alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 17 Stan Persky, an American-born Canadian writer and LGBTQ activist who penned 20 books and wrote columns for several media outlets, has died. He was 83. https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/books/stan-persky-death-obituary 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted October 21 Alan Garner is 90, bit tardy with this he was 90 four days ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genfærd 452 Posted October 22 Danish author, Malene Sølvsten, dead at age 47. https://www.instagram.com/p/DBbep2NNZVa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,978 Posted October 24 The poet Antonio Cícero, born in Rio de Janeiro, suffered from Alzheimer's and opted for assisted suicide in Zurich as his life became unbearable. He has held chair 27 at the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2017 and has written several important songs in Brazilian culture I don't know if I could put it in the suicide thread. https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2024/10/23/antonio-cicero-escritor-membro-da-abl-morre.ghtml This is one of them: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prussianblue 1,024 Posted October 24 American writer/critic/actor/artist Gary Indiana dead at 74. Very much a cult/underground figure by the looks of things. Lovely tribute from his friend, the rather gorgeous Brandon Flynn of 13 Reasons Why fame. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 524 Posted October 25 12 hours ago, prussianblue said: American writer/critic/actor/artist Gary Indiana dead at 74. Very much a cult/underground figure by the looks of things. Lovely tribute from his friend, the rather gorgeous Brandon Flynn of 13 Reasons Why fame. Likely won't QO (maybe Guardian but a stretch), but will get a an obit from the NYT due to his work with The Village Voice almost certainly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 25 4 hours ago, Comped said: Likely won't QO (maybe Guardian but a stretch), but will get a an obit from the NYT due to his work with The Village Voice almost certainly. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Comped 524 Posted October 25 5 hours ago, Spade_Cooley said: Oh my God... I have a custom GIF now! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Commtech Sio Bibble 2,025 Posted October 25 6 minutes ago, Comped said: Oh my God... I have a custom GIF now! I don't mean to be hostile but seriously why do you feel the need to reply inconsequential rubbish to almost every bumped thread. It is quite irritating. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 593 Posted October 25 Just now, Commtech Sio Bibble said: I don't mean to be hostile but seriously why do you feel the need to reply inconsequential rubbish to almost every bumped thread. It is quite irritating. Couldn't agree more @Commtech Sio Bibble. I am so close to putting @Comped on ignore. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,006 Posted October 28 On 13/06/2022 at 10:37, Bibliogryphon said: W Somerset Maugham Award Winners 1966 Julian Mitchell (b.1935) Michael Frayn (b.1933) 1968 Paul Bailey (b.1937) 1970 Jane Gaskell (b.1941) Piers Paul Read (b.1941) 1971 Richard Barber (b.1941) Susan Hill (b.1941) 1972 Gillian Tindall (b.1938) Douglas Dunn (b.1942) 1973 Peter Prince (b.1942) Paul Starthern (b.1940) Updated for the death of George Lamming Paul Bailey reportedly dead aged 87: https://www.thebookseller.com/obituaries/booker-prize-shortlisted-author-paul-bailey-dies-aged-87 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,561 Posted October 29 W Somerset Maugham Award Winners 1966 Julian Mitchell (b.1935) Michael Frayn (b.1933) 1970 Jane Gaskell (b.1941) Piers Paul Read (b.1941) 1971 Richard Barber (b.1941) Susan Hill (b.1941) 1972 Gillian Tindall (b.1938) Douglas Dunn (b.1942) 1973 Peter Prince (b.1942) Paul Starthern (b.1940) 1976. Dominic Cooper (b.1944) Ian McEwan (b.1948) Updated for the death of Paul Bailey 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Funeralopolis 240 Posted November 8 Dorothy Allison dead at 75. https://lithub.com/dorothy-allison-author-and-force-of-nature-has-died/ 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dimreaper 692 Posted November 11 Deleted. Obituary was posted on another thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,883 Posted November 12 World's most prolific author, István Nemere, on life support after massive heart attack. Just a few hours before he was bragging at his 80th birthday how he survived all his competitors. 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,883 Posted Friday at 10:47 On 12/11/2024 at 17:47, drol said: World's most prolific author, István Nemere, on life support after massive heart attack. Just a few hours before he was bragging at his 80th birthday how he survived all his competitors. Istvan Nemere dead at 80. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,006 Posted Friday at 10:54 7 minutes ago, drol said: Istvan Nemere dead at 80. Nemere no more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,684 Posted yesterday at 17:37 On 06/06/2022 at 14:08, Bibliogryphon said: Updating the earliest ten entries on the Queen's Jubilee read following the death of George Lamming we are now up to 1985 ... Ngugi wa Thiang'o (b.1938) ... Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has been suffering from kidney failure for five years following a triple bypass surgery and earlier this year his son said Ngũgĩ was a wifebeater. Good punt for 2025. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
