Literary obituaries: November 12, 2025

Here are the literary deaths that either occurred recently or popped into the news recently, starting with the most distant and all coming from The New York Times.

• Tony Harrison, a poet who identified strongly with Britain's working class, died September 26 at age eighty-eight.

• Gillian Tindall, who wrote novels as well as histories including The Fields Beneath: The History of One London Village, died October 1 at age eighty-seven.

• Hal Sirowitz, a poet who appeared on NPR, PBS ... and MTV, died October 17 at age seventy-six.

• Ed Moloney, a reporter, editor, and historian who chronicled the Troubles in Northern Ireland, died October 17 at age seventy-seven.