Trina Robbins obituary

American cartoonist and author whose pioneering work in comics included being the first female artist to draw Wonder Woman

Gerald Cinamon obituary

Chief designer for Penguin Books with a flair for pacing illustrated nonfiction, such as with Pelican’s Style and Civilization series

Kris Hallenga obituary

Campaigner who founded the CoppaFeel! cancer awareness charity to encourage women to check their breasts

Paul Auster obituary

Author of The New York Trilogy who conjured up a world of wonder and happenstance, miracle and catastrophe

CJ Sansom obituary

Lawyer turned novelist who enjoyed huge success with his bestselling Shardlake historical mysteries

Martin Bax obituary

Paediatrician specialising in child development and novelist who founded the literary periodical Ambit

Helen Hoyte obituary

Other lives: Art teacher who did much to revive interest in the ancient shawl-making tradition of Norwich and Norfolk

John Miles obituary

Creator with his design partner Colin Banks of corporate identities for clients including Royal Mail and British Telecom

John Barth obituary

American postmodernist novelist whose experimental approach challenged literary conventions

Maryse Condé obituary

Writer whose novels trace the complexities of a globalised world and the fortunes of families across continents and generations

Kim Taplin obituary

Other lives: Writer and poet whose work celebrated the natural world and raised environmental issues