Ehrenreich passed away September 1st at a hospice in Alexandria, Virginia. Her daughter, Rosa Brooks, has stated it was the result of a stroke. Rosa also shared that Barbara was still working on a book in her final days, about the evolution of narcissism. — Ben Ehrenreich (@BenEhrenreich) September 2, 2022 She goes on to explain that her work from then on was about passing the torch to the next people to take up this fight. Find more news and stories of interest from the book world in Breaking in Books.