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November 25, 2024By Katy Hershberger

Obituaries: Barbara Taylor Bradford, and NYT on Mike Shatzkin

November 25, 2024By Katy Hershberger

Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, 91, died at home on November 24 following a short illness. In 1979 she published A Woman of Substance, which remained on the New York Times bestsellers list for 43 weeks. According to a release, she wrote a total of 40 novels, which have sold more than 91 million copies around the world. Jennifer Enderlin, president and publisher of St. Martin’s Press, which published Bradford’s novels in the US, said: “[Bradford] was a legend in so many ways, but chief among them was her utmost professionalism and dedication to her craft. She never missed a deadline and […]

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