Michael Bishop obituary

Experimental science fiction writer who looked to distant worlds and ages to address eternal human concerns

Khaled Khalifa obituary

Syrian author of six novels about his war-riven country, including the award-winning No Knives in the Kitchens of This City

Terry Venables obituary

Chelsea, QPR and Tottenham player who as England manager displayed one of the sharpest football brains of his generation

Eddie Linden obituary

Poet and editor of the magazine Aquarius who was a charismatic figure in literary London from the late 1960s

AS Byatt obituary

Novelist whose exhilarating genius came into its own with Possession, a worldwide bestseller and winner of the Booker prize

Jan Needle obituary

Prolific author and screenwriter committed to exploring social justice in work such as Wild Wood and A Game of Soldiers

Tom Lodge obituary

Other lives: Expert on South African politics who wrote a biography of Nelson Mandela

Jon Nixon obituary

Other lives: Academic interested in intellectual history and prolific author of books including on Hannah Arendt and Rosa Luxemburg

Kevin Phillips obituary

American political analyst behind Richard Nixon’s electoral ‘southern strategy’ who later became an author and columnist

Keith Giffen obituary

Acclaimed comic writer and artist who created such popular characters as Blue Beetle and Lobo over his 50-year career

Audrey Salkeld obituary

Historian of mountaineering fascinated by Mount Everest and the stories of those who climbed it