Ulitzer95 12,594 Posted March 3, 2023 11 hours ago, YoungWillz said: DDP and Cup pick Christopher Fowler reportedly dead: Author of the Bryant & May mysteries etc. Guardian obit. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,341 Posted March 3, 2023 https://www.thebookseller.com/news/tributes-paid-to-author-eileen-ramsay-after-death-at-82#:~:text=Eileen Ramsay%2C author of 20,and grew up in Dumfriesshire. Scottish novelist Eileen Ramsay has died aged 82. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,585 Posted March 9, 2023 Ian Falconer, American author has died aged 63. NYT 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted March 12, 2023 Paul Auster diagnosed with cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted March 13, 2023 On 17/04/2019 at 11:28, Bibliogryphon said: Winners of the World Fantasy Award 16. Rachel Pollack (1945) Some indication that Rachel Pollack may have died this morning - Neil Gaiman mentioned she was on her way out yesterday, so entirely plausible she has gone. Created the first trans superhero for DC Comics' Doom Patrol. Obviously awaiting some kind of news report to confirm. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 879 Posted March 13, 2023 On 12/03/2023 at 16:57, drol said: Paul Auster diagnosed with cancer. Must get round to reading his New York Trilogy one day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,945 Posted March 13, 2023 Chilean cult writer Antonio Skarmeta becomes the latest victim of De Benedetti's hoaxes. Anyway he has been suffering from stomach cancer since 2017... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted March 14, 2023 American writer of historical fiction John Jakes, died at 90 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/books/john-jakes-dead.html He was best known for The Kent Family Chronicles and the North and South Trilogy. He was also known for his Brak the Barbarian science fiction series. 4 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 14, 2023 2 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said: American writer of historical fiction John Jakes, died at 90 years: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/books/john-jakes-dead.html He was best known for The Kent Family Chronicles and the North and South Trilogy. He was also known for his Brak the Barbarian science fiction series. He would have qualified for ‘I didn’t know he was still alive’ for me. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted March 16, 2023 Isabel Colegate obituary; author, most famously of The Shooting Party, which was made into a film starring John Gielgud & James Mason (1984). Aged 91. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,984 Posted March 16, 2023 Patrick French, British writer, historian and academic has died aged 57, after battling cancer he was appointed dean of the inaugural School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Ahmedabad, also made an authorized biography of the Nobel Prize VS Naipaul, turned down the Order of the British Empire https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2023/mar/16/british-writer-and-historian-patrick-french-dies-of-cancer-at-56-2556639.html 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,724 Posted March 21, 2023 Finnish crime writer Harri Nykänen most known for creating the character Raid dead at 69. One of the most known modern Finnish crime writers (Reijo Mäki and Seppo Jokinen are the largest ones), the tv series and movie based on his books were widely popular in Finland in the early 2000s. See imdb - Raid. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 22, 2023 Facebook reporting the death of Michael Reaves, an author of various genres, as well as a figure closely associated with 1980s and 1990s animated television cartoons as a story editor and scriptwriter. He was 72. https://www.facebook.com/james.eatock/posts/pfbid02LkQYFzGFMCqrHm5B62bDpv5Hx4o3i8WzfRbXqak79ecRa32qbWGJnstGdNvSBUUvl 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,577 Posted March 24, 2023 Eric Brown who won a British Science Fiction Association award for his short stories has died aged 62 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mollyafox 455 Posted March 26, 2023 Bill Zehme, author of Frank Sinatra and Andy Kaufman's biographies, has died at age 65. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sly Ronnie 879 Posted March 26, 2023 46 minutes ago, mollyafox said: Bill Zehme, author of Frank Sinatra and Andy Kaufman's biographies, has died at age 65. A few years I started and then abandoned reading his biography on Kaufmann. Too...cloying. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,177 Posted March 28, 2023 Nothing on the internet, but I have heard from a reliable source that author and television producer Charles Garland (IMDB) was fairly unwell with pneumonia last December. He has more or less recovered by now, though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted March 29, 2023 DM Thomas, whose novel The White Hotel narrowly missed out to Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children and who was one of the last people to see William Golding alive, Times Obit: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/dm-thomas-obituary-6fl32bk86 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Summer in Transylvania 2,177 Posted March 30, 2023 There is no thread for publishers, so here this one goes: Peter Usborne, CBE (Wiki), founder of Usborne books and Co-creator of satirical magazine Private Eye dead at 85. Edit: BBC Obit. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tracy 2,392 Posted April 7, 2023 On 13/03/2023 at 14:36, YoungWillz said: Some indication that Rachel Pollack may have died this morning - Neil Gaiman mentioned she was on her way out yesterday, so entirely plausible she has gone. Rachel Pollack now actually dead. 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,646 Posted April 7, 2023 Was reminiscing today about reading William Kotzwinkle's work (best known at the guy who wrote the ET novel and its sequel). Still alive (maybe 80 later this year) but interestingly, back in action writing detective fiction after years away. Obitable for sure and easily searched on any website like this for anyone keeping tabs on talent. Wikipedia says 1943 for year of birth, other - older - sources suggest 1938. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,585 Posted April 11, 2023 Author Meir Shalev being reported dead aged 74. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 12, 2023 Judith Miller, Scottish antiques expert who wrote over 100 books on antiques and who was employed by the Antiques Roadshow as an expert reportedly dead aged 71: https://www.thebookseller.com/news/author-and-antiques-expert-judith-miller-dies-aged-71 Turns up here around 4 minutes in: 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 12, 2023 Historical crime writer portrayed by Kate Winslet in the film Heavenly Creatures and DDP pick Anne Perry, straight to QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/04/12/anne-perry-crime-writer-convicted-murder-obituary/ 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,441 Posted April 12, 2023 40 minutes ago, YoungWillz said: Historical crime writer portrayed by Kate Winslet in the film Heavenly Creatures and DDP pick Anne Perry, straight to QO: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2023/04/12/anne-perry-crime-writer-convicted-murder-obituary/ Ah did I remember to pick her? She's an on off name for here's who you could have won. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
