Bibliogryphon 9,571 Posted January 4, 2023 She was on my theme team and my shadowlist 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,578 Posted January 4, 2023 Full Telegraph and Guardian obits for Weldon. The extent to which they're prepped would suggest the media were anticipating her death. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 4, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Full Telegraph and Guardian obits for Weldon. The extent to which they're prepped would suggest the media were anticipating her death. She was 91, had been in the news recently and in reported poor health so she fitted the category of having lots of pre written obituaries even if they didn’t have any tip off’s. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 4, 2023 Suzy McKee Charnas, an award-winning American novelist and short story writer, has died. She was 89. https://locusmag.com/2023/01/suzy-mckee-charnas-1939-2023/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted January 6, 2023 On 30/12/2022 at 22:29, drol said: Hanif Kureishi currently hospitalised in Rome after "sudden illness". Article is paywalled, so nothing specific about his conditions. Kureishi stable. Seems it's not his time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted January 6, 2023 Kureishi is already talking to the Guardian, he might have lasting damage, but overall,...eh: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/jan/06/hanif-kureishi-fall-rome-spinal-surgery-novelist-screenwriter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted January 8, 2023 From the Read Any Good Books thread: On 19/03/2009 at 20:52, DevonDeathTrip said: I've just finished The Sweet Hereafter by Russell Banks. The book concerns a small town in New York State in the aftermath of a school bus crash that has killed fourteen of the town's children. It wasn't very funny. American writer Russell Banks, known for Continental Drift, The Sweet Hereafter and Cloudsplitter, being reported dead aged 82: New York Times Obit: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/08/books/russell-banks-dead.html 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted January 15, 2023 Ronald Blythe Telegraph obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/01/15/ronald-blythe-author-celebrated-akenfield-classic-book-village/ Edit: @time DDP Joker I believe. 4 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted January 16, 2023 7 hours ago, YoungWillz said: Ronald Blythe Telegraph obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/01/15/ronald-blythe-author-celebrated-akenfield-classic-book-village/ Edit: @time DDP Joker I believe. Indeed he is/was. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 16, 2023 Gordana Kuic, Serbian Novelist, dead at 80. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted January 16, 2023 Novelist Margaret Mitchell (not that one) has died aged 88. She began writing after retiring, writing 28 novels and numerous short stories, under the name Margaret Thornton, with many set in her native Blackpool. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 892 Posted January 17, 2023 The husband of author Judith Viorst, Milton Viorst (also a writer), died in December due to COVID. I couldn't find this posted elsewhere on the forum. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/17/us/milton-viorst-dead.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 445 Posted January 17, 2023 2 hours ago, markb4 said: The husband of author Judith Viorst, Milton Viorst (also a writer), died in December due to COVID. I couldn't find this posted elsewhere on the forum. Nice one. Also on Nixon’s Enemies List. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted January 21, 2023 Paul La Farge (sometimes Paul LaFarge), US author and essayist, reportedly dead: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,578 Posted February 2, 2023 On 04/06/2014 at 13:43, Bibliogryphon said: Edmund White (b.1940) co-author of The Joy of Gay Sex is HIV positive and had two strokes in 2012 must be worth keeping an eye on. Edmund White, a favourite punt on here since the early 1990s, has just outlived the co-author of "The Joy of Gay Sex". Charles Silverstein (wiki) died on January 30, aged 87 or 88. Surely a NYT obit on the way? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OneManJury 84 Posted February 2, 2023 19 minutes ago, Ulitzer95 said: Edmund White, a favourite punt on here since the early 1990s, has just outlived the co-author of "The Joy of Gay Sex". Charles Silverstein (wiki) died on January 30, aged 87 or 88. Surely a NYT obit on the way? What’s the man on the left doing with his left hand? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,578 Posted February 2, 2023 48 minutes ago, OneManJury said: What’s the man on the left doing with his left hand? Never heard of a tactical wank? All you have to do is cut a hole in the bottom of your pocket… 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
En Passant 3,741 Posted February 2, 2023 6 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: Never heard of a tactical wank? All you have to do is cut a hole in the bottom of your pocket… TMI Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 7, 2023 Květa Pacovská, Czech illustrator and writer has died aged 94. Obit (In Czech). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JustPassingThrough 148 Posted February 8, 2023 On 01/02/2023 at 19:07, Ulitzer95 said: Charles Silverstein (wiki) died on January 30, aged 87 or 88. Surely a NYT obit on the way? Yes. NYT obit for Charles Silverstein: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/07/health/charles-silverstein-dead.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 12, 2023 Lualhati Bautista, Filipina writer, novelist, liberal activist and political critic. Her most popular novels include Dekada '70; Bata, Bata, Pa'no Ka Ginawa?; and ‘GAPÔ. She died aged 77. Obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 13, 2023 Edith Pearlman, American writer has died aged 86. Obit Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted February 23, 2023 Tatiana Lobo, Costa Rican author has died aged 83. Obit (In Spanish). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted February 25, 2023 This month, it emerged that award-winning sci-fi author Gregory Benford had suffered a stroke in December that he just barely survived and his hardly recovering from: https://file770.com/gregory-benford-had-a-major-stroke-on-december-22/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Benford 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted March 2, 2023 DDP and Cup pick Christopher Fowler reportedly dead: Author of the Bryant & May mysteries etc. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
