Noble Marketing Group in 2001. He retired last year.
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Morty Mint, Who Led Both Penguin Canada and Penguin USA, Dies at 80
Mint, who was one of Canadian publishing’s best known and colorful figures during his career, died on January 25 following a nearly decade-long battle with dementia.
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Karen Shapiro, Sourcebooks IP Children's Editorial Group Manager, Dies at 57
Shapiro, IP children's editorial group manager at Sourcebooks and founding editorial director of the company's Wonderland imprint, died unexpectedly of undisclosed causes this past weekend. The company's top executives paid tribute to her on Wednesday.
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Jules Feiffer—Author, Illustrator, Cartoonist, and More—Dies at 95
The multitalented cartoonist and writer, known for a caustic wit that earned him an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and a place in the Comic Book Hall of Fame, died on January 17, just shy of his 96th birthday.
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Publishing Executive, Consultant, and Author Tom Woll Dies at 76
Tom Woll worked at Wiley, Storey Communications, and Rodale before forming Cross River Publishing Consultants in 1993. His book 'Publishing for Profit' went through five editions and was translated into 10 languages.
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Karen L. Solem, Influential Romance Editor and Agent, Dies at 74
The former Silhouette editor-in-chief and Spencerhill Associates founder was an early advocate for the romance and women's fiction categories. She died on January 19 following a long illness.
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Ike Williams, Kneerim & Williams Cofounder, Dies at 86
John Taylor “Ike” Williams, the longtime literary agent and intellectual property and media and entertainment lawyer, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass., on Dec. 26.
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Bruce Joshua Miller, Sales Rep and University Press Advocate, Dies at 70
Named PW’s Sales Rep of the Year in 2013 for his successful efforts to save the University of Missouri Press from closure, Miller represented university and indie presses in the Midwest for 45 years.
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Obituary: Margaret Frith
Esteemed editor and publisher Margaret Frith, retired president of children's books at Putnam, died at her home in Huntington, N.Y., on December 11, 2024. She was 88.
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Jimmy Carter’s Life in Books
The former U.S. president and 2002 Nobel Peace Prize winner, who authored every word of his 32 titles on politics, faith, and more, has died at 100.
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2024 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals we have lost this year.
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