Author Gary Paulsen has died at age 82, according to multiple reports.
Publishers Weekly first broke the news Wednesday afternoon, tweeting that the Newbery Honor-winning writer died that morning.
Three-time Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen, known for his wilderness adventure novels for children such as ‘Hatchet,’ died this morning at age 82 pic.twitter.com/5nzc0XVYjy
— Publishers Weekly (@PublishersWkly) October 13, 2021
Book publishers such as Macmillan, Random House and Scholastic later paid tribute to Paulsen, known for the teen adventure novels “Hatchet” and “The River.”
“Beloved author Gary Paulsen has passed away at the age of 82,” Random House Kids tweeted shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday. “His legacy will live on in the words of his books and through the generations of readers who have enjoyed them.”
Scholastic tweeted: “We [grieve] this incredible loss and are thankful for his numerous contributions to children’s literature throughout his life. His legacy will live on through his books.”
You have given us the best of friends. You will forever be missed.
— MacKids Books (@MacKidsBooks) October 13, 2021
Rest in Peace, Gary Paulsen. pic.twitter.com/y5Pr0Snx2Y
Beloved author Gary Paulsen has passed away at the age of 82. His legacy will live on in the words of his books and through the generations of readers who have enjoyed them. pic.twitter.com/kzDLrY4v3b
— Random House Kids (@randomhousekids) October 13, 2021
Newbery honor author Gary Paulsen has passed away at age 82. We grief this incredible loss and are thankful for his numerous contributions to children’s literature throughout his life. His legacy will live on through the pages of his books. pic.twitter.com/SuDYfwZIIQ
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) October 13, 2021
According to Vulture, Paulsen wrote more than 200 books, many of which focused on the wilderness. The 1983 Iditarod participant also detailed his own real-life adventures in the memoirs “Woodsong” and “Winterdance,” the entertainment outlet reported.
No further details about Paulsen’s death were immediately available.
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