Paul Johnson obituary

Prolific journalist and historian who shifted allegiance from the left of Labour to become an ardent Thatcher supporter

David Plumtree obituary

Other lives: Antiquarian bookseller whose expert knowledge was much sought after around the UK

Founder of the publisher Kogan Page, one of the first companies to focus on business and management titles

Novelist and screenwriter whose tales of women taking control of their own destinies included The Life and Loves of a She-Devil

Other lives: Novelist and playwright who also had a career as a journalist with the Daily Worker and Times newspapers

Other lives: Teacher and accomplished seamstress who became well known for the restoration of harpsichords

US science fiction writer whose novels combined a wide-ranging view of future technical developments with political speculation

Czech actor who described how she survived several Nazi camps during the Holocaust in her book The Tin Ring

British playwright best known for Master Class, as well as for comic novels inspired by his time in Zambia

German poet, writer and editor determined that West Germany should not ignore its Nazi past

Other lives: Biographer who studied the life of Edith Sitwell and also wrote a history of vodka

Groundbreaking author, initially of lesbian-themed fiction including the 1952 bestseller Spring Fire

Writer and broadcaster who lent his fishing expertise to TV and radio shows and co-authored The River Cottage Fish Book

Author, illustrator and maker of toys and automata whose work displayed a playful charm and gentle wit

Author whose critically acclaimed books, mostly for children, were told with optimism despite their often dark themes