Alberto Bevilacqua obituary
Italian writer, poet and film-maker who adapted and directed his own novels for the screen
Seamus Heaney remembered
Seamus Heaney was a writer of great power, a brilliant intellect – and the best of company. Roy Foster pays tribute to a giant of world literature
Bono on Seamus Heaney: ‘His words have kept me afloat’
The U2 frontman talks about the strength he draws from Seamus Heaney's poetry
Sean O’Hagan: ‘Field Work spoke of a world I knew and had just left behind’
How Seamus Heaney's descriptions of life during the Troubles evoked raw personal experience for Sean O'Hagan
David Simon pays tribute to Elmore Leonard (1925-2013)
In this post from his blog, David Simon, the creator of The Wire, remembers the day he met one of the great writers of the 20th century
Albert Murray obituary
Writer who explored the role of black culture in what he called 'omni-American' life
Sławomir Mrozek obituary
One of Poland's greatest playwrights whose most famous play, Tango, was a modern-day Hamlet
Elmore Leonard obituary
Crime writer known for Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Hombre whose work served as a barometer of modern America
Arline Usden obituary
Journalist and writer who worked on several women's magazines before taking the helm as editor at the Lady
Janet Hadley obituary
Other lives: Freelance editor who was a pioneering firebrand of the women's liberation movement of the 1970s
Geoffrey Whitehead obituary
Other lives: Author of textbooks for students on a wide range of business subjects
David Spenser obituary
Child radio star of the 1940s and 50s best remembered for playing Richmal Crompton's Just William
Frederic Lindsay obituary
Other lives: Former teacher and author of crime fiction featuring DI Jim Meldrum
Vincenzo Cerami obituary
Italian screenwriter, novelist and poet who formed a successful partnership with film director Roberto Benigni
Mick Aston obituary
Popular archaeologist who raised the profile of his subject by appearing on Channel 4's Time Team