Donald Hinds obituary
Writer, teacher and historian whose book Journey to an Illusion provided an insight into the lives of postwar Black immigrants
Anne Perry obituary
Bestselling historical crime novelist whose troubled adolescence, and part in a notorious murder, was the subject of a film by Peter Jackson
Dubravka Ugrešić obituary
Writer in Serbo-Croatian whose mix of stringency and wit, although ignored in her own country, led to her being talked of as a possible Nobel laureate
Rachel Pollack obituary
Science fiction writer who was an authority on tarot cards and the belief systems that surround them
Peter Usborne obituary
Publisher whose eponymous company changed the face of children’s nonfiction with its fact-filled illustrated books
Michael Roberts obituary
Fashion journalist and illustrator who helped transform Tatler magazine into a leading glossy
Edith Velmans obituary
Other lives: Author of Edith’s Book, an account of her years in hiding from the Nazis in Holland during the second world war
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
Kenzaburō Ōe obituary
Nobel prize-winning writer whose novels linked the personal and political in exploring fatherhood and the legacy of war in Japan
Mary Rayner obituary
Children’s author who devised the adventures of the Pig family and illustrated stories including Dick King-Smith’s The Sheep-Pig
C Anne Wilson obituary
Food historian who wrote Food and Drink in Britain and took care of rare early recipe books at the University of Leeds library
Christopher Fowler obituary
Author of the Bryant & May detective novels, short stories and essays on forgotten writers – including himself
Philip Ziegler obituary
Diplomat and historian who wrote magisterial biographies of Harold Wilson, Lord Mountbatten and Edward Heath
Isabel Colegate obituary
Author of The Shooting Party, the 1980 novel that was turned into a popular film starring James Mason and John Gielgud