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2025 In Memoriam: Children's Book Creators and Publishers Remembered
We pay tribute to the authors, illustrators, and publishing professionals we have lost so far this year.
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Jenny Feder, Cofounder of Three Lives & Company, Dies at 73
The artist and bookseller, who opened the beloved Greenwich Village bookstore Three Lives & Company Bookstore with Helene Webb and Jill Dunbar in 1978, died August 12 after a brief illness.
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Longtime Norton EIC Starling Lawrence Dies at 82
Lawrence, who edited scores of bestselling titles by such authors as Sebastian Junger and Michael Lewis over his 55-year career at W.W. Norton, died on August 21 at New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
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Malcolm Margolin, Founder and Publisher of Heyday, Dies at 84
In his 41 years at the helm of the Berkeley, Calif.–based Heyday, Margolin made a name for the press as a publisher of regional titles, including nature guides and books on social justice, history, and Native American studies. He died on August 20.
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Obituary: Katie Cunningham
Children’s book publisher Katie Cunningham, known as a visionary editor with a keen eye for new talent, died on July 4 following complications from ovarian cancer, at the age of 43.
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Thomas Neurath, Worldwide Figure in Illustrated Publishing, Dies at 84
The longtime managing director and later chairman of U.K.-based Thames & Hudson died in London on June 13. Neurath was one of the most influential and respected figures in illustrated book publishing.
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Eeyore’s Books for Children Founder Joel Fram Dies at 81
Bookseller and author Joel Fram, founder of beloved pioneering children’s-only shop Eeyore’s Books for Children in Manhattan, died on May 6 at the age of 81.
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Audiobook Pioneer Barbara Holdridge Dies at 95
The cofounder of the trailblazing spoken-word label Caedmon Records, which recorded such literary luminaries as T.S. Eliot, William Faulkner, Dylan Thomas, Eudora Welty, and W.B. Yeats, died on June 9 at her home in Baltimore.
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Theologian Walter Brueggemann Dies at 92
The esteemed professor emeritus of Old Testament at Columbia Theological Seminary, and the author of more than 100 books on the Hebrew Bible and Christian theology and ethics, died on June 5, just weeks before the release of his next book.
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Kay Arthur, Award-Winning Bible Study Author, Dies at 91
The Bible study teacher, author, and cofounder of a ministry offering Bible resources worldwide was honored with the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association’s Pinnacle Award in April.
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