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Obituary: Ken Mochizuki
Japanese American author, actor, and social activist Ken Mochizuki, whose picture book debut, 'Baseball Saved Us,' shone a light on the history of the U.S. government’s Japanese incarceration camps during WWII, died September 20. He was 71.
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Dzanc Books Cofounder Dan Wickett Dies at 59
Wickett, who cofounded the Ann Arbor, Mich.–based nonprofit press with Steve Gillis in 2006, died on September 15 of a heart condition. He also ran the Emerging Writers Network blog and hosted the monthly artist showcase Brain Candy.
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Timothy Mooney, PRH Sales Manager, Dies at 70
Mooney, who spent 37 years at Penguin Random House and most recently served as sales manager for PRH Publisher Services, died on September 19 after a short illness.
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Obituary: Gene Vosough
Paper engineer, designer, and art director Gene Vosough died on July 25 in Baltimore, of cancer. He was 59.
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2025 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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Jenny Feder, Cofounder of Three Lives & Company, Dies at 73
The artist and bookseller, who opened the beloved Greenwich Village bookstore Three Lives & Company Bookstore with Helene Webb and Jill Dunbar in 1978, died August 12 after a brief illness.
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Longtime Norton EIC Starling Lawrence Dies at 82
Lawrence, who edited scores of bestselling titles by such authors as Sebastian Junger and Michael Lewis over his 55-year career at W.W. Norton, died on August 21 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
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Malcolm Margolin, Founder and Publisher of Heyday, Dies at 84
In his 41 years at the helm of the Berkeley, Calif.–based Heyday, Margolin made a name for the press as a publisher of regional titles, including nature guides and books on social justice, history, and Native American studies. He died on August 20.
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Obituary: Katie Cunningham
Children’s book publisher Katie Cunningham, known as a visionary editor with a keen eye for new talent, died on July 4 following complications from ovarian cancer, at the age of 43.
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Thomas Neurath, Worldwide Figure in Illustrated Publishing, Dies at 84
The longtime managing director and later chairman of U.K.-based Thames & Hudson died in London on June 13. Neurath was one of the most influential and respected figures in illustrated book publishing.
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Eeyore’s Books for Children Founder Joel Fram Dies at 81
Bookseller and author Joel Fram, founder of beloved pioneering children’s-only shop Eeyore’s Books for Children in Manhattan, died on May 6 at the age of 81.
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Audiobook Pioneer Barbara Holdridge Dies at 95
The cofounder of the trailblazing spoken-word label Caedmon Records, which recorded such literary luminaries as T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Dylan Thomas, Eudora Welty, and W.B. Yeats, died on June 9 at her home in Baltimore.
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Theologian Walter Brueggemann Dies at 92
The esteemed professor emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, and the author of more than 100 books on the Hebrew Bible and Christian theology and ethics, died on June 5, just weeks before the release of his next book.
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Kay Arthur, Award-Winning Bible Study Author, Dies at 91
The Bible study teacher, author, and cofounder of a ministry offering Bible resources worldwide was honored with the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s Pinnacle Award in April.
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Hervé de La Martinière, French Publishing Giant, Dies at 78
After working for two corporate publishers, de La Martinière started his own house in 1992. Five years later, he acquired Abrams Books, and in 1998 merged his company with Média-Participations to form one of France's largest book publishers.
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Maureen O’Brien, Former ‘PW’ Editor, Dies at 67
Maureen O’Brien, who worked as an editor at Publishers Weekly from 1987 to 1996, died on April 12. Her colleagues remember her as a force of nature who loved nothing more than chasing a good story.
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Scott Miller, Trident Media Group EVP and Literary Agent, Dies at 53
Miller, who began his career in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency and became a founding member of the Trident Media Group in 2000, died on April 23.
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Georgetown University Press Director Al Bertrand Dies at 57
Bertrand, director of Georgetown University Press since 2018 and former associate publishing director at Princeton University Press, died on April 20 following a brief and sudden illness.
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Harry Lerner, Founder of Lerner Publishing Group, Dies at 93
Lerner launched his children’s publishing company in 1959 and built it up over the next 50 years into one of the country’s largest independent publishers of books for young people. He died in Minneapolis on April 8.
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Obituary: Jean Van Leeuwen
Children’s author Jean Van Leeuwen, known for a broad oeuvre including her beginning-reader stories following the adventures of Oliver Pig, died on March 3 of cancer. She was 87.
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