IAIN BANKS: February 16, 1954 - June 9, 2013: age: 59: gallbladder cancer: known for his sci-fi books such as "The Wasp Factory"
JOYCE BROTHERS: October 20, 1927 - May 13, 2013: age: 85: respiratory failure: known for her non-fiction book "What Every Woman Should Known About Men"
TOM CLANCY: April 12, 1947 - October 1, 2013: age: 66: heart failure: known for many best sellers including "The Hunt for Red October"
ROBERT EBERT: June 18, 1942 - April 4, 2013: age: 70: jaw cancer: known for his non-fiction book "Book of Film"
VINCE FLYNN: April 6, 1966 - June 19, 2013: age: 47: prostate cancer: known for his thrillers such "Extreme Measure"
E. L. KONIGSBURG: February 10, 1930 - April 19, 2013: age: 83: stroke: known for her children's book "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler"
DORIS LESSING: October 22, 1919 - November 17, 2013: age: 94: kidney failure: known for her novel "The Golden Notebook"
ELMORE LEONARD: October 11, 1925 - August 20, 2013: age: 87: stroke: known for his thrillers such as "Get Shorty"
RICHARD MATHESON: February 20, 1926 - June 23, 2013: age: 87: natural causes: known for his sci-fi novel "I am Legend"
BARBARA PARK: April 21, 1947 - November 15, 2013: age: 66: ovarian cancer: known for her children's series "Junie B. Jones"
