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Author Terry Pratchett Has Died

Rebecca Joines Schinsky

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Rebecca Joines Schinsky is the executive director of product and ecommerce at Riot New Media Group. She co-hosts All the Books! and the Book Riot Podcast. Follow her on Twitter: @rebeccaschinsky.

We’re sorry to share the news, widely reported this morning, that Terry Pratchett has died of Alzeimer’s disease at the age of 66. The author of more than 70 novels, Pratchett is beloved here at Book Riot and within the wider community of readers. He died at home, surrounded by his family.

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