Sir Derek Hornby obituary
Former chairman of LCR, the winner of the contract to run the Eurostar rail service, and father of the novelists Nick and Gillian
Elizabeth Jane Howard, 1923-2014: an appreciation
Elizabeth Jane Howard, who has died aged 90, was as acute and brilliant in person as she remains on the page, writes Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Jane Howard obituary
Novelist known for The Cazalet Chronicle which was adapted into a popular BBC television series
Peter Geach obituary
Prominent Catholic philosopher admired for his mastery of logic and work on ethics
Syed Mohammad Amir Imam obituary
Other lives: Writer and poet who was born and brought up in Lucknow, India
Iain Banks remembered by Michelle Hodgson
Michelle Hodgson, once Iain Banks's press officer, recalls the warm friendship she shared with the author for nearly 25 years
Chinua Achebe remembered by Binyavanga Wainaina
Binyavanga Wainaina, Chinua Achebe's friend, colleague and fellow writer, recalls the inspirational Nigerian novelist
Seamus Heaney remembered by Polly Devlin
Polly Devlin, sister-in-law of the great Irish poet and Nobel laureate, recalls his fine-grained intelligence, his generosity, humour – and the time he rustled up a perfect poem on demand
Elmore Leonard remembered by Peter Leonard
'Elmore was the coolest guy I knew,' says Peter Leonard, the acclaimed US crime writer's son
Peter Frank obituary
Academic and broadcaster who made Russian politics intelligible to a British audience
Anne Barton obituary
Shakespeare scholar whose accuracy of perception brought out the playwright's brilliance and humanity
William Weaver obituary
Renowned translator best known for rendering the robust Italian prose of Eco's The Name of the Rose into nuanced English
Vi Hughes obituary
Other lives: English literature tutor who created new opportunities for older people to do research
John Playfair obituary
Other lives: Professor of immunology with interests in clarinets and crime writing