Author Maurice Sendak Dies At 83

Tuesday 21st May

Posted at 2:39PM Tuesday 08 May 2012

Maurice Sendak, the US author of the best-selling children's book Where the Wild Things Are, has died aged 83.

His long-time editor, Michael di Capua, told The New York Times the author died in Danbury, Connecticut, after complications from a recent stroke.

Share |

Daily book trade headlines and breaking publishing news by email - just £3 a month. Click on the Subscribe button below to sign up now

Nomura took the red pen to WH Smith, cutting the high street chain to neutral from buy due to its "strong share performance"

Bloomsbury Publishing's total dividend for the year to 28 February is up 5.8% at 5.50p per share following huge e-book growth

Hoping to encourage print sales

The first ever digital publishing hackathon took place over the weekend at The Alley in New York

Announces ability for students to access content while offline

Where will publishers find a new bestseller genre?