Gordon Brotherston obituary

Other lives: Scholar of Native American literature whose many books celebrated the writing of peoples across the continent

DM Thomas obituary

Author, poet and scholar of Russian literature whose greatest success came with his controversial 1981 novel The White Hotel

Nobel prize-winning writer whose novels linked the personal and political in exploring fatherhood and the legacy of war in Japan

Children’s author who devised the adventures of the Pig family and illustrated stories including Dick King-Smith’s The Sheep-Pig

Food historian who wrote Food and Drink in Britain and took care of rare early recipe books at the University of Leeds library

Author of the Bryant & May detective novels, short stories and essays on forgotten writers – including himself

Diplomat and historian who wrote magisterial biographies of Harold Wilson, Lord Mountbatten and Edward Heath

Author of The Shooting Party, the 1980 novel that was turned into a popular film starring James Mason and John Gielgud

Other lives: Writer of education books, activist and Labour town councillor

Other lives: Comic poet much admired on the international folk scene for his humorous and often poignant lyrics

Other lives: Author and publisher who brought avant-garde European literature to the UK market in readable translations

Other lives: Writer and special needs teacher who made a difference to the lives of marginalised young people

Northern Irish journalist and author whose lively writing explored the Troubles with empathy and fascination

One of Spain’s most celebrated directors best known for his 1990 film ¡Ay Carmela!

The publisher behind IB Tauris, adding a Middle Eastern perspective to western conceptions of the arts, culture and politics