More than seven million of his books have been published worldwide.Įric Jerome Dickey’s novels Liar’s Game, Thieves’ Paradise, The Other Woman, and Genevieve were nominated for the NAACP Image Awards, and his 2014 novel, A Wanted Woman, won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work. Recently, his book Sister, Sister was honored as one of Essence’s 50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years, and USA Today featured him on their list of 100 Black Novelists and Fiction Writers You Should Read.
Dickey was the author of multiple New York Times bestselling novels, including Milk in My Coffee, Cheaters, Chasing Destiny, Liar’s Game, Between Lovers, Thieves’ Paradise, The Other Woman, Drive Me Crazy, Genevieve, Naughty or Nice, Sleeping with Strangers, Waking with Enemies, Pleasure, Dying for Revenge, Resurrecting Midnight, Tempted by Trouble, An Accidental Affair, and Decadence. He published his first book, Sister, Sister, with Dutton in 1996, and the imprint remained his publishing home throughout his entire career as he rose in the ranks as one of the best writers of contemporary urban fiction. He was 59.Įric Jerome Dickey was the author of twenty-eight novels, and his work has become a cultural touchstone over the course of his multi-decade writing career, earning him millions of dedicated readers around the world. Publishing has lost a beloved icon, New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, who passed away on Sunday, January 3, in Los Angeles after battling a long illness.