Founder of Writers House and chairman emeritus Albert Zuckerman, 94, has died, of natural causes. The agency writes: “A true legend of the industry, Al was the agent for some of the most important and best-read writers of our time, helping to bring era-defining books to tens of millions of readers around the world, including Ken Follett’s The Pillars of the Earth, Michael Lewis’s Moneyball and Professor Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time.” “At the beginning of his storied career, Al was a one-man shop, taking business meetings in a bank lobby; Al retired in 2020 after nearly 50 years, having overseen the […]
