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Stephen B. Oates, Civil War Historian, Dies at 85

Donald Newlove, 93, Dies; Novelist Explored the Depths of Drink

Eloise Greenfield, Who Wrote to Enlighten Black Children, Dies at 92

James W. Loewen, Who Challenged How History Is Taught, Dies at 79

Michael Thomas, Writer and Bête Noire of the Moneyed Class, Dies at 85

Lynn C. Franklin, Literary Agent and Memoirist on Adoption, Dies at 74

Roberto Calasso, Renaissance Man of Letters, Dies at 80

Floyd Cooper, Illustrator of Black Life for Children, Dies at 65

Carol Easton, Biographer of Arts Figures, Dies at 87

Priscilla McMillan, Who Knew Both Kennedy and Oswald, Dies at 92

Thomas Cleary, Prolific Translator of Eastern Texts, Dies at 72

Lauren Berlant, Critic of the American Dream, Is Dead at 63

Patricia Reilly Giff, ‘Polk Street’ Children’s Book Writer, Dies at 86

Stephen Dunn, Poet Who Celebrated the Ordinary, Dies at 82

Stephen Graubard, 96, Journal Editor and Provocative Historian, Dies

Robert Quackenbush, Creator of Animal Detective Stories, Dies at 91

Richard Baron, Who Published Baldwin and Mailer, Dies at 98

Richard Robinson Dies at 84; Turned Scholastic Into an Empire

Friederike Mayröcker, Grande Dame in German Literature, Dies at 96

Dan Frank, Adventurous Book Editor, Is Dead at 67