YoungWillz 21,044 Posted April 16, 2019 19 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: Twitter & Wiki reporting Gene Wolfe (Book of the New Sun) dead. Unique DDP hit for me if true. @Spade_Cooley Gene Wolfe's Guardian Obit: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/apr/16/gene-wolfe-science-fiction-author-dies-aged-87 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ObakeFilter 901 Posted April 16, 2019 Warren Adler dead @ 91. https://variety.com/2019/film/news/warren-adler-dead-war-of-the-roses-1203191017/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted April 17, 2019 Winners of the World Fantasy Award 1. Patricia A. McKillip (1948) 2. William Kotzwinkle (1943) 3. Michael Moorcock (1939) 4. Elizabeth A. Lynn (1946) 5. John Crowley (1942) 6. Barry Hughart (1934) 7. Dan Simmons (1948) 8. Patrick Suskind (1949) 9. Peter Straub (1943) 10. James K Morrow (1947) 11. Ellen Kushner (1955) 12. Robert R. McCammon (1952) 13. Tim Powers (1952) 14. Lewis Shiner (1950) 15. Christopher Priest (1943) 16. Rachel Pollack (1945) 17. Jeffrey Ford (1955) 18. Louise Erdrich (1954) 19. Martin Scott (1956) 20. Sean Stewart (1965) 21. Jo Walton (1964) 22. Susanna Clarke (1959) 23. Haruki Murakami (1949) 24. Guy Gavriel Kay (1954) 25. Margo Lanagan (1960) 26. China Mieville (1972) 27. Nueni Okorafor (1974) 28. Laive Tidhar (1976) 29. E Willow Wilson (1982) 30. Sofia Samatar (1971) 31. David Mitchell (1969) 32. Anna Smaill (b.1979) 33. Claire North (b.1986) 34. Victor LaVelle (b.1972) 35. Fonda Lee (b.1979) Updated for Gene Wolfe and winners since David Mitchell. Oldest living winner now is Barry Hughart author of the magnificent Bridge of Birds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 4, 2019 Wayson Choy, author of the award-winning novel 'the Jade Peony' died April 28th. He was 80. https://www.cbc.ca/books/wayson-choy-author-of-the-jade-peony-dead-at-80-1.5114595 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted May 4, 2019 Chuck Kinder, who wrote 'Last Mountain Dancer' and 'Planet West Virginia', among others, has died. He was 76. https://carlkurlander.com/f/chuck-kinder---great-writer-teacher-friend-and-character Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clorox Bleachman 2,423 Posted May 14, 2019 Children's author Tommy Donbavand dies of cancer aged 53, obit likely to follow. http://www.tommyvcancer.com/2019/05/important-message-please-read/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Grim Up North 3,725 Posted May 14, 2019 27 minutes ago, Clorox Bleachman said: Children's author Tommy Donbavand dies of cancer aged 53, obit likely to follow. http://www.tommyvcancer.com/2019/05/important-message-please-read/ As the BBC kids TV show all the Screwm Street stuff they will be totally shit if they don’t give him an obit - still stranger things have happened..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted May 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Grim Up North said: As the BBC kids TV show all the Screwm Street stuff they will be totally shit if they don’t give him an obit - still stranger things have happened..... David Fisher for example Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted May 16, 2019 German leftist author and satiricist Wiglaf Droste dead of a "short, heavy illness" at 57: https://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/wiglaf-droste-ist-im-alter-von-57-jahren-gestorben-a-1267747.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,727 Posted May 17, 2019 Estonian award winning novelist and playwright Nikolai Baturin dead at 82 years: https://kultuur.postimees.ee/6685743/suri-nikolai-baturin 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 20, 2019 Those waiting for Tommy Donbavand QOs, your patience is rewarded: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/05/20/tommy-donbavand-childrens-writer-entertainer-gift-making-people/ 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted May 21, 2019 Death notice for British author Walter Harris, aged 93: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/233430/harris Aka Carl Dreadstone and EK Leyton. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted May 22, 2019 The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle was first published 50 years ago. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted May 22, 2019 Now that Herman Wouk has gone the Top Ten of Pulitzer prize winners looks like: 1965 Shirley Ann Graw (1929) 1969 N Scott Momaday (1934) 1983 Alice Walker (1944) 1984 William Kennedy (1928) 1985 Alison Lurie (1926) 1986 Larry McMurty (1936) 1988 Toni Morrison (1931) 1989 Anne Tyler (1941) 1992 Jane Smiley (1949) 1993 Robert Olen Butler (1945) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted May 23, 2019 I am the bearer of very bad news Judith Kerr, widow of Nigel Kneale and the author of the Tiger Who Came to Tea and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit has died aged 95 Guardian Obituary 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted May 26, 2019 The author Kate Figes, a DDP pick, has been ominously quiet on her Twitter and Facebook pages for several weeks now. Although, to be fair, most of her Twitter output consisted of retweeting pro-Remain twaddle, so she might have given up on the fight for European solidarity rather than the fight for life itself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,602 Posted May 26, 2019 37 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said: The author Kate Figes, a DDP pick, has been ominously quiet on her Twitter and Facebook pages for several weeks now. Although, to be fair, most of her Twitter output consisted of retweeting pro-Remain twaddle, so she might have given up on the fight for European solidarity rather than the fight for life itself. Be suspicious if someone very political didn't chirp up tonight. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted June 2, 2019 On 23/10/2018 at 08:51, Bibliogryphon said: The Golden Dagger award is presented by the UK Crime Writers' Association for the best crime novel of the year. There are thirty two surviving winners from its 58 year history. Here are the longest surviving since their win 1961 Mary Kelly (b.1927) 1963 John Le Carre (b. 1931) 1967 Emma Lathen (Martha Henissart co-author (b.1929) 1973 Robert Littell (b.1935) 1974 Anthony Price (b.1928) 1975 Nicholas Meyer (b.1945) 1981 Martin Cruz Smith (b.1942) 1982 Peter Lovesey (b.1936) 1983 John Hutton (b.1928) 1985 Paula Gosling (b.1939) After this there is a gap of eight years where there is no surviving winners. All should obit. Anthony Price Obit: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2019/06/02/anthony-price-much-admired-author-dr-david-audley-spy-novels/ IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0696793/ 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,581 Posted June 3, 2019 Golden Dagger top ten updated post Price 1961 Mary Kelly (b.1927) 1963 John Le Carre (b. 1931) 1967 Emma Lathen (Martha Henissart co-author (b.1929) 1973 Robert Littell (b.1935) 1975 Nicholas Meyer (b.1945) 1981 Martin Cruz Smith (b.1942) 1982 Peter Lovesey (b.1936) 1983 John Hutton (b.1928) 1985 Paula Gosling (b.1939) 1993 Patricia Cornwell (b.1956) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 7, 2019 On 05/02/2019 at 10:44, Sir Creep said: Well, I don't see any actual post in a thread for David Powlison and his cancer battle. I know he was associated with Billy Graham, and I know the same about university, but I guess his personal claim to fame will be as an author. Anyway, here's David Powlison's update, three rounds of chemo down. Though his May 15 post indeed says he is getting worse, he certainly made it sound like 3 months he still had. (doctor said 'a few months' in early May)Looks like it was 3 weeks. @Spade_Cooley looks like a Cup 'hit' in the coming days (3? lol). SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted June 21, 2019 On 22/05/2019 at 05:10, Bibliogryphon said: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle was first published 50 years ago. In this recent article celebrating 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', it mentions how Eric Carle was too frail to talk for the story https://www.npr.org/2019/06/12/731818697/a-very-happy-50th-birthday-to-the-very-hungry-caterpillar 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arrowsmith 445 Posted June 22, 2019 3 hours ago, markb4 said: In this recent article celebrating 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar', it mentions how Eric Carle was too frail to talk for the story https://www.npr.org/2019/06/12/731818697/a-very-happy-50th-birthday-to-the-very-hungry-caterpillar I’m more shocked to find out he’s still living, and I’m a bookseller. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathtreat23 189 Posted June 23, 2019 Judith Krantz Dead at the age of 91. https://deadline.com/2019/06/judith-krantz-dies-best-selling-author-91-obituary-1202636830/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,044 Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Deathtreat23 said: Judith Krantz Dead at the age of 91. https://deadline.com/2019/06/judith-krantz-dies-best-selling-author-91-obituary-1202636830/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter One of my late mother's favourites, about 30 years ago. She went from Catherine Cookson, to her, to Gervase Phinn. Go figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Deathtreat23 said: Judith Krantz Dead at the age of 91. https://deadline.com/2019/06/judith-krantz-dies-best-selling-author-91-obituary-1202636830/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter If anyone thinks The Reaper has no Scruples, think again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
