The author Lynne Reid Banks has died at the age of 94. Known for books such as the children’s story The Indian in the Cupboard, she died of cancer “peacefully with her... Read more »
Frans de Waal, who found the origins of morality in apes, dies at 75 Mar 20 2024 Frans de Waal, who used his study of the inner lives of animals to build... Read more »
Laurent de Brunhoff, author of Babar children’s books, dies at 98 Mar 23 2024 Babar author Laurent de Brunhoff, who revived his father’s popular picture-book series about an elephant-king and presided over... Read more »
Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize–winning psychologist and author, dies at 90 Mar 27 2024 Psychologist and bestselling author Daniel Kahneman, whose research on how decision-making and biases can impact economics earned him a... Read more »
Maryse Condé, the Guadeloupean author of more than 20 novels, activist, academic and sole winner of the New Academy prize in literature, has died aged 90. Condé, whose books include Segu and... Read more »
The assisted dying advocate and bestselling author Wendy Mitchell, who spent years documenting her dementia, has died, her family has said. Mitchell, 68, discussed her death in a letter published posthumously on... Read more »
N Scott Momaday, Pulitzer-winning Native American novelist, dies aged 89 Jan 29 2024 N Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel House Made of Dawn is... Read more »
N Scott Momaday, a Pulitzer prize-winning storyteller, poet, educator and folklorist whose debut novel House Made of Dawn is widely credited as the starting point for contemporary Native American literature, has died.... Read more »
The Russian poet Lev Rubinstein, a leading figure in the Soviet underground literary scene who later protested against Vladimir Putin, has died days after being hit by a car, his daughter has... Read more »