Notable Deaths in 2012
In 2012, we lost many cherished authors and publishing professionals who helped to carry our changing industry into the 21st century. Here we honor the lives of these individuals and the many, many gifts they left behind. more...cookbooks and more. Sign up here!
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Blue Rider Mourns Death of Hastings
Blue Rider Press president and publisher David Rosenthal called the death of journalist and author Michael Hastings in a traffic accident Tuesday a heartbreaking event that “cuts short a life dedicated to speaking truth to power.”
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John A. Ware Memorial Set
A gathering to celebrate the life of John A. Ware will be held on Tuesday, June 18 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Cornell Club, 6 E. 44th Street, New York, N.Y.
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Bernard Waber, 1921-2013
Bernard Waber, creator of much-loved picture books about Lyle the crocodile and other anthropomorphic animals, died on May 16 after a long illness. He was 91.
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Obituary: Milane Christiansen, 70
Milane Christiansen, who founded and ran the Book Works in Del Mar, Calif. for 30 years,died April 21 from complications of ALS.
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Obituary: Ellen V. LiBretto
Ellen V. LiBretto, 66, passed away Saturday, May 4, after a brief illness. She held managerial positions in New York City public libraries, coordinating Young Adult services, training librarians working with teens, and coordinating adult materials.
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Gregory Rogers, 1957-2013
Australian author and illustrator Gregory Rogers died of stomach cancer in Brisbane on May 1. He was 55.
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Obituary: John A. Ware
John A. Ware, president of John A. Ware Literary Agency, died April 27 at age 71. He launched his literary agency in 1978 after working as an agent at Curtis Brown, preceded by eight years as an editor at Doubleday, where he was first to publish Tracy Kidder.
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MacAdam Cage Founder David Poindexter Dies
David Poindexter, founder of the San Francisco independent publishing house MacAdam Cage, died Monday after a bout with cancer.
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Fredrick L. McKissack, 1939–2013
Fredrick L. McKissack, who with his wife and partner Patricia created more than 100 books illuminating aspects of the African-American experience, died of heart failure on April 28.
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Obituary: Greg Euson
Greg Euson, who worked in publishing for almost 40 years at Random House, Houghton Mifflin, NTC Contemporary and McGraw-Hill, died last week at 61.
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