Former poet Laureate of Vermont and pulitzer finalist Ellen Bryant Voigt died on October 23. She was a founder of the Goddard College low-residency MFA program, and received grants from the NEA and the Guggenheim Foundation. In 2015 she was awarded a MacArthur Fellowship. The post Obituary: Ellen Bryant Voigt appeared first on Publishers Lunch.| Publishers Lunch
Author CW Gortner died on October 25. He wrote 16 historical novels focusing on women including Catherine Medici, Lucrezia Borgia, Marlene Dietrich, and Coco Chanel. His most recent book, The Saint Laurent Muse, was published by William Morrow in March. Bestselling author and historian Tim Cook has died. He wrote more than 20 books on Canadian military history, and his forthcoming book, The Unquiet Western Front, will be published by Allen Lane/Penguin Canada next year. The post Obituaries: C...| Publishers Lunch
Charlie Kirk, conservative activist, Trump ally and Turning Point USA founder, was killed Wednesday in a sniper attack| TheWrap
She survived a horrific auto accident during the sitcom's second season and went on to become a veterinarian.| The Hollywood Reporter
Michael Klick, who was an Emmy-winning producer on Homeland and 24, died Aug. 10 at his home in Los Angeles. He was 77.| Deadline
Larry Eisenberg, science fiction writer and biomedical engineer, passed away on Christmas Day at the age of 99. Despite his accomplishments in those fields, to readers of the New York Times online comments section he was best known as a prolific versifier, whose more than 13,000 posts since 2008 came mostly in the form of limericks. Dr. Eisenberg's passing inspired a host of tributes...| William Shunn
This is the full text of a letter written on behalf of one of the defendants charged with narcotics violations in conjunction with the death of my friend and collaborator Michael K. Williams. It was written at the request of Mr. Macci's defense attorney, but what follows will make fully clear why I felt compelled to undertake the task in no small part to honor Michael's memory. The Honorable Judge Ronnie Abrams Your Honor: I write to you in regard to the sentencing of Carlos Macci, who has en...| The Audacity of Despair