time 8,581 Posted August 7, 2013 Elmore Leonard has suffered a stroke. it happened a week ago, last Monday. He's doing better every day, and the family is guardedly optimistic, according to the report. Elmore Leonard is 87. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted August 20, 2013 Elmore Leonard has suffered a stroke. it happened a week ago, last Monday. He's doing better every day, and the family is guardedly optimistic, according to the report. Elmore Leonard is 87. His family have been proven totally wrong. They've got shorty. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted August 20, 2013 We can only hope that Nelson Mandelas families predictions of his recovery are as accurate as Leonards family were Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,953 Posted September 2, 2013 Sci-fi writer Frederik Pohl dead at 93. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted September 3, 2013 Sci-fi writer Frederik Pohl dead at 93. Hmm. I read (and like) quite some of his work. Oh well, 96 is quite a good innings. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,565 Posted September 3, 2013 Sci-fi writer Frederik Pohl dead at 93. Hmm. I read (and like) quite some of his work. Oh well, 96 is quite a good innings. regards, Hein Damn he was going to be on my team for 2014. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,976 Posted September 6, 2013 Another sci fi writer is dead Ann C. Crispin dead at 63 after a long battle with cancer Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,565 Posted September 17, 2013 Happy Birthday to Mary Stewart 97 Today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,565 Posted September 17, 2013 I have decided to update the list of Booker prize winners to remove the deceased and bring it up to date. I am just about to embark on Wolf Hall. V S Naipaul (1932) John Berger (1926) Nadine Gordimer (1923) David Storey (1933) Salman Rushdie (1947) Thomas Keneally (1935) J M Coetzee (1940) Anita Brookner (1928) Keri Hume (1947) Penelope Lively (1933) Peter Carey (1943) Kazuo Ishiguro (1954) A S Byatt (1936) Ben Okri (1959) Michael Ondaatje (1943) Roddy Doyle (1958) James Kelman (1946) Pat Barker (1943) Graham Swift (1949) Arundhati Roy (1961) Ian McEwan (1948) Margaret Atwood (1939) Yann Martel (1963) DBC Pierre (1961) Alan Hollinghurst (1954) John Banville (1945) Kiran Desai (1971) Anne Enright (1962) Aravind Adiga (1974) Hilary Mantel (1952) Howard Jacobson (1942) Julian Barnes (1946) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,630 Posted September 17, 2013 Good work above. Gordimer and Berger (the oldest) are nailed-on obitable! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,565 Posted September 19, 2013 Good work above. Gordimer and Berger (the oldest) are nailed-on obitable! It would be a shame on the UK press if an obit was missed for any of these. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 297 Posted October 2, 2013 News is spreading fast that Tom Clancy has died, at least, according to a post on his publisher's twitter (and we all know that Twitter never lies). Edit: Dead [in] October Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,513 Posted October 2, 2013 Recon ghost. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dr. Zorders 1,271 Posted October 2, 2013 Did he ever find Red October? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted October 2, 2013 Did he ever find Red October? Not that I'm aware of. I wasn't aware either of any clear and present danger to his health. regards, Hein 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MightyMoose 10 Posted October 3, 2013 Dead Storm Rising. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,976 Posted October 3, 2013 Look like for him the Time To Kill was Tuesday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JR976evil 905 Posted October 3, 2013 Look like for him the Time To Kill was Tuesday Erm, wasn't that John Grisham? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted October 3, 2013 Author Tom Clancy has died, the other day, I'm not sure if it was mentioned in here, yet anywhere, tho. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paul Bearer 6,099 Posted October 3, 2013 Author Tom Clancy has died, the other day, I'm not sure if it was mentioned in here, yet anywhere, tho. Yes! It's in the authors thread mentioned yesterday. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lewd_Squirrel 331 Posted October 4, 2013 Author Tom Clancy has died, the other day, I'm not sure if it was mentioned in here, yet anywhere, tho. Yes! It's in the authors thread mentioned yesterday. >.><.< Yeah, I saw that, after I posted. :/ I was gonna post it, yesterday, but, for some reason, my comp wouldn't load this site. :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
the_engineer 1,415 Posted October 4, 2013 (edited) Author Tom Clancy has died, the other day, I'm not sure if it was mentioned in here, yet anywhere, tho. Yes! It's in the authors thread mentioned yesterday. >.><.< Yeah, I saw that, after I posted. :/ I was gonna post it, yesterday, but, for some reason, my comp wouldn't load this site. :/ Definitely one of the biggest deaths in a while and maybe of the year depends on how the rest of the year goes. I can't think of a more famous author to die since michael crichton. Edited October 4, 2013 by Magere Hein 4 posts moved from topic "The Dead Of 2013" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,565 Posted October 4, 2013 Author Tom Clancy has died, the other day, I'm not sure if it was mentioned in here, yet anywhere, tho. Yes! It's in the authors thread mentioned yesterday. >.><.< Yeah, I saw that, after I posted. :/ I was gonna post it, yesterday, but, for some reason, my comp wouldn't load this site. :/ Definitely one of the biggest deaths in a while and maybe of the year depends on how the rest of the year goes. I can't think of a more famous author to die since michael crichton. A very geographical opinion. In the UK James Herbert and Iain Banks were pretty big news. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
charon 4,943 Posted October 14, 2013 1990 Pulitzer winner Oscar Hijuelos at 62 http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/10/14/books/oscar-hijuelos-cuban-american-writer-who-won-pulitzer-dies-at-62.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,565 Posted October 15, 2013 Obviously we have no friends on the Booker prize judging panel. This morning it was being reported that the oldest contender Jim Crace was the most likely winner but they go and give it to a 28 year old girl. However in all fairness I am going to add her to my list just so she knows that it is not all book festivals and literary luncheons she has to put up with being discussed on the Deathlist. V S Naipaul (1932) John Berger (1926) Nadine Gordimer (1923) David Storey (1933) Salman Rushdie (1947) Thomas Keneally (1935) J M Coetzee (1940) Anita Brookner (1928) Keri Hume (1947) Penelope Lively (1933) Peter Carey (1943) Kazuo Ishiguro (1954) A S Byatt (1936) Ben Okri (1959) Michael Ondaatje (1943) Roddy Doyle (1958) James Kelman (1946) Pat Barker (1943) Graham Swift (1949) Arundhati Roy (1961) Ian McEwan (1948) Margaret Atwood (1939) Yann Martel (1963) DBC Pierre (1961) Alan Hollinghurst (1954) John Banville (1945) Kiran Desai (1971) Anne Enright (1962) Aravind Adiga (1974) Hilary Mantel (1952) Howard Jacobson (1942) Julian Barnes (1946) Eleanor Catton (1985) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
