Thomas Graham, who worked for many years as manager of the Montgomery Village Copperfield's Books, Santa Rosa, Calif., died July 23. He was 54. On its Facebook page, Copperfield's expressed deep sadness at the news and noted that Graham "was the type of manager who realized that bringing out the guitar on Fridays and singing a few songs made for a fun environment for customers and employees, and he was well loved by both."
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John Graves, whose 1960 book Goodbye to a River established him as "a giant in Texas letters and one of the nation's more elegant prose stylists, died Wednesday, the New York Times reported. He was 92. Author Rick Bass once called Graves "the best-loved writer in Texas and one of the least-known beyond the state lines."
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J.C. Suares, who illustrated more than 100 books, some by celebrity authors, died last Tuesday, Variety reported. He was 71. Suares also designed and redesigned and contributed cover illustrations to many magazines and other publications.