Weekend All Things Considered remembers NPR books editor Petra Mayer
NPR books editor Petra Mayer died suddenly this weekend. She was 46 years old.
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Remembering NPR book editor Petra Mayer
The NPR family has suffered a tremendous loss: NPR book editor Petra Mayer died suddenly Saturday. We take a moment to remember our ebullient, brilliant and proudly nerdly colleague.
NPR books editor Petra Mayer has died
Mayer, a self-described "resident nerd" on NPR's Culture desk, was known to her colleagues for her humor and fierce enthusiasm for sci-fi and comics, passions she shared with a national audience.
Married for 52 years, William and Diana Gutierrez died of COVID months apart
William and Diana Gutierrez lost their lives to COVID approximately two months apart last winter. We take a moment to remember their lives.
Remembering Max Cleland, former Georgia senator and Vietnam veteran
Cleland was a decorated Army veteran who lost three limbs while serving in Vietnam. After the the war, he dedicated his life to public service. He died Nov. 9. Originally broadcast in 2009.
Moody Blues co-founder, drummer Graeme Edge, dies at 80
The band's frontman Justin Hayward called Edge the backbone of the British rock band, which was inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2018. The band's last album was released in 2003.
The complicated legacy of F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president
F.W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid-era president, has died at the age of 85. De Klerk shared the Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela in 1993, but always remained a divisive figure.
South Africa's last apartheid president, F.W. de Klerk, dies at 85
De Klerk shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, and ceded the presidency to him in 1994 after Black South Africans were allowed to vote. But he's remained a controversial figure there.
F. W. de Klerk, South Africa's last apartheid president, dies at 85
De Klerk shared a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela, and ceded the presidency to him in 1994 after Black South Africans were allowed to vote. But he's remained a controversial figure there.
Former Georgia senator and Vietnam veteran Max Cleland has died at 79
Former Sen. Max Cleland of Georgia has died. He was 79 years old. He lost three limbs in Vietnam, but that didn't stop him from seeking higher office, where he advocated for veterans and the disabled.