Best-selling author Eric Jerome Dickey, whose roots began in and extended from Memphis, died in Los Angeles on Sunday (Jan. 3) after battling a long illness. He was 59. Dickey’s death was confirmed by The New Tri-State Defender on Tuesday via an email exchange with Emily Canders, senior publicity manager, Dutton & Plume, Penguin Random … Continue reading Memphis-born author Eric Jerome Dickey succumbs to illness