Life on the Death Beat A Handbook for Obituary Writers

Alana Baranick is an obituary writer for The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a regular speaker about obit writing to university journalism classes; obituary writers conferences; and meetings of professional journalists, funeral directors, and civic organizations. Stephen Miller is an obituaries editor for The New York Sun in Manhattan. Jim Sheeler writes narrative obituary features of everyday people for Boulder Planet. He has won more than 50 awards from professional groups including the Colorado Society of Professional Journalists, Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters, and Best of the West.Baranick, Alana is the author of 'Life on the Death Beat A Handbook for Obituary Writers' with ISBN 9781933338026 and ISBN 1933338024.