The year 2009 in literature involved some significant events and new books. [edit] Events [edit] Literature [edit] Horror Fiction [edit] Children's and Young Adult fiction - Charles Ogden - Split Ends (January 27, 2009)
- Robert Muchamore - Henderson's Boys: The Escape (February 5, 2009)
- Erin Hunter - Great Bear Lake (February 10, 2009)
- James Dashner - The Hunt for Dark Infinity (March 1, 2009)
- The Spook's Tale/Interception Point (March 5, 2009) by Joseph Delaney and Mark Walden
- Carrie Ryan - The Forest of Hands and Teeth (March 9, 2009)
- Neil Gaiman - Blueberry Girl (March 10, 2009)
- Brandon Mull - Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary (March 24, 2009)
- Peter Lerangis - The Sword Thief (April 1, 2009)
- Robert Muchamore - Eagle Day (June 4, 2009)
- Erin Hunter - Warriors: Sunrise (April 24, 2009)
- Erin Hunter - Smoke Mountain (May 1, 2009)
- Rick Riordan - The Last Olympian (May 5, 2009)
- D.J. Machale - The Soldiers of Halla (May 12, 2009)
- Operation Storm City (May 12, 2009) by Joshua Mowll and various
- Michael Scott - The Sorceress (May 26, 2009)
- Septimus Heap: The Magykal Papers - Angie Sage (June 23, 2009)
- Beyond the Grave (June 2, 2009) by Jude Watson
- Emily the Strange: The Lost Days (June 2, 2009) by Rob Reger
- Code of the Clans (June 9, 2009) by Erin Hunter
- The Dragons of Ordinary Farm by Tad Williams and Deborah Beale (2 Jul 2009)
- Bluestar's Prophecy (August 2009) by Erin Hunter
- The Green Bronze Mirror (reprint) (October 29 , 2009) by Lynne Ellison
[edit] Science Fiction and Fantasy [edit] Mystery [edit] Non-fiction [edit] Poetry Main article: 2009 in poetry[edit] Political [edit] Forthcoming [edit] Literature [edit] Non-fiction [edit] Children's [edit] Science Fiction and Fantasy [edit] New drama [edit] Deaths - January 1 - Johannes Mario Simmel, 84, Austrian writer
- January 27 - John Updike, 76, American novelist (Rabbit series)
- February 20 – Christopher Nolan, 43, Irish poet and author
- February 25 - Philip José Farmer, 91, American science fiction writer
- March 31
- April 14 - Maurice Druon, 90, French historical novelist
- April 19 - J. G. Ballard, 78, British novelist
- May 6 - Lev Losev, 71, Russian-American poet
- May 17 - Mario Benedetti, 88, Uruguayan writer
- June 2 - David Eddings, 77, American novelist
- July 6 - Vasily Aksyonov, 76, Russian novelist
- July 19 - Frank McCourt, 78, American novelist and Pulitzer Prize winner
- July 23 - E. Lynn Harris, 54, American author
- July 25 - Stanley Middleton, 89, British author
- July 27
- July 31 - Tim Guest, 34, British writer
- August 2 - Adolf Endler, 78, German writer
- August 4 - Blake Snyder, 51, American screenwriter and author
- August 5 - Budd Schulberg, 95, American screenwriter and novelist
- August 6
- August 7 - Danko Popović, 81, Serbian writer
- August 8 - Alfonso Calderón, 78, Chilean writer and poet
- August 9 - Thierry Jonquet, 55, French writer
- August 10
- August 16 - Alistair Campbell, 84, New Zealand poet
- August 18
- August 19 - Donald M. Grant, 82, American science fiction publisher
- August 20 - Karla Kuskin, 77, American children's author
- August 22 - Elmer Kelton, 83, American Western novelist
- 25 August - Bob Carroll, 73, American historian and author
- 25 August - Sergey Mikhalkov, 96, Russian writer and poet
- 3 September - Christine D'Haen, 85, Belgian poet
- 4 September - Keith Waterhouse, 80, British author and playwright
- 6 October
- 10 September - Lyn Hamilton, 65, Canadian author
- 11 September - Jim Carroll, 60, American author
- 12 October
- 13 September - Sarah E. Wright, 80, American novelist
- 15 September - Trevor Rhone, 69, Jamaican playwright
- 19 September - Milton Meltzer, 94, American historian and author
- 21 September - Junzo Shono, 88, Japanese author
- 22 September - Kole Čašule, 88, Macedonian writer
- 24 September - Nelly Arcan, 35, Canadian novelist
- 25 September - Willy Breinholst, 91, Danish author
- 1 October
- 4 October - Veikko Huovinen, 82, Finnish writer
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