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Bestselling Author Eric Jerome Dickey Dies of Cancer at 59: A Literary Legend People 1/6/2021 Eric Jerome Dickey, the New York Times bestselling author known for his work about contemporary Black life, has died at the age of 59. Dickey died of cancer on Sunday in Los Angeles, his publicist at Penguin Random House, Emily Canders, confirmed to PEOPLE Tuesday. Prior to his writing career, Dickey earned a degree in Computer System Technology at the University of Memphis and worked as a software ...

Charley Gallay/Getty Images toggle caption Charley Gallay/Getty Images Writer Eric Jerome Dickey poses at the 12th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the UCLA campus in 2007 in Los Angeles. Dickey died Jan. 3 after a long illness. He was 59. Charley Gallay/Getty Images Bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, whose novels depicted romance, erotica and suspense from the Black perspective, including Milk in My Coffee, Sleeping with Strangers and ...

Bestselling Author Eric Jerome Dickey Notable for His Writings on Black Contemporary Life, Dead at 59 Beloved author  Eric Jerome Dickey, most notable for his bestselling novels about contemporary Black life, including “Sister, Sister” and “Friends and Lovers,” has died. He was 59.  Emily Canders, Dickey’s publicist at Penguin Random House, told The Associated Press that the award-winning writer died after a long battle with cancer on Sunday, Jan. 3, in Los Angeles, California. Cand...