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Obituary: Sheila Barry
Sheila Barry, highly regarded publisher of Groundwood Books, died in Toronto of complications from cancer on November 15.
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Obituary: Parker B. Ladd, Retired Publishing Executive, Dies
The former executive at Charles Scribner's Sons, a director of the Association of American Publishers, and cofounder of Literacy Partners died on November 14. He was 89.
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Obituary: Sally Dedecker
Dedecker, who ran Sally Dedecker Enterprises after working at NAL, Simon & Schuster, and Ingram, died on November 6. She was 62.
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Obituary: Roslyn Targ, Longtime Agent, Dies at 92
Roslyn Targ, a longtime Manhattan literary agent who worked with some of the biggest writers of her day and brought translated American works to Europe, died in her Greenwich Village apartment on October 29.
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Obituary: Indie Publisher Gibbs Smith Dies at 77
The cofounder of the Utah-based indie house, who died on October 28, was a longtime champion of independent publishing, as well as the publishing scene west of the Mississippi.
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Michael Murphy Dies at 63
Michael Murphy, a former publishing executive and literary agency founder, died on October 19 after a short illness.
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Obituary: Joan W. Blos
Children's author and educator Joan W. Blos, winner of the 1980 Newbery Medal for her historical novel 'A Gathering of Days,' died on October 12 in Ann Arbor, Mich. She was 89.
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Digby Diehl Dies at 76
The former editor-in-chief of Abrams and founding member of the National Book Critics' Circle, who also wrote and edited more than three dozen books (many of them celebrity memoirs), died on September 26.
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Curt Stewart, Macmillan Account Executive, Dies at 63
Curt Stewart, a key account executive at Macmillan, died suddenly on September 11 after a short illness.
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Rachel Kranz, Author and Ghostwriter, Dies at 62
Rachel Kranz, author of the novel 'Leaps of Faith' (FSG) and a prolific ghostwriter and co-author, died on Monday.
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