John Dunning passed away on May 23 at the age of 81. Author of the
Cliff Janeway series, set in a bookstore, his books were some of my favorites.
Booked to Die and subsequent books in the series are full of information on how to run a bookstore, how to spot a first edition, keep it pristine, price it, and enjoy it! It won the Nero Award and was nominated for an Anthony. I've always enjoyed books about books aka
bibliomysteries.
Read more about John Dunning in The Rap Sheet, here.
HT: The RapSheet
4 comments:
He will be missed. He was my teacher at MSC now MSU in the 80s. I learned a lot from him, including not to write purple prose.
He also wrote an encyclopedia of Old Time Radio which I still have. I remember him as a guest of honor at an early LCC. So sad.
Sorry to hear this news! I loved his books! RIP John Dunning.
I already wondered why his Cliff Janeway series didn't continue--I enjoyed it very much. I'm sorry it was for such a sad reason.
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