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Mel Shapiro of Book Sales Dead at 90
Melvin Shapiro, once called by 'PW' the "sage of the bargain book business," died earlier this month.
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Pat Schroeder, Former AAP CEO, Dead at 82
Pat Schroeder, who served as a congresswoman from Colorado for 24 years before being named president and CEO of the Association of American Publishers, died on March 13.
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Obituary: Ian Falconer
Author-illustrator, fine artist, and designer Ian Falconer, best known as the creator of witty picture books about headstrong, precocious piglet Olivia, died on March 7. He was 63.
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Obituary: Amy Schwartz
Author-illustrator Amy Schwartz, creator of more than 60 books for young readers, died suddenly on February 26 at her home in Brooklyn; she was 68.
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Abrams Books Rep Lawrence Adamo Dies at 82
The longtime Abrams Books rep died February 19 at the age of 82.
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Jack Macrae, Former Holt Editor-in-Chief and Respected Publisher, Dies
Macrae, who helmed Holt in the 1980s and was president of Dutton in the 1970s, published Hilary Mantel, Jorge Luis Borges, and others during his illustrious career in publishing.
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Chuck Morrell, Sales Rep for Doubleday and St. Martin's, Dies at 88
Longtime book representative Charles “Chuck” Morrell died on January 17, after a period of declining health, in Newport Beach, Calif. He was 88.
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James Baldwin Estate Administrator Eileen Ahearn Dies at 75
A former assistant to Toni Morrison, Ahearn was the steward of Baldwin’s archives and managed the film rights to his books.
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Obituary: Natalie S. Bober
Natalie S. Bober, best known for her biographies for young readers, died on December 29 at age 92.
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Patricia Holt, 'Chronicle' Book Editor and 'PW' Correspondent, Dies at 78
Patricia Holt, book editor of the 'San Francisco Chronicle' for 17 years and the first western correspondent for 'Publishers Weekly,' died on December 3.
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Denver Bookseller Joyce Meskis Dies at 80
Joyce Meskis, the long-time owner of Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver, has died. She was 80 years old. Meskis was known as an innovative indie bookseller and a champion of free speech.
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Obituary: Phyllis Fogelman
Longtime children’s book publisher Phyllis Fogelman died on December 18 at age 89.
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Aline Kominsky-Crumb, Underground Comix Original, Dies at 74
Pathbreaking underground comix artist and editor Aline Kominsky-Crumb, whose work inspired a generation of women cartoonists, died from pancreatic cancer at home in Sauve, France on November 30. She was 74.
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Henry Morrison, Longtime Literary Agent, Dies at 86
The longtime agent of Samuel R. Delany, Dean Koontz, and Robert Ludlum died November 2. He was 86.
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Linda Chester, Founder of Linda Chester Literary Agency, Dies at 76
Chester founded her eponymous agency in 1989 on the advice of Nelson Doubleday.
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Lucia Bernard, Book Interior Designer at Penguin, Dies at 29
Bernard, a senior designer in the Penguin Black interior design department who worked on books by Lauren Groff, Ruth Ozeki, Ocean Vuong, and others died on November 18.
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John Storey, Founder of Storey Publishing, Dies
John Storey, one of the most respected indie publishers of his era, has died at 79. Storey founded Storey Publishing, now an imprint of Workman, with wife Martha in 1983.
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Obituary: Ellen Wittlinger
Ellen Wittlinger, whose YA novels have been praised for their depiction of memorable and realistic protagonists navigating provocative issues of adolescence, died on November 17 at 74.
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Carmen Callil, Founder of U.K.'s Virago, Dead at 84
Carmen Callil, who started the U.K. publishing house Virago in 1973 as a home for women authors and became an important figure in U.K. publishing, died October 17.
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Obituary: Jill Pinkwater
Author and illustrator Jill Pinkwater, best known for the humorous line drawings she created for many quirky chapter and picture books by her husband Daniel, died peacefully in Rhinebeck, N.Y. on October 4. She was 81.
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