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2024 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals we have lost this year.
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M.J. Rose, Author and Self-Publishing Advocate, Dies at 71
Rose (a.k.a. Melisse Shapiro), an early advocate for self-publishing as well a bestselling author and book marketer, died unexpectedly on December 10.
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Marybeth Tregarthen, Production Director for Disney Publishing, Dies at 59
Tregarthen spent more than 29 years as Disney Publishing, where she was known for her leadership skills and creative Disney-themed Halloween costumes. She also held production roles at Paragon House and Watson Guptill. She died of cancer on October 31.
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Obituary: Bruce Degen
Author and illustrator Bruce Degen, best known for his detailed, humorous artwork depicting the fun and informative field trips of Ms. Frizzle’s class in the Magic School Bus series, died on November 7 of pancreatic cancer; he was 79.
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Mike Shatzkin, Popular Book Business Consultant, Dies at 77
Never shy about expressing his opinions, Shatzkin was a favorite of the publishing media, and on his long-running blog, the 'Shatzkin Files,' he regularly offered his opinions on the state of publishing.
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In Memoriam: Lore Segal
Esteemed author and educator Lore Segal, who wrote and translated clever and sunny children's tales alongside the autobiographical adult stories and novels informed by her early life as a Jewish refugee during WWII, died on October 7 at her home in Manhattan. She was 96.
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Nicholas Byam Shaw, Former Macmillan CEO Who Sold to Holtzbrinck, Dies at 90
Byam Shaw spent more than 30 years at Macmillan, serving as chairman and CEO from 1990 to 1998 and selling the company to the German-owned Holtzbrinck in 1995. He died on September 25.
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BookNet Canada's Noah Genner Dies at 52
The president and CEO emeritus of BookNet Canada died on August 27. “It is impossible to imagine Canadian publishing functioning without Noah Genner’s contributions,” said Jack Illingworth, executive director of the Association of Canadian Publishers.
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Len Riggio, Trailblazing Bookselling Giant, Dies at 83
Len Riggio, who revolutionized bookselling—first by turning Barnes & Noble into the dominant bookstore chain in the United States, then by opening hundreds of superstores—died on August 27 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
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Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO and Promoter of Google's Book Scanning Program, Dies at 56
Susan Wojcicki, best known as the head of YouTube but also a key player in convincing the book world to allow Google to scan books into its search engine, died of lung cancer on August 9.
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