Norah McClintock dies at 59
Canadian author Died on Thursday February 9th 2017
Famous Dead Writers: Recent Writer Deaths and Obituaries
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Obituary: José Luis, dead at age 66
Spanish music critic Died on Wednesday February 8th 2017
Richard B. died at age 79
Canadian novelist Died on Wednesday February 8th 2017
Alan Simpson obituary: died at age 87
British comedy scriptwriter (Hancock's Half Hour Died on Wednesday February 8th 2017
Obituary: Nilawan Pintong, dead at age 101
Thai writer Died on Wednesday February 8th 2017
Thomas Lux, died aged 70
American poet Died on Monday February 6th 2017
Lev Navrozov has died at age 88
Russian writer Died on Monday February 6th 2017
Shumon Miura dies at 91
Japanese author Died on Sunday February 5th 2017
Angelo Bissesarsingh died at age 34
Trinidadian historian and author Died on Sunday February 5th 2017
Marc Spitz has died at age 47
American writer (We Got the Neutron Bomb) Died on Saturday February 4th 2017
Obituary: Bano Qudsia, dead at age 88
Pakistani writer (Raja Gidh) Died on Saturday February 4th 2017
Dritëro Agolli death at age 85
Albanian writer Died on Saturday February 4th 2017
Dore Ashton has died at age 89
American writer and critic Died on Saturday February 4th 2017
Annie Saumont dies at age 89
French author and translator Died on Friday February 3rd 2017
Obituary: Predrag Matvejević, dead at age 84
Bosnian-Croatian writer and political activist Died on Thursday February 2nd 2017
Bharati Mukherjee death at age 76
Indian-born American writer and academic Died on Wednesday February 1st 2017
Howard Frank passed away at age 74
American author (Where the Rivers Flow North) Died on Sunday January 29th 2017
Leon Katz dies at 97
American playwright Died on Sunday January 29th 2017
Sayed Hijab dies at age 77
Egyptian poet Died on Saturday January 28th 2017
Ernst M. died at age 64
Austrian poet and theater director Died on Saturday January 28th 2017
Harry Mathews obituary: died at age 86
American author (The Conversions Died on Thursday January 26th 2017
Buchi Emecheta died at age 72
Nigerian novelist Died on Thursday January 26th 2017
Byron Dobell dead at age 89
American editor and writer Died on Wednesday January 25th 2017
Obituary: Shirley Paget,, dead at age 92
British writer Died on Wednesday January 25th 2017
Mark Baumer death at age 33
American poet and activist Died on Tuesday January 24th 2017
Death of Douglas Reeman at age 92
British author Died on Tuesday January 24th 2017
Christopher Byron dies at age 72
American financial and investigative writer Died on Tuesday January 24th 2017
Hilary Bailey dies at 79
British writer Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Emma Tennant dead at age 79
British author Died on Monday January 23rd 2017
Naqsh Lyallpuri dead at age 89
Indian poet and songwriter Died on Sunday January 22nd 2017
Robert Anker died at age 70
Dutch writer Died on Saturday January 21st 2017
Harry J. death at age 95
American writer and library director Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Obituary: Klaus Huhn, dead at age 88
German sports journalist and writer Died on Friday January 20th 2017
Alenka Goljevšček, died aged 85
Slovenian writer Died on Thursday January 19th 2017
Hubert Lucot, died aged 81
French author Died on Thursday January 19th 2017
Eldar Kuliev dies at age 65
Kyrgyz Soviet screenwriter and author Died on Thursday January 19th 2017
Obituary: Jung Mikyung, dead at age 56
South Korean novelist Died on Thursday January 19th 2017
Peter Abrahams dies at 97
South African writer Died on Wednesday January 18th 2017
Obituary: Patrick Henry, dead at age 45
American animator and writer (Family Guy Died on Wednesday January 18th 2017
Nasir al-Din died at age 99
Pakistani writer and poet Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Vicki Lansky obituary: died at age 75
American author and publisher Died on Monday January 16th 2017
Babette Cole passes away at age 67
English children's author Died on Sunday January 15th 2017
Lynn Phillips died at age 71
American television writer (Mary Hartman Died on Saturday January 14th 2017
Alan Surgal dies at 100
American screenwriter (Mickey One) Died on Friday January 13th 2017
Horacio Guarany has died at age 91
Argentine folkloric singer and writer Died on Friday January 13th 2017
William Peter death at age 89
American novelist and screenwriter (The Exorcist) Died on Friday January 13th 2017
Obituary: Giulio Angioni, dead at age 77
Italian writer and anthropologist Died on Thursday January 12th 2017
Conrad Hilberry died at age 88
American poet Died on Thursday January 12th 2017
Pierre Arpaillange dead at age 92
French author Died on Thursday January 12th 2017
Claude Lebey obituary: died at age 93
French food critic Died on Thursday January 12th 2017
Jovanka Nikolić passes away at age 64
Serbian writer Died on Tuesday January 10th 2017
Refik Erduran dies at age 88
Turkish playwright Died on Saturday January 7th 2017
Paul Goble passes away at age 83
English-born American author and illustrator (The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses) Died on Saturday January 7th 2017
Ricardo Piglia death at age 75
Argentine author Died on Saturday January 7th 2017
Sam Lovullo passed away at age 88
American television writer and producer (Hee Haw Died on Friday January 6th 2017
René Ballet has died at age 88
French journalist and author Died on Wednesday January 4th 2017
Ivo Brešan death at age 80
Croatian writer Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
Rita Bertolini died at age 50
Austrian author and publisher Died on Tuesday January 3rd 2017
John Berger dies at age 90
English art critic and painter Died on Monday January 2nd 2017
Death of David Meltzer at age 79
American poet and musician Died on Saturday December 31st 2016
Arthur H. has died at age 94
American academic and biographer Died on Saturday December 31st 2016
Death of M. D. at age 71
American newspaper columnist (Portland Press Herald) Died on Friday December 30th 2016
Kamal Mani obituary: died at age 87
Nepalese writer Died on Friday December 30th 2016
M.D. Harmon, died aged 71
American newspaper columnist (Portland Press Herald) Died on Friday December 30th 2016
Heno Magee death at age 77
Irish playwright Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Death of Annelise Hovmand at age 92
Danish director and screenwriter (Be Dear to Me) Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Pierre Barouh dies at 82
French writer-composer-singer Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Michel Déon dies at 97
French novelist and literary columnist Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Anthony Cronin passes away at age 88
Irish poet Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Sibylle Boden-Gerstner dies at age 96
German costume designer and fashion writer Died on Wednesday December 28th 2016
Michele Amas died at age 55
New Zealand poet and actress Died on Tuesday December 27th 2016
Richard Adams, died aged 96
British author Died on Tuesday December 27th 2016
Elvio Porta has died at age 71
Italian screenwriter and film director (What if Gargiulo Finds Out?) Died on Tuesday December 27th 2016
Buddha Sayami passed away at age 72
Nepalese politician and poet Died on Tuesday December 27th 2016
Death of Vasant Sarwate at age 89
Indian cartoonist and author Died on Tuesday December 27th 2016
Aleksander Shlepyanov dies at 83
Russian film script writer and art expert Died on Sunday December 25th 2016
Meto Jovanovski died at age 88
Macedonian writer Died on Saturday December 24th 2016
Felix Krivin death at age 88
Ukrainian-Israeli writer and poet Died on Saturday December 24th 2016
Andrés Rivera dies at 88
Argentine writer Died on Friday December 23rd 2016
Larry Que dies at -1
Filipino newspaper publisher and columnist Died on Friday December 23rd 2016
Philip Saville death at age 86
British television director and screenwriter Died on Friday December 23rd 2016
P. J. dead at age 70
American author Died on Friday December 23rd 2016
Obituary: P.J. Lambrecht, dead at age 7
American author Died on Friday December 23rd 2016
David Berry dead at age 73
American playwright (The Whales of August) Died on Friday December 23rd 2016
Anne Ranasinghe dies at 91
German-born Sri Lankan poet Died on Wednesday December 21st 2016
Toby Hemenway passed away at age 64
American author and educator Died on Wednesday December 21st 2016
Kevin O’Morrison obituary: died at age 100
American playwright and actor Died on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Anupam Mishra obituary: died at age 68
Indian author Died on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Enrique Cirules death at age 78
Cuban writer Died on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Anique Poitras obituary: died at age 55
Canadian writer Died on Tuesday December 20th 2016
Obituary: Wade Bourne, dead at age 69
American writer and broadcaster Died on Sunday December 18th 2016
Robert Stiller died at age 88
Polish author and translator Died on Saturday December 17th 2016
Hans-Eric Hellberg passes away at age 89
Swedish author (Kram) and journalist Died on Thursday December 15th 2016
Death of T. Neil at age 84
American geophysicist and writer Died on Wednesday December 14th 2016
Obituary: Shirley Hazzard, dead at age 85
Australian-born American writer (The Bay of Noon) Died on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Robert Sumner passes away at age 94
American Baptist pastor and author Died on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Jean-Claude Deret obituary: died at age 95
French screenwriter Died on Tuesday December 13th 2016
Death of John Newhouse at age 87
American journalist and author Died on Tuesday December 13th 2016
E. R. dead at age 104
Guyanese novelist (To Sir Died on Tuesday December 13th 2016