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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
Friends and Lovers, has died. He was 59.
He died in Los Angeles on Jan. 3 after a long illness, his longtime publicist confirmed Tuesday.
His publisher, Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House, referred to the popular writer as an iconic author and friend on social media.
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. Canders did not provide any further information regarding Dickey’s death besides listing four daughters among his survivors.
LOS ANGELES, CA – APRIL 29: Writer Eric Jerome Dickey poses at the 12th Annual L.A. Times Festival of Books on the U.C.L.A. campus on April 29, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images)