Thursday, January 5, 2012

Remembering Authors We Lost in 2011

Writing isn't an easy job, and I have immense respect for those who have made a success of it. Every death is important, but I always feel a strong sense of loss when an author dies.


This is a salute to the authors who died in 2011, in no particular order. If you know of others I missed, let me know and I'll add them. These are primarily - but not all - romance, mystery and paranormal authors.

L.A. BANKS
(1959-2011)


PENNY JORDAN
(1946-2011)


ANNE MCCAFFREY
(1926-2011)


BEVERLY BARTON
(1946-2011)


RUSSELL HOBAN
(1925-2011)


DIANA WYNNE JONES
(1934-2011)


BRIAN JACQUES
(1939-2011)


WILLIAM SLEATOR
(1945-2011)


SANDRA HYATT
(1965-2011)


EMMA BLAIR (aka IAIN BLAIR)
(1942-2011)

Iain Blair Image 1

JOE GORES
(1931-2011)


LILLIAN JACKSON BRAUN
(1913-2011)



WAYNE GREENHAW
(1940-2011)



R.I.P. - and thanks for the books!


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  1. BelindaJanuary 8, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    I totally agree--in fact, I'd go so far as to say that no job is harder than writing (with the possible exception of motherhood!) Thanks for paying tribute to those authors we lost in 2011.

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  2. Becke DavisFebruary 1, 2012 at 5:39 PM

    Thanks, Belinda! If you (or anyone else reading this) knows of authors I missed in the tribute, let me know and I'll add them.

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