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Obituary: Carolyn Reidy

Carolyn Reidy. Born 2nd May 1949. Died 12th May 2020 You could never ignore Carolyn Reidy, the Simon & Schuster president and c.e.o., who died unexpectedly of... Read more

Obituary: Sonny Mehta

Canongate c.e.o and publisher Jamie Byng remembers his friend, editor in chief of Knopf Sonny Mehta Read more

Obituary: Istvan Bart

Frances Pinter remembers Hungarian publisher Istvan Bart, who has died in Budapest at the age of 75. Read more

Obituary: Claudio López de Lamadrid

Miguel Aguilar remembers Claudio López de Lamadrid—"He radiated confidence. When you were with him you felt that things could only turn out well."... Read more

'Towering' opponent of censorship John Calder dies aged 91

John Calder, a publisher of Samuel Beckett, has died aged 91. Read more

Pan Mac pays tribute to 'great and controversial' Naipaul

Pan Macmillan has paid tribute to the “great and controversial” author V S Naipaul who died aged 85 on Saturday night. Read more

Obituary: Livia Gollancz

The musician who took up the reins of one of the UK’s most venerable publishing lists and led it with an egalitarian gusto is remembered... Read more

Obituary: Brian Aldiss

Genre-bending author Brian Aldiss is remembered by his agent, Gordon Wise of Curtis Brown. Read more

Obituary: Marilyn Dugdale

Author Marilyn Dugdale, née Edwards (30th April 1946– 28th June 2017), has died following a long and courageous battle with cancer. Read more

Obituary: Penelope Hoare

Venerable editor and publisher Penelope Hoare is remembered by Patrick Markham. Read more

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