Fans were devastated to learn of the death of the best selling author of ‘Sister, Sister’, and ‘Before We Were Wicked’

New York Times best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey who penned such classics as “Sister, Sister” “Before We Were Wicked” and “Friends and Lovers” about Black life, revolutionizing storytelling in the contemporary fiction genre, has died.

News of his death first circulated on social media. He last posted to his Instagram account over the holidays.

Dickey’s passing was confirmed today in an official statement from his career-long publisher, Dutton, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

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“It is with great sadness that we confirm that beloved New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey passed away on Sunday, January 3, in Los Angeles after battling a long illness. He was 59,” the statement read.

“Eric Jerome Dickey was the author of twenty-nine 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. He was the author of multiple New York Times bestselling novels, including Milk in My Coffee, CheatersChasing DestinyLiar’s GameBetween LoversThieves’ ParadiseThe Other WomanDrive Me CrazyGenevieveNaughty or NiceSleeping with StrangersWaking with EnemiesPleasureDying for Revenge, Resurrecting Midnight, Tempted by Trouble, An Accidental Affair, and Decadence.

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