Bloomsbury Publishing president Adrienne Vaughan has died in a boat collision reportedly off the Furore Fjord on the Amalfi Coast.
Recalling Ukrainian Writer and Activist Victoria Amelina
The writer and war-crimes researcher Victoria Amelina has died of wounds sustained in the June 27 Russian attack in Kramatorsk.
In England: Children’s Book Publisher Peter Usborne Remembered
The founder of England’s Usborne Publishing, Peter Usborne, is said to have died ‘unexpectedly but peacefully,’ surrounded by family.
In Mexico: FIL Guadalajara’s Raúl Padilla, Dead at 68
Raúl Padilla López, the Guadalajara fair’s founder, was a controversial figure in Mexican culture whose death has been confirmed a suicide.
Remembering Alain Gründ: ‘Always Thinking Internationally’
‘He felt very positive about the book industry,’ Monique Souchon-Gründ, Alain Gründ’s widow tells Publishing Perspectives.
International Publishing’s Tributes to the Late Alain Gründ
A leader among the industry’s most influential organizations, Alain Gründ is remembered in a new book by Hugo Setzer as ‘a visionary.’
Remembering the British Publishing Industry’s David Whitaker, ISBN Pioneer
Recalled as being opinionated, decisive, and difficult as well as insightful, innovative, and impressive, David Whitaker died on August 4.
Scholastic’s Richard Robinson, Dead at 84, a Leader in Children’s Books
Calling reading a ‘civil right,’ Richard Robinson joined Scholastic in 1964 and led the company for almost 50 years.
Simon & Schuster CEO Carolyn Reidy Dies of a Heart Attack, 71
Among the most admired and respected of Big Five leadership, Reidy joined Simon & Schuster in 1992. CFO Dennis Eulau recalls ‘her fierce intelligence and curiosity.’
Former Rights Director Marcella Berger Remembered by Simon & Schuster
For 35 years with Simon & Schuster, Marcella Berger had retired from the company in 2011.