Tony Thirlwall obituary Leading academic and Keynesian best known for Thirlwall’s Law on economic growth
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
Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie obituary Historian whose chronicles of 14th-century Montaillou focused on laypeople rather than leaders
Annabel Giles obituary Model and popular television presenter who went on to become a bestselling novelist
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