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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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Ted Terry, Whose Career in Christian Retailing Spanned Six Decades, Dies at 82
Terry spent nearly six decades representing Christian publishers to booksellers, beginning his career in 1964 as a sales representative for Thomas Nelson and going on to found the Noble Marketing Group in 2001. He retired last year.
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Morty Mint, Who Led Both Penguin Canada and Penguin USA, Dies at 80
Mint, who was one of Canadian publishing’s best known and colorful figures during his career, died on January 25 following a nearly decade-long battle with dementia.
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Karen Shapiro, Sourcebooks IP Children's Editorial Group Manager, Dies at 57
Shapiro, IP children's editorial group manager at Sourcebooks and founding editorial director of the company's Wonderland imprint, died unexpectedly of undisclosed causes this past weekend. The company's top executives paid tribute to her on Wednesday.
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Jules Feiffer—Author, Illustrator, Cartoonist, and More—Dies at 95
The multitalented cartoonist and writer, known for a caustic wit that earned him an Academy Award, a Pulitzer Prize, and a place in the Comic Book Hall of Fame, died on January 17, just shy of his 96th birthday.
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Publishing Executive, Consultant, and Author Tom Woll Dies at 76
Tom Woll worked at Wiley, Storey Communications, and Rodale before forming Cross River Publishing Consultants in 1993. His book 'Publishing for Profit' went through five editions and was translated into 10 languages.
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