msc 18,477 Posted November 30, 2018 Also, dammit charon, can you no announce someone else's shortlist candidates? I'm sure DI or Reptile have some great ones... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted November 30, 2018 1 hour ago, msc said: @YoungWillz, the I was on Spade's list on forum last year as a QO but the website went back to 2017 QO at some point in early 2018. I asked Spade since in the DDP thread if the I was meant to be a QO and he confirmed it, so there is a "paper trail" out there on this. Right now I'll shut up before anyone takes the joke about this ailing Scot being the next DDP host actually seriously... As I say, don't care, not a pick for me so I haven't been anxious. However, maybe someone with more time can check the List of the Lost (about time that was done anyway). I'd observe that when I was doing updates here, that source wasn't considered by me as a valid source as it wasn't on the rules page. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted December 6, 2018 One for all the American posters. Newbury Medal Winners 1971 Betsy Byars (b.1928) 1976 Susan Cooper (b.1935) 1977 Mildred Taylor (b.1943) 1978 Katherine Peterson (b.1932) 1983 Cynthia Voight (b.1942) 1984 Beverly Cleary (b.1916) 1985 Robin McKinley (b.1952) 1986 Patricia MacLachlan (b.1938) 1989 Paul Fleishman (b.1952) 1990 Lois Lowry (b.1937) 1991 Sharon Creech (b.1945) 1992 Karen Cushman (b.1941) 1998 Karen Hesse (b.1952) 1999 Louis Sachar (b.1954) 2000 Christopher Paul Curtis (b.1953) 2002 Linda Sue Park (b.1960) 2003 AVI (Edward Wortis) (b.1937) 2004 Kate di Camillo (b.1964) 2005 Cynthia Kadohata (b.1954) 2006 Lynda Rae Perkins (b.1956) 2007 Susan Patron (b.1948) 2008 Laura Schlitz (b.1955) 2009 Neil Gaiman (b.1960) 2010 Rebecca Stead (b.1968) 2011 Clare Vanderpool (b.1965) 2012 Jack Gantos (b.1951) 2013 Katherine Applegate (b.1956) 2015 Kwame Alexander (b.1968) 2016 Matt de la Pena (b.????) 2017 Kelly Barnhill (b.1973) 2018 Erin Entrade Kelly (b.????) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted December 8, 2018 Justin Cartwright dead at 73. His "Look at it this way" was made into 3 partner for the beeb in '92. Interestingly, his MBE came not for his writings, but for producing the Election broadcasts for the Liberals and SDP, in the '79, '83 + '87 years. https://www.thebookseller.com/news/kind-popular-cartwright-dies-aged-73-910996 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted December 14, 2018 On 21/11/2018 at 21:17, gcreptile said: Christian author Anne Graham Lotz now lost her hair after chemotherapy: https://www.christianpost.com/news/anne-graham-lotz-talks-humiliating-trauma-of-losing-hair-due-to-chemotherapy-strengthened-by-god.html Is Anne Graham Lotz' cancer a sign of an attack on Israel? https://www.christianpost.com/news/anne-graham-lotz-warns-her-cancer-could-be-sign-israel-is-in-danger-of-fatal-attack.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,951 Posted December 14, 2018 20 minutes ago, gcreptile said: Is Anne Graham Lotz' cancer a sign of an attack on Israel? https://www.christianpost.com/news/anne-graham-lotz-warns-her-cancer-could-be-sign-israel-is-in-danger-of-fatal-attack.html Facepalm. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 15, 2018 18 hours ago, gcreptile said: Is Anne Graham Lotz' cancer a sign of an attack on Israel? https://www.christianpost.com/news/anne-graham-lotz-warns-her-cancer-could-be-sign-israel-is-in-danger-of-fatal-attack.html Well, we can rule out cancer of the brain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 2, 2019 Edgar Hilsenrath died on the 30th of December aged 92 https://www.kitv.com/story/39717903/german-jewish-author-edgar-hilsenrath-dies-at-92 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 2, 2019 Not sure where to put a publisher. So move as necessary. Former South African publisher and managing director of Exclusive Books, Stephen Johnson died on Tuesday. Johnson lived in Greenpoint in Cape Town and had worked in the publishing industry for over 40 years. He published books by George Bizos, Antjie Krog, Ivan Vladislavic, David Goldblatt and Andre P. Brink. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted January 2, 2019 Reports coming in of the death of author Brian Garfield: Must have had a Death Wish.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted January 4, 2019 On 02/01/2019 at 23:15, YoungWillz said: Reports coming in of the death of author Brian Garfield: Must have had a Death Wish.... Mail QO if needed: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-6556079/Death-Wish-author-Brian-Garfield-dead-79.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 4, 2019 Christine de Rivoyre, French authoress and writer dead aged 97. Penned Le petite matin. http://m.leparisien.fr/culture-loisirs/livres/deces-de-la-romanciere-christine-de-rivoyre-04-01-2019-7980804.php Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted January 4, 2019 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6551111/Author-Judy-Turner-Katie-Flynn-Judie-Saxton-dies-age-82.html Best Selling British romantic novelist Katie Flynn whose real name was Judy Turner died aged 82 on New Years day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted January 7, 2019 On 18/01/2018 at 12:56, Gooseberry Crumble said: I hadn't realised that Raymond Briggs was still alive but anyway to him 84 today. Anyone else see the BBC doc on Raymond Briggs this week? It's on Iplayer. He looks and sounds dreadfully frail now, and can only do one small picture a month, though he even struggles with that as he "falls asleep too easily". Felt like an obit piece. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted January 7, 2019 Children's author and illustrator John Burningham has died aged 82. He was the husband of Helen Oxenbury. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted January 8, 2019 Death Notice for Terence Wheeler, shortlisted for the Booker Prize for his debut novel The Conjunction in 1970: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetimes-uk/obituary.aspx?n=terence-wheeler-terry&pid=191197659 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted January 17, 2019 Anti apartheid author Hugh Lewin at 79 https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-01-17-anti-apartheid-author-hugh-lewin-dies/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 17, 2019 45 minutes ago, charon said: Anti apartheid author Hugh Lewin at 79 https://www.timeslive.co.za/news/south-africa/2019-01-17-anti-apartheid-author-hugh-lewin-dies/ Never understood the popularity of his band Hugh Lewin & the News. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,228 Posted January 23, 2019 Pulitzer Prize winning author Russell Baker dead at 93. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted February 2, 2019 Children's author Michael Hardcastle, dead at 85: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/230875/hardcastle Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted February 2, 2019 Andrew McGahan, an Australian author who'd announced last November he had weeks to live, has died. He was 52. https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/award-winning-author-andrew-mcgahan-dies-aged-52-20190202-p50v95.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted February 2, 2019 1 hour ago, alt obits guy said: Andrew McGahan, an Australian author who'd announced last November he had weeks to live, has died. He was 52. https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/award-winning-author-andrew-mcgahan-dies-aged-52-20190202-p50v95.html Should keep DP admins busy all night tonight. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,050 Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, alt obits guy said: Andrew McGahan, an Australian author who'd announced last November he had weeks to live, has died. He was 52. https://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/award-winning-author-andrew-mcgahan-dies-aged-52-20190202-p50v95.html If you need it: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/02/andrew-mcgahan-queensland-author-of-praise-and-the-white-earth-dies-aged-52 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,477 Posted February 2, 2019 6 hours ago, YoungWillz said: If you need it: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/feb/02/andrew-mcgahan-queensland-author-of-praise-and-the-white-earth-dies-aged-52 I think this puts me 4th in the DDP, my highest position ever - providing I've not missed some joker somewhere... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted February 2, 2019 2 hours ago, msc said: I think this puts me 4th in the DDP, my highest position ever - providing I've not missed some joker somewhere... Yeah, he'd have been a Deathrace biggie too, doubtless anyone keeping score in that dept will tell us if they've hit 2019 points. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
