3 Literary Deaths and the Ever-Evolving Book Business
On the Passing of Cormac McCarthy, Robert Gottlieb, and Richard Snyder
This month witnessed the last page turn on the lives of three publishing legends: a publisher, an author, and an editor. First, storied Simon & Schuster CEO Richard Snyder died June 6. Then, prizewinning novelist Cormac McCarthy died June 13. Finally, famed editor Robert Gottlieb died a day later, June 14. They were, respectively, 90, 89, and 92.
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