Obits

Literary agent Richard Parks, 83, died of complications from dementia on April 23. Parks was the founder of The Richard Parks Agency and previously worked at Curtis Brown.

CJ Sansom, 71, author of Dissolution, Winter in Madrid and Dominion, died on April 27 of multiple myeloma.

Philosopher Daniel C. Dennett, 82, died on April 19 at Maine Medical Center of complications of interstitial lung disease. He was the author of Brainstorms and From Bacteria to Bach and Back, among other titles.

Longtime literary agent and generous creator of Query Shark, Janet Reid died on Sunday, after a brief illness, reportedly passing “swiftly and at peace, with loved ones seeing her through.” Her client Allison K. Williams wrote on social media, “My beloved agent @Janet_Reid has departed for the great library in the sky. Long before we worked together, her blog & @QueryShark educated me about querying, publishing & writing. She was a generous advice giver who truly listened to writers at all stages.” Friends and her next of kin are working on an official obituary.

Lynne Reid Banks, 94, author of The Indian in the Cupboard, died of cancer on April 4.

John Barth, 93, author of nearly 20 novels and books of fiction including The Sot-Weed Factor, died on April 2 at a hospice facility in Bonita Springs, FL.