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Eric Jerome Dickey, best-selling African American novelist, dies at 59 Emily Langer Eric Jerome Dickey, a novelist who gained a devoted following among African American women and a steady spot on the bestseller lists with page-turning narratives of steamy romance and urban intrigue, died Jan. 3 in Los Angeles. He was 59. The cause was cancer, according to Amanda Walker, publicity director at Dutton, the imprint of Penguin Random House that published Mr. Dickey’s books. A onetime software engineer who discovered fiction through creative writing classes, Mr. Dickey wro...

By Christi Carras Los Angeles Times Eric Jerome Dickey, the bestselling author of "Milk in My Coffee," "Friends and Lovers" and several other influential works, has died at age 59. The celebrated novelist died Jan. 3 in Los Angeles after battling a long-term illness, publisher Penguin Random House confirmed last week. Throughout his illustrious career, Dickey wrote dozens of novels, including his final project, "The Son of Mr. Suleman," which hits shelves on April 20. "Eric Jerome Dickey loved being a writer and all that it encompassed," his longtime publisher, Dutton, said Jan. 5 in a statem...

Eric Jerome Dickey, an African-American author recognized worldwide, has died at the age of 59. A few days after the new year, news about Dickey's death surfaced. She also noted how she should have known about his death after God sent her a sign and told her to do something to the late author. "Just a few weeks ago, God woke me up to text him and say that I loved him. He let me know that he loved us too," Fuller wrote. "This is the second time within twelve months, that this has happened. This is real." Meanwhile, the "Gideon" series author's publicist at the Penguin Random House, Emily Cande...

Eric Jerome Dickey, the bestselling author of “Milk in My Coffee,” “Friends and Lovers” and several other influential works, has died at age 59. The celebrated novelist died Jan. 3 in Los Angeles after battling a long-term illness, publisher Penguin Random House confirmed Tuesday morning. Throughout his illustrious career, Dickey wrote dozens of novels, including his final project, “The Son of Mr. Suleman,” which hits shelves on April 20. “Eric Jerome Dickey loved being a writer and all that it encompassed,” his longtime publisher, Dutton, said Tuesday in a statement. “He lo...

Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling author of "Friends and Lovers" and "Milk in My Coffee," has died in Los Angeles at age 59 after battling a long illness.