RiP Naguib Mahfouz
Egypt's most celebrated author Naguib Mahfouz has died from heart failure, aged 94. Mahfouz was the first Arab writer to be awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature. He is best...
RiP Steve Irwin
Australia's famous ‘Crocodile Hunter' Steve Irwin has died from a stingray attack off the coast of Queensland. Irwin published three books in his career: The Crocodile Hunter: The Birthday Present...
RiP Deirdre Morris
Ralph Saubern writes on behalf of ACER Press: On Wednesday last week, Deirdre Morris, general manager of ACER Press, passed away after a short battle with cancer. She will be...
RiP Philip Jones
Sue Hines writes on behalf of Allen & Unwin: Actor, writer, obituarist, art critic, bookseller and lover of books, Philip Jones died on Friday 25 August after a long and...
RiP Colin Forbes
Simon & Schuster (Australia) writes: International thriller writer Colin Forbes died last week at the age of 83. Colin wrote 33 novels, a book a year without fail, well over...
RiP Don Chipp
Australian Democrats founder Don Chipp died from pneumonia on Monday, aged 81. Chipp entered federal parliament as a member of the Liberal party, where he delighted libertarians by clearing a...
RiP Jim Hall
Jim Hall, former editor and literary editor of the Australian newspaper and editor of the Bulletin magazine, died last week, aged 71. Although he spent most of his career working...
RiP Alex Buzo
Popular and prolific Australian playwright and author Alex Buzo has died at the age of 62, after a long battle with cancer. Buzo was best known for his 1968 play...
RiP Michael Sellers
Michael Sellers, the son of comedian Peter Sellers, has died.Sellers wrote two memoirs about the difficult relationship he had with his father: PS I Love You (Sutton Publishing) and Sellers...
RiP Murray Bookchin
American author, environmentalist and anarchist Murray Bookchin has died, aged 85.Bookchin was the author of over 20 books on environmental and political topics, and his writings in the 1960s anticipated...
RiP Leon Morris
Australian theologian and biblical scholar Leon Morris has died, aged 92.Morris wrote more than 50 books that have sold nearly two million copies worldwide and have been translated into many...
RiP Nigel Cox
New Zealand writer Nigel Cox died on Friday 28 July.Victoria University Press writes: One of New Zealand's best writers, Nigel was recognised at the Montana New Zealand Book Awards on...
RiP David Gemmell
UK fantasy writer David Gemmell died on Friday 28 July, two weeks after undergoing heart bypass surgery, according to his publisher Random House. Gemmell was a prolific writer whose works...
RiP John Ritchie
John Ritchie, history professor, author and one of the longest serving editors of the Australian Dictionary of Biography (MUP), has died in Canberra, aged 65. Other publications include the popular...
RiP Tsai-Hsien Chang
Chinese language teacher and author Tsai-Hsien Chang has died in Melbourne, aged 86. Chang was the author of several English and Chinese language publications, including an abbreviated Chinese translation of...
RiP Mickey Spillane
Hard-boiled crime writer Mickey Spillane, the creator of legendary private eye Mike Hammer, has died aged 88.Spillane's first Mike Hammer book, I, the Jury (in The Mike Hammer Omnibus vol...
RiP Barbara Epstein
Barbara Epstein, the founding joint editor of the New York Review of Books, has died, aged 76.
RiP Lyle Stuart
Publisher and journalist Lyle Stuart died on Saturday, aged 83. Stuart was the head of his eponymous publishing house and, after it was sold, the founder of Barricade Books. He...