Notable Deaths 2018: Books
Remembering Philip Roth, Tom Wolfe, Bobbie Louise Hawkins, Ursula K. Le Guin and others who died this year.
Amos Oz, 79
Israeli Author and Peace Advocate
Wendy Beckett, 88
Nun Who Became a BBC Star
Larry Eisenberg, 99
The Times's Unofficial Poet Laureate
Justin Cartwright, 75
Novelist
Audrey Geisel, 97
Dr. Seuss's Widow and Steward of His Legacy
Meena Alexander, 67
Poet of Dislocation
Ricky Jay, 72
Master of Legerdemain, Actor and Author
James H. Billington, 89
Modernized the Library of Congress
Dorothy Cheney, 68
Revealed Primates' Complexity
Stan Lee, 95
Superhero of Marvel Comics
Louise DeSalvo, 76
Memoirist and Virginia Woolf Scholar
Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, 84
Times Book Critic
Judith Kazantzis, 78
Feminist Poet and Activist
Jin Yong, 94
Author of Martial Arts Epics
Tony Hoagland, 64
Heartfelt, Humorous Poet
Eugene H. Peterson, 85
Pastor Who Recast the Bible
Evelyn Anthony, 92
Writer of Spy Thrillers
Mary Midgley, 99
Moral Philosopher for the General Reader
Inge Feltrinelli, 87
Publisher and Photographer
David Wong Louie, 63
Author Who Probed Ethic Identity
Amanda Kyle Williams, 61
Crime Novelist
V.S. Naipaul, 85
Writer
Vladimir Voinovich, 85
Dissident Russian Writer
Price Cobbs, 89
Psychiatrist and Writer
Steve Ditko, 90
A Spider‑Man Creator
Harlan Ellison, 84
Science Fiction Writer
Donald Hall, 89
Poet Laureate
Charles Krauthammer, 68
Conservative Columnist
Stanley Cavell, 91
Philosopher
William Reese, 62
Rare Books Seller
Philip Roth, 85
Novelist
Bobbie Louise Hawkins, 87
Beat Poet and Author
Tom Wolfe, 88
"New Journalist" and Author
Charlie Russell, 76
Naturalist
Edwin G. Burrows, 74
Historian of New York City
Sergio Pitol, 85
Honored Author
J.D. McClatchy, 72
Poet and Critic
Wilson Harris, 96
Guyanese Novelist
Cynthia Heimel, 70
Feminist Humorist
Nicholas von Hoffman, 88
Journalist and Author
Ursula K. Le Guin, 88
Fantasy Author
Paul Bocuse, 91
Chef
Peter Mayle, 78
Travel Memoirist
Aharon Appelfeld, 85
Novelist Haunted by the Holocaust
Fred Bass, 89
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