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Obituary: Jill McElmurry
Acclaimed children’s book author and illustrator Jill McElmurry, best known for her work on the Little Blue Truck picture book series, died on August 3, at the age of 62.
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Obituary: Rebecca Bond
Author-illustrator and designer Rebecca Bond died on August 2 after a brief illness. She was 45 years old.
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Founder of Canada's Giller Prize Dies at 87
Jack Rabinovitch, the founder of Canada's richest prize for English-language fiction, the C$100,000 Giller Prize, died on Sunday. He was 87.
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Sonny Mehta Calls Book World Without Judith Jones 'Impossible to Imagine'
The chairman and editor-in-chief of Knopf remembers Jones, the storied editor who reclaimed Anne Frank's diaries from the slush pile and made Julia Child a household name.
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Hector Martinez, Hachette Salesperson, Dies at 56
Hector Martinez, a national accounts manager at Hachette Book Group, died on July 27 of cancer.
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Obituary: Michael Bond
British children’s author Michael Bond, widely known for his books starring Paddington bear, has died at the age of 91.
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Obituary: Peter Mauceri, Former Hachette Salesperson
The former v-p of national accounts at Hachette Book Group and Little, Brown sales liaison, who retired in 2008, died on May 25. He was 65.
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Obituary: Superagent Ed Victor Dies at 78
The Bronx-born and London-based literary agent, whose clients included a who's-who of bold-faced names from Eric Clapton to David Cameron, was known for bringing a touch of Hollywood flare to the business of author representation. He died of a heart attack on Wednesday night.
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Obituary: Geoffrey Hayes
Children’s author and illustrator Geoffrey Hayes died on June 2, at the age of 69.
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Avie Bennett, Canadian Publisher, Dies
The Toronto entrepreneur, and former owner of McClelland & Stewart, died on June 2. He was 89.
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