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Albert Whitman's Joseph Campbell Dies at 52
Albert Whitman business director Joseph Campbell, who spent his entire career at the children's publishing house, died on August 5. He was 52.
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Writer Michael Malone, 80, Dies of Pancreatic Cancer
Novelist and television script writer Michael Malone, 80, died of pancreatic cancer on August 19. Malone was one of the first established writers to be published under the Sourcebooks Landmark imprint launched in 2001.
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Novelist Elana Dykewomon Dies at 72
Dykewomon, who died on August 7, won the Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction for her 1997 novel 'Beyond the Pale.'
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Obituary: Christopher Foyle
Christopher Foyle, former chairman of Foyles bookshops in the U.K., has died at the age of 79. He had been suffering from leukemia.
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Antique Collectors Club Cofounder Diana Steel Dies at 82
Diana Steel, cofounder of the U.K.-based art book publisher Antique Collectors Club, died August 3 in Woodbridge, England. She was 82.
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Obituary: Jeanne Steig
Children's author and multimedia visual artist Jeanne Steig, known for her witty retellings of fairy tales and myths, most of them illustrated by her late husband, celebrated cartoonist and author William Steig, has died at 92.
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Robert Scudellari, Random House Art Director, Dies at 88
Robert Scudellari, who served as corporate art director at Random House in the 1970s and '80s, died on June 3. He was 88.
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Publishing Executive Marvin Brown Dies at 87
Over his 30-plus-year career in publishing, Brown held executive roles at Atheneum, New American Library, Viking Penguin, and Penguin USA.
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Mark Heineke, U Nebraska Press Marketing Manager, Dies at 51
University of Nebraska marketing manager Mark Heineke died unexpectedly on July 24, three weeks short of his 52nd birthday. Heineke worked for a number of scholarly presses during more than two decades in publishing.
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Europe Comics Cofounder Sophie Castille Dies at 51
Sophie Castille, cofounder and director of Europe Comics and a key executive in the growth of European graphic novels in North America, died July 11. She was 51.
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Bookseller, Former ABA Board President Gail See Dead at Age 94
Gail See, a Minneapolis-area bookseller for many years and a leader in Minnesota's literary community, who served as president of the ABA board from 1984-1986, has died at age 94.
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Book Publisher Merloyd Ludington Lawrence Dies at 89
Her imprint, Merloyd Lawrence Books, published hundreds of works of nonfiction with Addison-Wesley, Basic Books, Da Capo Press, Hachette, and Perseus.
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Bobby Byrd, Cofounder of Cinco Puntos Press, Dies at 80
The poet and cofounder and publisher of Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, Tex., has died.
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2022 In Memoriam: Children’s Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
Our tributes to children's authors and publishers who died in 2022—all of whom leave behind rich legacies.
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Obituary: Lisa Hill
Longtime book sales representative Lisa Hill, a veteran of Random House and S&S, died on June 9 at Hospice of W. Kentucky from a short illness. She was 60.
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Blanche Cirker, Cofounder of Dover Publications, Dies at 104
Blanche Cirker, who, with her husband, Hayward, started Dover Publications in 1941, died last week at the age of 104.
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Publishing Executive Stan Corwin Dies at 83
Stan Corwin, an executive with Pinnacle Books, Grosset & Dunlap, and Prentice-Hall who also founded his own multimedia company, died on May 18.
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Morton Janklow Dies at 91
Publishing powerbroker Mort Janklow died on May 25 at his home in Water Mill, N.Y., five days short of his 92nd birthday. For his own firm and then with Janklow & Nesbit, the agent was known as a fierce advocate for his authors.
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Obituary: Jim Murphy
Award-winning children's book author Jim Murphy, best known for his carefully researched nonfiction documenting dramatic events in history, died suddenly on May 1; he was 74.
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