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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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Carla Gray, Longtime HMH Marketing Lead, Dies at 52
The executive director of marketing at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, who spent 20 years with the company, died earlier this week.
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Denis Johnson, 'Writer's Writer's Writer,' Dead at 67
The award-winning fiction writer, poet, and playwright, whose best-known and most influential work, the story collection 'Jesus' Son,' turned 25 this year, has died.
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Robert M. Pirsig, Author of 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,' Dies at 88
The philosopher and author, who found fame with his 1974 bestseller 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance,' died at his home in Maine on April 24.
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Michael Levy, Longtime 'PW' Reviewer, Dies at 66
Michael M. Levy, a scholar of science fiction and longtime 'Publishers Weekly' reviewer, died of cancer on April 3. He was 66.
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Robert Silvers, 'NYRB' Co-Founder and Editor, Dies at 87
Robert B. Silvers, the co-founder of the New York Review of Books and its editor since 1963, died on the morning of March 20.
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Obituary: George Braziller Dies at 101
George Braziller, a legendary independent publisher who began his career in the 1930s before going on to publish such international literary stars as Jean-Paul Sartre and Andre Malraux, died in Manhattan March 16. He was 101.
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