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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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Obituary: Mark LaFramboise, Chief Book Buyer at Politics & Prose
LaFramboise, who served as chief book buyer at the Washington, D.C., independent bookstore for more than a decade, has died at age 60.
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Obituary: Marybeth Peters, Former Register of Copyrights
Marybeth Peters, who served as the U.S. Register of Copyrights from 1994 to 2010, died on September 29. She was 83.
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Two-Time Booker Winner Hilary Mantel Dies at 70
Mantel, whose bestselling trilogy on the life of Thomas Cromwell earned her critical acclaim and three bestsellers, died on September 22.
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Obituary: Joan Fusco
Joan Fusco, former manager of remainders and overstock at Abrams, died on September 14 following a debilitating stroke. She was 83.
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Joan Didion Remembered at St. John the Divine
On September 21, hundreds gathered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine to celebrate the life and work of writer Joan Didion, who died on December 23, 2021, at the age of 87.
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Diane Noomin, Noted Feminist Underground Cartoonist, Dies at 75
The groundbreaking comics creator, who joined with other women to bring feminist voices and women’s issues to the Underground Comix movement of the early 1970s, died on September 1 at her home in Connecticut.
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