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 10,646 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 1,984 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 1,031 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 528 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 9,525 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 528 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 2,043 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 601 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 21,044 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 9,581 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 250 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 697 Posted November 11 Deleted. Obituary was posted on another thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 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 11,946 Posted November 15 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 21,044 Posted November 15 7 minutes ago, drol said: Istvan Nemere dead at 80. Nemere no more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,737 Posted November 17 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
Thatcher 2,411 Posted November 19 Arthur Frommer, travel guide author (Frommer’s), has died aged 95. A DDP pick. Obituaries: The Guardian, The Independent and Daily Mail. 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,984 Posted November 19 On 21/10/2013 at 17:50, wildstorm said: A autora canadense Alice Munro (que recebeu o Prêmio Nobel de Literatura deste ano) aparentemente não poderá ir buscar seu prêmio na Suécia devido a problemas de saúde. [Embora isso possa ser apenas uma desculpa para não comparecer.] On 25/10/2013 at 14:25, Guest GuyeatingatTimHortons said: Ela não pode morrer sem ver os Mapleleafs ganharem a Stanley Cup pela última vez. Coloque-a na sua lista de mortes em 2024, não em 2014. Yes, I know that Alice Munro died a long time ago, but I only came across this curiosity today, in 2013 a guest said to put her on the list for 2024 and this joke turned out to be true Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,599 Posted November 20 Sandra Gilbert obituary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,946 Posted Sunday at 15:29 SA writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach dead at 85. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,525 Posted Sunday at 15:38 Never resurrected a nice South African. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leon Brittan 294 Posted Sunday at 16:42 1 hour ago, Spade_Cooley said: Never resurrected a nice South African. But he emigrated to Paris 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,411 Posted yesterday at 10:52 Barbara Taylor Bradford has died aged 91. Obituaries: BBC 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
