Jean Craighead George Has Died
Newbery Medal winner Jean Craighead George has passed away. She was ninety-two-years-old.
George (pictured, via) enjoyed a career in children’s book publishing that spanned more than six decades. She won the Newbery for Julie of the Wolves in 197...
Carlos Fuentes Has Died
Novelist Carlos Fuentes has passed away. Mexican president Felipe Calderon shared the sad news on Twitter.
The great author had won the Miguel de Cervantes Prize and the Latin Literary Prize. In July, Dalkey Archive Press will publish his novel, Vlad. ...
Maurice Sendak: an appreciation
Like most great children's writers and illustrators, his work came from deep within – in his case somewhere very darkMaurice Sendak, who has died aged 83, was one of the great writers and illustrators of children's literature. His imagination was de...
Maurice Sendak & His Brother
Writing about the death of Maurice Sendak, the New York Times reported that My Brother’s Book will be posthumously published next February: “a poem written and illustrated by Mr. Sendak and inspired by his love for his late brother, Jack.R...
Maurice Sendak obituary
Children's author and illustrator best known for Where the Wild Things AreMaurice Sendak, who has died aged 83, was both one of the most individual and one of the most successful illustrators of the 20th century. Since 1951 his 90-odd titles have sol...
Maurice Sendak: a life in pictures
Gallery: Where The Wild Things Are author Maurice Sendak has died aged 83. Take a tour through his life
Maurice Sendak Has Died
Maurice Sendak has passed away, leaving behind a lifetime of beloved children’s books, including Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen and Outside Over There.
This GalleyCat editor will never forget reading Where the Wild Things Are to ...
The Rev Robin Denniston obituary
Publisher behind some of the most popular novels of the 20th centuryRobin Denniston, who has died aged 85, commissioned some of the most popular novels of the 20th century during a distinguished career with six major publishing houses. He demonstrated ...
Angelica Garnett obituary
Artist and writer both blessed and burdened by her Bloomsbury group inheritanceA woman of great beauty and personal magnetism, Angelica Garnett, who has died aged 93, had many gifts. She turned her hand to mosaics, painting and sculpture and transform...
Benzion Netanyahu obituary
Historian and uncompromising Zionist who had a profound influence on his son Binyamin, Israel's prime ministerThe Israeli historian Benzion Netanyahu, who has died aged 102, was an uncompromising Zionist best known for the profound influence he had ove...
David Weiss
As half of the Swiss art duo Fischli/Weiss, he made striking use of photography, film, clay – and questionsThe Swiss artist David Weiss, who has died aged 66 of cancer, belonged to one of the enduring partnerships of contemporary art, the duo Fischli...
