Before that he was employed in the aerospace industry - working at Rockwell International, ASSD division. Some of his popular works include 'The Business of Lovers' and 'Before we were Wicked'. Dickey, before becoming an author explored acting and stand up comedy. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.' Dickey was an ESSENCE and New York Times best-selling author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life. They wrote, '#ESSENCE is saddened to report the passing of famed author, Eric Jerome Dickey.
Eric Jerome Dickey, an author whose work featured on the New York Times Bestselling list, died at 59 on January 3 after ‘battling a long illness’, confirmed the author's publicist Essence on Twitter.
