Best-Selling Author Eric Jerome Dickey Dies at 59
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variety.comJanet W. Lee Author Eric Jerome Dickey died Sunday in Los Angeles due to complications from a long illness, a representative from his publisher Penguin Random House confirmed to Variety.
He was 59.During his multi-decade career, the New York Times best-selling author wrote 29 novels that explored contemporary Black American life from different angles.
Some of his best-known novels include “Milk in My Coffee,” “Cheaters,” “Chasing Destiny,” “Liar’s Game” and “Sister, Sister.”In 1998, he also developed a screenplay titled “Cappuccino,” which was performed in coffeehouses in the Los Angeles area.
The short film, directed by Craig Ross Jr., made its local debut during the Pan-African Film Festival at the Magic Johnson Theater in L.A.
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