New York Times Bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey has reportedly passed away.
According to social media reports from friends and family, Eric passed after a battle with cancer. He was 59.
Eric Jerome Dickey was best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life.
If you’re Black in America, chances are you or someone in your household has read at least one — but probably several — of his works.
RIP to literary icon Eric Jerome Dickey. Thank you for shaping my childhood with your work. pic.twitter.com/fIDoZdeyxt
— Amber Romance stan Account (@TeetheGem) January 5, 2021
Eric Jerome Dickey was part of my "wayyyyy too young to be reading this" trifecta with Zane and Carl Weber. This is wild.
— Simply TC ???? (@BienSur_JeTaime) January 5, 2021
Chasing Destiny and Genevieve are two books I recall really igniting my desire to be a writer in the first place….
I cannot believe Eric Jerome Dickey has passed ….
Somebody say sike.
— girl with the tattoo (@seriously_niece) January 5, 2021
We lost another great writer. RIP Eric Jerome Dickey. ???? https://t.co/qKFNf5sOGt
— T. Styles ?? (@AuthorTStyles) January 5, 2021
Rest In Peace, to Mr. Eric Jerome Dickey. ? ? ?? pic.twitter.com/gPlbwBzl6z
— PROMISED LAND MAGAZINE (@PromisedLandMag) January 5, 2021
My all-time favorites are ONE NIGHT & PLEASURE.
What’s your favorite Eric Jerome Dickey book? pic.twitter.com/NFY4jgWifU
— HIBERNATING || We Are Adult Lit. (@WeAreAdultLit) January 5, 2021
This is not how 2021 is supposed to start. RIP to a literary icon.
