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Indie Press Advocate Marcella Smith Dies at 78
Smith worked at several bookstores, as well as St. Martin’s and Simon & Schuster, before joining Barnes & Noble, where she helped hundreds of small press owners better navigate the world of publishing. She died on December 2.
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Editor and Agent Will Murphy Dies at 57
Most recently an agent with Folio, Murphy spent much of his career as an editor at Random House, working with such authors as David Brooks, Pope Francis, and Salman Rushdie. He died of a heart attack on February 1.
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Illustrated Publisher Terry Newell Dies at 73
Newell helped transform the illustrated book packager Weldon Owen into a publisher that worked with such companies as Pottery Barn and Kellogg’s. He also held roles at Insight Editions and Simon & Schuster, among other publishers. He died on December 4.
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Obituary: Hudson Talbott
Author-illustrator Hudson Talbott, widely recognized for the detailed, often humorous, watercolor-and-pencil images in his broad range of picture books, died on January 22 at age 76.
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Legendary Agent Georges Borchardt Dies at 97
Over a career that spanned more than half a century, Borchardt became best known for introducing a number of major European writers to the U.S., including Night author Elie Wiesel. He died on January 18.
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Obituary: Robert Burleigh
Author and visual artist Robert Burleigh, widely acclaimed for his poetic picture book nonfiction and biographies of such subjects as Edward Hopper, Langston Hughes, and Charles Lindbergh, died on January 12 of prostate cancer. He was 90.
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Pioneering Gay Book Publisher Don Weise Dies at 59
Weise, a well-known advocate for publishing LGBTQ voices, died January 10. He led one of the first publishers dedicated to gay and lesbian authors, Alyson Books, and started two indie presses with the goal of expanding opportunities for underrepresented writers.
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Obituary: Peg Kehret
Prolific author and dedicated animal advocate Peg Kehret, known for her suspenseful tales of ordinary kids in dramatic situations, died on December 7, in Bellevue, Wash. She was 89.
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Carole Bidnick, Literary Agent and Former Sales Exec, Dies at 76
After stints at Holt Rinehart & Winston and Scribner, she became director of sales for the A Day in the Life photo book series in 1986. She pivoted to agenting in 2000, representing authors in the cookbook, health, and wellness spaces.
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Obituary: Jeanette Winter
Acclaimed illustrator and author Jeanette Winter, a pioneer of picture book biographies and nonfiction, many of which focused on brave women fighting for social justice, died November 7 at the age of 86.
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