Keith Reader obituary

Other lives: Professor of French studies who wrote widely on French cinema and cultural theory

David McCullough obituary

Bestselling historian who put the lives and experience of the people who built the US at the heart of his work

Author of The Horse Whisperer, the 1995 book that was turned into a popular film, starring and directed by Robert Redford

Novelist and dramatist who went on to become one of the most respected television critics of his generation

Other lives: Author and journalist who operated in London, Glasgow and Amsterdam

Author-illustrator known for The Snowman and Father Christmas whose books often explored the quiet heroism of ordinary lives

Australian film-maker and author Shirley Barrett died this week. Her brother-in-law Imre Salusinszky pays tribute

British comic book writer responsible for shaping storylines for characters such as Judge Dredd, Batman and Strontium Dog

British-born food writer who found fame in the US with groundbreaking books about Mexican cuisine and its traditions

Prolific author best known for the Kevin and Sadie young adult novels charting friendship across the divide in 1970s Belfast

Other lives: Author of books on sports and higher education, including a narrative account of the Hillsborough disaster

Other lives: Poet, novelist and literary critic who was also a university lecturer in creative writing

Journalist and author of the Manon Bradshaw crime novel series with an intuitive understanding of the dynamics between people

Thriller writer and publisher who became an authority on the American old west and Billy the Kid

Pioneer of Modern Greek studies in British universities fascinated by questions of language and identity