This is like the cherry on top of a day full of whiplash for me personally. How tragic.

Cormac McCarthy, author of β€˜No Country for Old Men,’ dies at 89 - Variety
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Cormac McCarthy, Author of 'No Country for Old Men,' Dies at 89 β€” Variety

Cormac McCarthy, a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who endured decades of obscurity and poverty before film versions of "All the Pretty Horses," "No Country for Old Men" and "The Road" brought him a wide readership and financial security, died Tuesday in Santa Fe, N.M. His publisher, Penguin Random House, said his son John McCarthy announced his death from natural causes. He was 89.

@JoParkerBear he’s one of my favorite authors. Hate to think about how well never have another new novel from him.