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Obituary: Kathleen Krull
Prolific children’s book author and former editor Kathleen Krull died on January 15 following a brief illness; she was 68.
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Obituary: Anton Strout, 50
Penguin Random House sales rep and Ace author Anton Strout died suddenly on December 30. He was 50.
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Obituary: Roland Elgey, 65
Publishing industry veteran Roland Elgey died recently at his home in Scottsdale, Ariz., after an 18-month battle with colorectal cancer. He was 65.
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John le Carré's Literary Legacy, Visualized
The master of the Cold War thriller, John le Carré, died Saturday at 89. In 2016, 'PW' took a deep dive into the nearly 60-year literary of le Carré and offered a data visualization of some highlights from his long literary career.
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Obituary: Ava Weiss
Ava Weiss, the highly regarded, former longtime art director at Greenwillow Books, died on November 25 at the age of 95.
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Obituary: John O'Brien, Founder of Dalkey Archive Press
John O'Brien, the founder of Dalkey Archive Press, died on November 21 in Illinois. He was 75 years old. O'Brien left behind a legacy of having championed daring authors and having published 1,000 books from more than 50 countries.
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Obituary: Fred Hills, 85
Fred Hills, who edited an array of literary luminaries and celebrities including Vladimir Nabokov, Raymond Carver, Jane Fonda, and Nobel Prize winner Heinrich Boll, died on November 7. He was 85.
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Obituary: William B. Eerdmans Jr.
William “Bill” B. Eerdmans Jr., who led the family-owned Christian publishing house Wm. B. Eerdmans for more than 50 years, died on November 13. He was 97.
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Obituary: Don O'Connor, 63
Don O’Connor, Macmillan’s senior field sales and national account manager for Ingram Kids, died on November 13. He was 63.
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Joan Drury, Author, Publisher, and Bookseller, Dies at 75
The philanthropist—who was also an author, publisher, and, most recently, an indie bookseller—died in Grand Marais, Minn., on November 9. She was 75.
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