13 Famous Writers Who Died In 2022

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13 Famous Writers Who Died In 2022

1. Barbara Ehrenreich was an American author and political activist.
2. Frederick Buechner was an American author and theologian whose work included different genres, including fiction, autobiography, essays and sermons.
3. George Lamming was a Barbadian novelist, essayist, and poet.
4. Hilary Mantel was an English novelist, short story writer, memoirist, and critic.
5. Jack Higgins was a British author of popular thrillers and espionage novels.
6. Marijane Meaker was an American novelist and short story writer in several genres.
7. Nicholas Evans was an English journalist, screenwriter, television and film producer, and novelist.
8. P. J. O’Rourke was an American political satirist, journalist, writer, and author.
9. Patricia MacLachlan was an American children’s writer.
10. Peter Robinson was a British-born Canadian crime writer.
11. Peter Straub was an American novelist and poet.
12. Richard Howard was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator.
13. Wilbur Smith was a best-selling South African novelist who sold more than 120 million books.

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1. 19 Famous Writers Who Died In 2021
2. 20 Famous Writers Who Died In 2020
3. 27 Famous Writers Who Died In 2019
4. 28 Famous Writers Who Died In 2018
5. 22 Famous Writers Who Died In 2017

by Amanda Patterson

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