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Michael Murphy Dies at 63
Michael Murphy, a former publishing executive and literary agency founder, died on October 19 after a short illness.
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Obituary: Joan W. Blos
Children's author and educator Joan W. Blos, winner of the 1980 Newbery Medal for her historical novel 'A Gathering of Days,' died on October 12 in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 89.
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Digby Diehl Dies at 76
The former editor-in-chief of Abrams and founding member of the National Book Critics' Circle, who also wrote and edited more than three dozen books (many of them celebrity memoirs), died on September 26.
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Curt Stewart, Macmillan Account Executive, Dies at 63
Curt Stewart, a key account executive at Macmillan, died suddenly on September 11 after a short illness.
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Rachel Kranz, Author and Ghostwriter, Dies at 62
Rachel Kranz, author of the novel 'Leaps of Faith' (FSG) and a prolific ghostwriter and co-author, died on Monday.
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Obituary: Top Exec at Three Publishers, Howard Kaminsky, Dead at 77
Howard Kaminsky, a former president and publisher of Warner Books, Random House and William Morrow/Avon, has died. He was 77.
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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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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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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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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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