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Jan Mark

Sorry to see that Jan Mark has died, at only 62. Only a few people have won the Carnegie Medal twice -- Thunder and Lightnings made a huge impresion on me a a kid, it seemed to speak to me in a way that more traditional kids' books didn't. And she carried on writing excellent stuff right up to this year -- The Eclipse of the Century is the most recent one I've read.

A couple of weeks ago she reviewed Fly by Night, with warm praise ("Hardinge is a hugely talented writer of tireless invention and vivid prose") mixed with a little fair criticism ("undisciplined talent ... gets in the way of the action").

Shame, she will be missed.