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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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Jesse Kornbluth, Author and Bookreporter.com Cofounder, Dies at 79
A prolific magazine writer and the author of seven books of nonfiction and two novels, Kornbluth cofounded Bookreporter.com, one of the first online destinations for books coverage, in 1996. He died on April 3.
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Virginia Norey, Associate Design Director at RHPG, Dies at 68
During her tenure at Random House Publishing Group, Norey created the enduring interior house styles, as well as illustrations and maps, for such authors as Lee Child, Diana Gabaldon, George R.R. Martin, and Danielle Steel. She died on March 28.
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Translator and Author Tim Mohr Dies at 55
Mohr, who translated such German novelists as Alina Bronsky, chronicled the Berlin music scene in a 2018 book, and helped bring to life a number of musicians’ memoirs, died at his home in Brooklyn on March 31.
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Veteran Bookseller Scott McKinstry Dies at 60
McKinstry, who worked as a bookseller at a number of prominent indies in London, Denver, New York City, and Seattle, as well as a communications manager for the American Booksellers Association, died in Seattle on March 8.
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In Memoriam: Herman Graf, 1933–2025
From Doubleday to Grove to Carroll & Graf, the veteran publisher and mentor to many lived a life of books that those who know him remember as one of a kind. Here, his former assistant shares her own memories.
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Agent and Publisher Roger Freet Dies at 56
Freet worked in several positions at HarperCollins before becoming an agent, first with Foundry Literary + Media and most recently with Folio Literary Management.
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Obituary: Anne Elisabeth (Annabeth) Suter
Swiss-born literary and artists’ agent Annabeth Suter died of natural causes on February 14 in Bern, Switzerland. She was 91.
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Eclectic Publisher Herman Graf Dies at 91
After a stint with McGraw-Hill and Doubleday in the 1960s, Graf became deeply involved in the independent press movement and co-owned the indie publisher Carroll & Graf from 1982 to 1999. He ended his career as an acquiring editor and consultant at Skyhorse Publishing.
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Obituary: Uri Shulevitz
Caldecott Medalist Uri Shulevitz, widely celebrated for his distinctive ink and watercolor images that capture a child's viewpoint, and stories often drawn from his evocative childhood memories, died on February 15, two weeks short of his 90th birthday.
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