Acclaimed Western writer Ivan Doig dies at 75

[Ptah]

Friends, fellow writers and book lovers remembered award-winning author Ivan Doig
as a gracious and kind person who loved both literature and diligent historical research.

Doig, referred to as "the dean of Western writers," died early Thursday morning,
according to an email from his publisher.

The 75-year-old White Sulphur Springs native died at his home in Seattle. The
cause was multiple myeloma, a cancer of the plasma cells, from which he'd
suffered for eight years, Riverhead Books wrote in a statement.

Lois Welch, a longtime family friend, described Doig as "alive to language," a trait
that drew him toward fiction from his original career as a journalist.

http://missoulian.com/news/local/acclaimed-western-writer-ivan-doig-dies-at/article_5bcdbd66-5e2a-5f4b-867b-18a6885c850c.html

[scarletwoman]

1. Oh, how sad!

Thank you for bringing that news here. There are a number of Ivan Doig fans here.

I only just recently was introduced to his writing and I was extremely impressed. This is a great loss to the community of fiction readers.

[uppityperson]

2. aw dang

[hippywife]

3. So sad to hear.

Definitely one of my favorite authors of all time.

[Enthusiast]

4. Saddened to hear this.

I have only read the one book by Ivan Doig—the Sea Runners. I plan the read more.