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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Other lives: Poet and writer who explored feminist themes, including with the all-female 1970s band the Stepney Sisters

Other lives: Journalist, anti-corruption campaigner and author

Other Lives: Lecturer in geography and sport who wrote several books questioning the perceived role of sport as a force for good

Senior cleric at Westminster Abbey and Winchester Cathedral, and a writer who contributed to the Guardian’s Face to Faith column

Journalist, author and poker player who worked for the Sunday Times and became music critic of the Observer

Other lives: Co-founder of a publishing company that promoted the ideas of permaculture