Andrea Gibson, a celebrated poet and performance artist who through their verse explored gender identity, politics and their four-year battle with terminal ovarian cancer, has died aged 49. Gibson’s death was announced... Read more »
Frederick Forsyth, the author who turned his adventures as a journalist and work with MI6 into bestselling thrillers, has died after a brief illness aged 86. Forsyth brought a reporter’s eye to... Read more »
Mark Peploe, the Oscar-winning screenwriter who collaborated with some of the greatest names in European film-making including Michelangelo Antonioni and Bernardo Bertolucci, has died aged 82. Peploe’s family told the Guardian he... Read more »
Edmund White, novelist and great chronicler of gay life, dies aged 85 Jun 04 2025 Edmund White, the American writer, playwright and essayist who attracted acclaim for his semi-autobiographical novels such as... Read more »
The Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile, a perennial contender for the Nobel prize for literature and one of few writers working in an indigenous... Read more »
Ngugi wa Thiong’o, giant of African literature, dies aged 87 May 28 2025 The Kenyan writer Ngugi wa, who was censored, imprisoned and forced into exile by the dictator Daniel arap Moi,... Read more »
Ted Kotcheff, director of First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s and Wake in Fright, dies aged 94 | Movies
Ted Kotcheff, the prolific Canadian director of films including First Blood, Weekend at Bernie’s, Wake in Fright and The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, has died aged 94. His daughter Kate Kotcheff told... Read more »
British writer Alex Wheatle, the author of books including East of Acre Lane and the Crongton series, has died aged 62. “It is with great sadness to inform you that Alex Wheatle,... Read more »
Tom Robbins, whose novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy, has died aged 92. The author of works including Even Cowgirls Get... Read more »