David Pownall obituary

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

Hans Magnus Enzensberger obituary

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

Other lives: Author of the Glory Gardens series of cricket stories for children and founder of a floating bookshop in Greenwich

Other lives: Landscape designer and author, who wrote about Zen gardening, Woburn Abbey and Coleridge’s walks

Eminent Shakespearean scholar who wrote a revisionist biography of the playwright highlighting his misogyny and snobbery

Actor, writer, bon vivant and charity fundraiser who made a huge contribution to English cricket

Writer whose blog about cooking her way through the recipes of Julia Child became the Hollywood film Julie & Julia

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Folk music journalist on Melody Maker, fRoots and Mojo whose books took him on explorations of Ireland and England

Other lives: Senior journalist at Time magazine in London, Moscow and Washington DC, and author of several biographies