Rising YA sci-fi and fantasy author Lani Forbes died on February 3 in Boise, Idaho, following a nine-month battle with neuroendocrine cancer. Forbes taught middle-school math and science for a decade and then shifted gears to pursue her master’s degree in clinical psychology with an emphasis on trauma. Forbes received her cancer diagnosis in June 2021, two days after giving birth to her third child. Blackstone announced that it had recently acquired another YA project by Forbes and will be publishing that work posthumously. Donations can be made in Forbes’s honor on a GoFundMe page established to help cover the family’s medical expenses.

Source: Forbes February 17, 2022 22:49 UTC