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Book editor Chuck Adams has died, Publishers Lunch reports. A longtime editor at Algonquin Books, Adams was the subject of an early installment of the Agents & Editors series, telling contributing editor Jofie Ferrari-Adler in 2008: “I believe very strongly that books are not about writers, and they’re definitely not about editors—they’re about readers. You’ve got to grab the reader right away with your voice and with the story you’re telling. You can’t just write down words that sound pretty. It’s all about the reader.” Adams was honored with the Editor’s Award from Poets & Writers, the nonprofit organization that publishes Poets & Writers Magazine, in 2013.