Juliet Gardiner obituary
Historian and author known for three major books – about Britain during the second world war, life in the 1930s and the place of the blitz in national mythology
Jimmy Adams obituary
Other lives: Chess journalist and player who edited Chess magazine and wrote a number of books on the game
Beth McKillop obituary
Museum curator and scholar with a special focus on Korean art
Carlo Ginzburg obituary
Italian academic and author who challenged traditional approaches with his pursuit of microhistory
Jane Yolen obituary
Author who wrote more than 400 books for adults and children and was praised for her inventive retellings of fairytales
Mary Hooper obituary
Other lives: Author of award-winning titles for children and young adults
Marjane Satrapi obituary
French-Iranian artist, writer and director best known for her graphic novel Persepolis that was later turned into a film
Bill Jordan obituary
Other lives: Social worker and lecturer on social policy
Ruth Artmonsky obituary
Other lives: Co-founder of the psychometric testing consultancy SHL who went to write books about art and design
Maureen Duffy obituary
Poet, playwright and novelist who fought hard for gay rights and the welfare of her fellow authors
Peter Tolhurst obituary
Other lives: Founder of Black Dog Books, publishing titles celebrating East Anglia’s cultural landscape
Carlo Petrini obituary
Italian activist, author and pioneer of the Slow Food movement
Anna Ritchie obituary
Archaeologist whose excavations in Orkney included Knap of Howar, with domestic buildings more than 5,000 years old
Martin Lister obituary
Other lives: Clear-thinking writer and professor of photography and new media
Ian Watson obituary
Innovative and award-winning science-fiction writer whose novels extended to horror, fantasy and the Warhammer franchise