Geoff Nicholson obituary
Author whose work examined the links between emotions, behaviour and location, notably in his novel Bleeding London
Patrick Barclay obituary
Acclaimed football writer who worked for the Guardian and the Observer, and proved a hit on Sky TV
Tom Robbins obituary
Novelist whose biggest seller was Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, which Thomas Pynchon hoped would change the ‘brainscape of America’
Peter Honey obituary
Other lives: Behavioural psychologist, management consultant and author of more than 40 books
Catherine Peters obituary
Other lives: English scholar at Oxford University and acclaimed biographer of 19th-century authors
Gwen Watkins obituary
Codebreaker at Bletchley Park during the second world war who went on to become a successful author
Christopher Sinclair-Stevenson obituary
Debonair publisher known for his generous book advances whose stable of writers included Peter Ackroyd and Rose Tremain
Peter Fraenkel obituary
Other lives: Radio broadcaster who began his career in Africa before joining the BBC, rising to be controller of its East European Services
Dave Crook obituary
Other lives: Bookseller, writer and editor of the cultural magazine Out of the Circle
Rick Seccombe obituary
Other Lives: Bookseller and community activist committed to working collaboratively to bring about change
Paul Holmes obituary
Other lives: Child and adolescent psychiatrist who specialised in psychodrama
David Arscott obituary
Other lives: Producer and presenter at BBC Radio Sussex and author of more than 40 books about his county
The Rev Don Cupitt obituary
Controversial academic and theologian best known for his 1984 television series The Sea of Faith
Michael Longley obituary
Belfast poet of exceptional poise and eloquence – but with a sardonic streak to temper his technical accomplishment
Jules Feiffer obituary
American cartoonist and writer who portrayed angst-ridden New Yorkers and exposed the hypocrisy of government