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In Memoriam: Lore Segal
Esteemed author and educator Lore Segal, who wrote and translated clever and sunny children's tales alongside the autobiographical adult stories and novels informed by her early life as a Jewish refugee during WWII, died on October 7 at her home in Manhattan. She was 96.
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Nicholas Byam Shaw, Former Macmillan CEO Who Sold to Holtzbrinck, Dies at 90
Byam Shaw spent more than 30 years at Macmillan, serving as chairman and CEO from 1990 to 1998 and selling the company to the German-owned Holtzbrinck in 1995. He died on September 25.
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BookNet Canada's Noah Genner Dies at 52
The president and CEO emeritus of BookNet Canada died on August 27. “It is impossible to imagine Canadian publishing functioning without Noah Genner’s contributions,” said Jack Illingworth, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers.
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Len Riggio, Trailblazing Bookselling Giant, Dies at 83
Len Riggio, who revolutionized bookselling—first by turning Barnes & Noble into the dominant bookstore chain in the United States, then by opening hundreds of superstores—died on August 27 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
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Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO and Promoter of Google's Book Scanning Program, Dies at 56
Susan Wojcicki, best known as the head of YouTube but also a key player in convincing the book world to allow Google to scan books into its search engine, died of lung cancer on August 9.
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Trailblazing Editor Betty Prashker Dies at 99
Betty A. Prashker, one of the first women to rise high in publishing’s editorial ranks and an enterprising editor of feminist nonfiction, died on July 30 at her daughter's home in the Berkshires.
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Obituary: Francine Pascal
Author Francine Pascal, whose massively popular Sweet Valley High series broke new ground—and several records—in the YA publishing realm, died July 28; she was 92.
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Obituary: Dilys Evans
Dilys Evans, a trailblazing representative of children’s book illustrators, and a fierce champion for recognition of their contributions to the fine arts world, died on July 23 at age 88.
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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 so far this year.
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Edna O'Brien, Prolific and Provocative Irish Literary Giant, Dies at 93
The author of 'The Country Girls' and 'The Little Red Chairs,' among many others, was best known for challenging Irish literary taboos through candid depictions of the lives of Irish women in full revolt against the oppression of traditional values—especially those of the Catholic Church.
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