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Obituary: Agent Rosalind Paige Cole, 88
Her high-profile client roster included Andy Warhol and Errol Flynn.
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Obituary: Erik Blegvad
Acclaimed illustrator Erik Blegvad, whose artwork appeared in more than 100 children's books, several of them by his wife Lenore Blegvad (1926-2008), died on January 14 at the age of 90.
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Obituary: RH Audio's Cynthia Cowen, 79
Cynthia Cowen, manager of production and digital distribution at the Random House Audio Publishing Group, passed away on January 30.
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Notable Deaths of 2013
The deaths of individuals who have contributed to the 20th and 21st century literary landscapes provide an opportunity: to reflect on lives lived in the service of ideas, stories, and free expression. Here, PW honors the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals who left us in 2013; their enduring words and works will serve as their epitaphs.
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Obituary: Poet, Radical Black Activist Amiri Baraka, Dead at 79
Amiri Baraka, a seminal poet, playwright, novelist, Jazz critic and essayist, died January 9, 2014 in Newark N.J. after six decades as a controversial and protean American literary figure. He was 79 years old.
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Obituary: Tom Rosenthal
Tom Rosenthal, publisher at Heinemann/Secker and Andre Deutsch, has died aged 78 following a long battle with cancer.
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YA Author Ned Vizzini Dies at 32
Ned Vizzini, a multi-talented writer celebrated for his young adult novels and television work, died on Thursday, December 19, in New York City, at the age of 32.
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Obituary: George Rodrigue
The author of more than twelve books, Rodrigue documented life in Louisiana through his paintings of the Cajun people, and was perhaps best known for his signature "Blue Dog" image.
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Obituary: Richard Gallen
Longtime publishing attorney and investor Richard Gallen died on December 3,of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 80.
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Obituary: Lila Perl
Children's author Lila Perl, who earned warm praise and several awards in a career that produced more than 60 works of both fiction and nonfiction, has died. She was 92.
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In Defense of André Schiffrin
Publisher André Schiffrin died Dec. 1 at age 78.
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Obituary: Bookseller Richard L. Brower, 83
After retiring from Irving Trust Company in Manhattan as a commercial loan officer in 1989, Brower worked with his wife and daughter at the bookstore, which closed in the summer, for over 20 years.
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New Press Founder André Schiffrin Dead at 78
André Schiffrin, founder of the New Press and former editor-in-chief of Pantheon Books, died on December 1, in Paris.
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Obituary: Matt Bibb, 36
Matt Bibb, whose bookselling activities included working at the SIBA show for more than a decade, died November 28, at age 36.
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Children's Author and Editor Charlotte Zolotow Dies at 98
Children's book editor, publisher, and author Charlotte Zolotow, whose written works are lauded for their warmth and their realistic portrayals of childhood emotion, died on November 19, at age 98.
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Obituary: Doris Lessing
Nobel prize winning author Doris Lessing died on Sunday. She was 94. Lessing, who was British, died in London. She wrote in a wide array of genres, doing both fiction and nonfiction, and won the Nobel in Literature in 2007.
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Obituary: Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
Author, editor and cofounder of Algonquin Books, Louis D. Rubin, Jr. died Saturday at a retirement home in North Carolina, just three days shy of his 90th birthday.
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Junie B. Jones Creator Barbara Park Dies at 66
Children’s author Barbara Park, best-known as the creator of irrepressible kindergartner Junie B. Jones, died on Friday, November 15 after a long battle with cancer.
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Obituary: Ann Jonas
Ann Jonas, author and illustrator of numerous picture books, died in Rhinebeck, N.Y., on September 29 at the age of 81.
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Tom Clancy is Dead
Mega-selling author Tom Clancy died October 1, at age 66. The bestselling author’s career began with the publication of The Hunt for Red October, originally published by the Naval Institute Press before being acquired by Putnam.
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