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Sue Arroyo, CEO and Publisher of CamCat Books, Dies at 57
Arroyo, who founded CamCat in 2018 and published more than 100 titles, died on February 26 after a fall. Editorial director Helga Schier said that no decisions will be made about CamCat's leadership until Arroyo's estate is settled.
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Obituary: Kate Banks
Prolific children's book author Kate Banks, known for prose praised as lyrical, clever, and graceful, died February 24 in Switzerland, following a long illness; she was 64.
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Ken Fund, Former Quarto COO, Dies at 65
Fund, who worked at Quarto Publishing Group for 24 years and retired at the end of 2021, died on February 22.
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Obituary: Petra Mathers
Award-winning author-illustrator Petra Mathers, known for her naive-flavored pencil and watercolor artwork, died on February 6; she was 78.
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Christian Publishing Veteran Joey Paul Dies at 79
Paul, whose career in Christian publishing spanned more than four decades, was an executive editor at Thomas Nelson. He died on February 6.
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Stephen Blake Mettee, Book Business Entrepreneur, Dies at 76
Stephen Blake Mettee died from a heart attack while snorkeling in the Galapagos Islands on November 18. A serial entrepreneur across many sectors, Mettee founded independent publisher Quill Driver Books in 1994 and Hummingbird Digital Media, a hybrid e-book distributing/retailing company, in 2015.
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Book Publishing Veteran Hugh Lauter Levin Dies at 72
Publisher Hugh Lauter Levin, the longtime v-p at Abrams who launched his own house, Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, in 1984, and sold it to Rizzoli in 2007, died on January 9. He was 72.
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Obituary: Dinah Stevenson
Esteemed children's editor Dinah Stevenson, lauded for being a keen spotter of talent and for shepherding numerous books and authors to the industry's highest accolades, died on January 23 at 81.
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S&S Senior Production Manager Tina Cameron Dies
Cameron joined S&S in 2017 as senior production manager for distribution clients, and had previously worked at Abrams and Macmillan. She died on January 20.
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Obituary: Robie Harris
Children's author, educator, and free speech champion Robie Harris, best known for her stories about young children's powerful emotions and her frequently challenged and banned books on human sexuality, including 'It's Perfectly Normal,' died on January 6 at 83.
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