James Brady, local writer, dies

James Brady, a resident of East Hampton and author of books set in the Hamptons has passed away. A full obituary from Newsday is here.

From the article:
"I'm a city boy, born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn," Brady told Newsday in 1997, upon publication of his Hamptons novel, "Further Lane." I have never lived in a place - and I've lived in Paris, London, Washington, Manhattan - which I've found as beautiful, as comfortable and as wonderful as East Hampton. Part of that is the strangeness of it."

It seems we have lost so many writers lately ... I hope they have a good library in heaven.