Bibliogryphon 9,583 Posted March 2, 2020 The James Tait Black Memorial Prize is one of the oldest literary prizes but unlike other prizes it is awarded by an academic institution without a great deal of fanfare but here I have listed the earliest surviving winners 1967 Margaret Drabble b.1939 1968 Maggie Ross (Martha Reeves) b.1941 1970 Lily Powell b.???? 1976 John Banville b.1945 1977 John Le Carre b.1931 1978 Maurice Gee b.1931 1980 J M Coetzee b.1940 1981* Salman Rushdie b.1947 1981* Paul Theroux b.1941 1983 Jonathan Keates b.1946 1985 Robert Edric b.1956 * Joint winners 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted March 3, 2020 On 01/03/2020 at 17:57, drol said: Luis Sepulveda infected with harmless coronavirus. Sepulveda is said to be gravely ill, which probably implies he is on life support. Just to show you how harmless this is... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, drol said: Sepulveda is said to be gravely ill, which probably implies he is on life support. Just to show you how harmless this is... To be fair, distinguishing the harmless from the fatal strain is so difficult. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 9, 2020 Award-winning mystery writer Barbara Neely, who created the first black female series sleuth in mainstream American publishing, died last week after a brief illness, according to her publisher, Brash Books. She was 78. Neely is perhaps best known for her four-book Blanche White series, which had at its center a nomadic amateur detective and domestic worker who uses the invisibility inherent to her job as an advantage in pursuit of the truth. “I realized the mystery genre was perfect to talk about serious subjects,” she told Ms. Magazine in 2000, “and it could carry the political fiction I wanted to write.” “Blanche on the Lam” won the Agatha Award, Anthony Award, and the Macavity Award for best first novel, as well as the Go on Girl! Award from Black Women’s Reading Club. Neely was named the 2020 Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America. (Just in time!) SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 223 Posted March 17, 2020 Russian author Eduard Limonov dead - no English obit yet. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted March 17, 2020 9 minutes ago, adrian0719 said: Russian author Eduard Limonov dead - no English obit yet. A big one. Also his lifestyle suggested he has outlived the odds. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Etushispushingupdaisies 136 Posted March 17, 2020 1 hour ago, adrian0719 said: Russian author Eduard Limonov dead - no English obit yet. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/03/17/russian-writer-political-activist-eduard-limonov-dies-a69660. Take it from Moscow Times. Does this count? He was mostly famous here for being an ultranationalist political gadfly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Estuarian Float 97 Posted March 25, 2020 South African author and healer Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa has died at 98. One of my DDP picks. Only African news outlets reporting his death so far that I see... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted March 25, 2020 12 minutes ago, Estuarian Float said: South African author and healer Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa has died at 98. One of my DDP picks. Only African news outlets reporting his death so far that I see... He was a great character! An overweight shaman with a cult following who firmly believed in Reptilians. One of the great conspirationists of last century, alongside Paul Hellyer. In his old age he carried a striking resemblance to E.T. and lost a lot of weight. Also he was a crossover between Robert Mugabe and Ragionier Filini of Fantozzi movies. RIP to one of the great! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted March 25, 2020 Come on, it is clear they are half brothers! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
markb4 902 Posted March 31, 2020 Children's book author and illustrator, Tomie DePaola, has sadly passed away at the age of 85 due to complications from a fall. https://www.npr.org/2020/03/30/824244076/tomie-depaola-beloved-childrens-author-and-illustrator-has-died I remember reading many of his books as a child including Strega Nona as well as his appearances on the 'Barney & Friends' television show. A sad day indeed. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 10, 2020 Jean Little, an iconic Canadian children's author who published over 50 books, has died. She was 88. She was named a member of the Order of Canada in 1993. https://www.cbc.ca/books/children-s-author-jean-little-dead-at-88-1.5524491 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted April 11, 2020 Virginia Savage McAlester, an author, architectural historian and preservationist, has died after a long battle with myelofibrosis. She was 76. https://www.dallasnews.com/arts-entertainment/architecture/2020/04/10/virginia-savage-mcalester-best-selling-author-and-queen-of-dallas-preservation-dies-at-76/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,947 Posted April 16, 2020 On 03/03/2020 at 19:20, drol said: Sepulveda is said to be gravely ill, which probably implies he is on life support. Just to show you how harmless this is... Luis Sepulveda dead at 70. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lafaucheuse 4,051 Posted April 16, 2020 1 hour ago, drol said: Luis Sepulveda dead at 70. the most famous death form covid so far for me, I red his poems when I studied Spanish a few years ago and I loved it… RIP to a great writer… 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,622 Posted April 17, 2020 Gene Deitch, American children's illustrator and animator, dead at 95. All over Czech media as he was an expat there. A long-time pick on the 20/20 dead pool. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted April 26, 2020 Swedish Author and Playwright Per Olov Enquist died at 85 years: https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/forfatteren-po-enquist-er-doed He wrote the 1999 novel The Visit of the Royal Physician, and won the Austrian State Prize for European Literature. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,982 Posted April 26, 2020 DDP Qualifying Obit for Enquist https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-52432215 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomTomTelekom 3,728 Posted May 5, 2020 Author, Journalist and rock critic/broadcaster Mark Beech, who authored the rock music origin books The A-Z of Names in Rock, The Dictionary of Rock, died at 60 years after road accident: https://www.holdthefrontpage.co.uk/2020/news/regional-journalist-who-became-rock-music-critic-dies-aged-60/ He became the editor of DANTE magazine. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,622 Posted May 10, 2020 Barbara Taylor Bradford is 87 today. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,049 Posted May 19, 2020 Death Notice for children's author Heather Amery: http://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/deaths/241902/amery Wrote First Thousand Words and the Poppy And Sam and Farmyard Tales series of books, among others. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gooseberry Crumble 5,346 Posted May 19, 2020 On 10/05/2020 at 17:13, Ulitzer95 said: Barbara Taylor Bradford is 87 today. Widowed last year after more than 50 years of marriage If I remember correctly. Certainly a name to keep one eye on. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,622 Posted May 24, 2020 Albert Memmi, French writer and essayist has died aged 99. Mentioned before in the Ideas and Possibilities for 2018 thread. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,972 Posted June 9, 2020 J K Rowling now in TERF-territory: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/08/entertainment/daniel-radcliffe-responds-jk-rowling-trans-tweets-trnd/index.html The ire of a radical trans*activist - enough for her own thread? It has to happen eventually. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted June 10, 2020 Lonnie Wheeler, who worked or collaborated on more than a dozen sports books, most notably the autobiography of Hank Aaron, has died. He was 68. Wheeler had spent years struggling with muscular dystrophy-like conditions. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/news/lonnie-wheeler-author-more-dozen-books-died-210347080--spt.html?src=rss 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
