Well-known author Eric Jerome Dickey dies of cancer; pour in

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Eric Jerome Dickey, author of bestselling books Friends and sweethearts, Wicked men and wicked women, and Black Lives registrar, who died aged 59 on Sunday (January 3). A report in the Population, as confirmed by his journalist at Penguin Random House, states that he died of cancer.

A report in OprahMag.com carries the statement. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of New York Times author Eric Jerome Dickey on Sunday, January 3, in Los Angeles after a long illness. Eric Jerome Dickey has authored 29 novels, and his work has been a cultural cornerstone over his multi-decade writing course, earning him millions of enthusiastic readers worldwide. ”

Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and moved to Los Angeles for an engineering career. But he soon explored other creative options such as acting and even stand-up comedy. He wrote 29 novels, the last of which The Lovers Industry: A Novel.

Obedience continues to pour in from Sunday with readers expressing gratitude and disbelief. Read some of them here.

In a moving obituary, journalist Adrienne Samuels Gibbs wrote, “Everyone has Eric Jerome Dickey’s story. Whether you read his books or not, you knew about each of them. You, your mum or grandmother or aunt or goddess had the books on your shelf. High up. So everyone could see the colored connections. His name often influenced Barnes and Noble’s “African American region”, back before the Amazon and back when bookstores were a thing. His stories titled, tasted, and told all that was beautiful and sometimes misleading about Black women, our relationships, our families and our friendships. ”

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