This article contains information about the literary events and publications of2018.

• July –Stormzy's publisher imprint Merky Books is launched in London.
• August 11 – WriterV. S. Naipaul, on his deathbed in London, hasTennyson's poem "Crossing the Bar" read to him by the newspaper editorGeordie Greig.^[1]
• September 16 –Lady Mary Wroth's pastoralcloset dramaLove's Victory receives its first fully professional, publicly staged (filmed) performance, atPenshurst Place in England, where it was probably written about 1618.^[2] It is the first known original pastoral drama and thought to be the first original dramatic comedy to be written by a woman.^[3]
• October 19 – The exhibitionAnglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word, War, opening at theBritish Library, includes the earliest surviving will of an Englishwoman. Written on "a small, stained sheet of parchment", the detailed testament ofWynflæd is thought to date from the mid- to late 10th century.^[4][5]
• October 26 – Under theThirty-seventh Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, a referendum in the Republic approves removing the offence of publishing or utteringblasphemous matter from the Constitution.
• November 19 – The Prix littéraire des collégiens inQuebec is suspended after five shortlisted authors condemn its sponsorship byAmazon as "promotion of a multinational that harms bookstores".^[6]

Dates after each title indicate U.S. publication, unless otherwise indicated.

• Claudia Amengual -El lugar inalcanzable (April)
• Sharon Bala –The Boat People
• Jason Barker –Marx Returns (February 23, UK)
• Pat Barker –The Silence of the Girls (September 4, UK)
• Julian Barnes –The Only Story (February 1, UK)
• Paul Goldberg –The Chateau (February 13)^[7]
• Belinda Bauer –Snap (May 15)
• John Boyne –A Ladder to the Sky
• Anna Burns –Milkman (May, UK)
• Jonathan Coe –Middle England (November 8, UK)
• S. A. Cosby –My Darkest Prayer
• Tsitsi Dangarembga –This Mournable Body
• Patrick deWitt –French Exit
• Nick Drnaso –Sabrina (May 22, graphic novel)
• Esi Edugyan –Washington Black (August)
• Chris Hammer –Scrublands
• Sarah Henstra –The Red Word
• Jonas Jonasson –The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man^[8]
• Stephen King –Elevation
• Torsten Krol –Foreverman
• Rachel Kushner –The Mars Room (June)
• Olivia Laing –Crudo (June, UK)
• Ian McDonald –Time Was (April 24, UK)
• Sophie Mackintosh –The Water Cure (May, UK)
• Rebecca Makkai –The Great Believers (June)
• Daniel Mason –The Winter Soldier (September 11)
• Andrés Neuman –Fractura (Madrid and Buenos Aires)
• Michael Ondaatje –Warlight (May 8, UK)
• Delia Owens –Where the Crawdads Sing (August 14)
• Casey Plett –Little Fish
• Richard Powers –The Overstory (April 3)
• Tom Rachman –The Italian Teacher (March 22, UK)
• Marieke Lucas Rijneveld –The Discomfort of Evening (De avond is ongemak) (Netherlands)
• Robin Robertson –The Long Take (February 13, UK)
• Sally Rooney –Normal People (August 28, UK)
• Donal Ryan –From a Low and Quiet Sea (March 22, UK)
• Elif Şafak –On Dakika Otuz Sekiz Saniye (10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World) (Turkey)
• Nic Stone –Dear Martin
• Tanya Tagaq –Split Tooth^[9]
• Zlatko Topčić –Overture^[10]
• Nico Walker –Cherry (August 14)
• Joshua Whitehead –Jonny Appleseed

• Elizabeth Acevedo –The Poet X (verse novel, March 6)
• Arndís Þórarinsdóttir –Nærbuxnaverksmiðjan^[11]
• Tomi Adeyemi –Children of Blood and Bone (March 6)
• David Almond –The Colour of the Sun (May 3, UK)
• Ross Burach –Truck Full of Ducks
• Connie Glynn –Princess in Practice(September 15, UK)
• Candy Gourlay –Bone Talk (August 2, UK)
• Grace Lin –A Big Mooncake for Little Star
• Hilary McKay –The Skylarks War (September 20, UK)
• Patricia McKissack –Who Will Bell the Cat?
• Charlotte Pence –Marlon Bundo's: A Day in the Life of the Vice President (March 19)
• Anne Renaud –Fania's Heart
• Manon Steffan Ros –Llyfr Glas Nebo (Wales)
• Jill Twiss –A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo (March 18)
• David Walliams –The Ice Monster (November 6, UK)

• Howard Brenton –The Shadow Factory
• Jackie Sibblies Drury –Fairview
• Jeremy O. Harris –Slave Play

• Behrouz Boochani –No Friend But the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison (Australia)
• Amaranth Borsuk –The Book (April 27)
• James Comey –A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies and Leadership (April 17)^[12]
• Anthony Freeman –One Step Closer: 40 Doses of Motivation, Hacks, and Experiences to Share with Millennial Catholics (February 6, Italy)
• Jim Holt –When Einstein Walked with Gödel (May 15)
• Dan Jones –The Colour of Time: A New History of the World, 1850–1960 (August 9, UK)
• Michelle McNamara –I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer (February 27)
• Omarosa Manigault –Unhinged: An Insider's Account of the Trump White House (August 14)
• Martin Rees –On the Future
• Albert Samaha –Never Ran, Never Will (September 4)
• Julius S. Scott –The Common Wind: Afro-American Currents in the Age of the Haitian Revolution (written as PhD thesis 1986)
• Antony Sher –Year of the Mad King: the Lear diaries (March 15, UK)
• Sylvain Tesson –Un été avec Homère (April 26, France)^[13]
• Sander Verhaeg –Working from Within: The Nature and Development of Quine's Naturalism
• Tara Westover –Educated: A Memoir
• Michael Wolff –Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House (January 9)^[14]
• Shoshana Zuboff –The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

• Viv Albertine –To Throw Away Unopened (April/May, UK)
• Paul D. Gibson –The Lost Soul ofEamonn Magee (April, UK)
• Tom Gregory –A Boy in the Water (August 30, UK)
• Lindsey Hilsum –In Extremis: The Life and Death of the War CorrespondentMarie Colvin (November)
• Jean-Marie Le Pen –Mémoires: fils de la nation (March 1, France)
• Michelle Obama –Becoming (November 13)
• Bart Van Es –The Cut Out Girl: a story of War and Family, Lost and Found (August 2, UK)
• Clemantine Wamariya withElizabeth Weil –The Girl Who Smiled Beads
• Raynor Winn –The Salt Path (March 22, UK)
• Benjamin Zephaniah –The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah: The Autobiography (May 3, UK)

Birth years link to the corresponding "[year] in literature" article:

• January 1 –Jahn Otto Johansen, Norwegian non-fiction writer and 1982Cappelen Prize recipient, 83 (born1934)^[15]
• January 3 –Fred Bass, American bookseller and owner of theStrand Bookstore, 89 (born1928)^[16]
  • Valery Chalidze, Russian-born American publisher, 79 (born1938)^[17]
  • Philip EdenFRMetS, English weather historian, 66 (born1951)^[18]
  • Keorapetse Kgositsile, South African poet and National Poet Laureate, 79 (born1938)^[19]
  • Ambalavaner Sivanandan, Sri Lankan writer and 1998Commonwealth Writers' Prize winner in the Best First Book category for Europe and South Asia, 94 (born1923)^[20]
• January 4 –Aharon Appelfeld, Romanian-born Israeli writer, 85 (born1932)^[21]
• January 5 –Muntazir Baba, PakistaniPushto poet, 68 (born1950)^[22]
  • Rasa Chughtai, Indian-born PakistaniUrdu poet, 89 (born1928)^[23]
  • Donald D. Evans, Canadian philosopher with an interest inDostoevsky andCamus, 90 (born1927)^[24]
  • Carlo Pedretti, Italian historian, 89 (born1928)^[25]
  • Marina Ripa di Meana, Italian best-selling autobiographer, 76 (born1941)^[26]
• January 7 –Markku Into, Finnish poet and translator, 72 (born1945)^[27]
  • Bjørg Vik, Norwegian novelist, short story writer and playwright, co-founder of feminist magazineSirene, 82 (born1935)^[28]
• January 8 –J. F. C. Harrison, English historian, 96 (born1921)^[29]
  • Jenny Joseph, English poet, 85 (born1932)^[30]
  • Tricia Walker, English best-selling writer, 53 (born1964)^[31]
• January 9 –Heikki Kirkinen, Finnish historian, 90 (born1927)^[32]
  • Yılmaz Onay, Turkish writer and translator, 80 (born1937)^[33]
  • Mario Perniola, Italian philosopher and professor ofaesthetics, 76 (born1941)^[34]
• January 10 –Gordon Hølmebakk, Norwegian publishing editor, essayist and novelist, 89 (born1928)^[35]
• January 12 –Doodhnath Singh, IndianHindi language writer, 81 (born1936)^[36]
  • Heinrich von Stietencron, GermanIndologist, 84 (born1933)^[37]
• January 13 –Darmanto Jatman, Indonesian poet, 75 (born1942)^[38]
• January 14 –Geoffrey BestFBA, English historian, 89 (born1928)^[39]
  • Pablo García Baena, Spanish poet and 1984Asturias Prize recipient, 96 (born1921)^[40]
  • Samuel A. Schreiner Jr., American writer, 96 (born1921)^[41]
• January 15 –Moussa Diagana, Mauritanian writer, 71 (born1946)^[42]
• January 17 –Guy Dupré, French writer and publisher, 89 (born1928)^[43]
• January 18 –Peter Mayle, English best-selling memoirist ofA Year in Provence andA Good Year, 78 (born1939^[44]
  • Nancy Richler, Canadian novelist and second cousin of the novelistMordecai Richler, 60 (born1957)^[45]
  • Henry Soles Jr., American editor of two books:The Soul Food New Testament and theChildren of Color Bible (both published byTyndale House), 82 (born1935)^[46]
• January 19 –Saqi Farooqi, Pakistani poet, 81 (born1936)^[47]
  • David M. Knight, English historian of science, 81 (born1936)^[48]
• January 21 –Jock Haswell, English military historian and intelligence officer, 98 (born1919)^[49]
• January 22 –Emilio Gastón, Spanish poet, 83 (born1935)^[50]
  • Ursula K. Le Guin, American science fiction and fantasy author, 88 (born1929)^[51]
• January 23 –Nicanor Parra, Chilean poet and physicist, 103 (born1914)^[52]
• January 24 –Matti Rissanen, Finnish philologist with an interest inOld English, director of the project that produced theHelsinki Corpus of English Texts covering 1,000 years of the English language and used widely since its publication in 1991, involved in the translation ofShakespeare, 80 (born1937)^[53]
• January 25 –Claribel Alegría, Nicaraguan poet, 93 (born1924)^[54]
  • Shawkat Ali, Bangladeshi writer, 81 (born1936)^[55]
  • Neagu Djuvara, Romanian historian, essayist, philosopher and novelist, 101 (born1916)^[56]
• January 29 –Anthony Kemp, English military historian, 78 (born1939)^[57]
  • Stewart Sutherland, Baron Sutherland of HoundwoodKT, FRSE, FBA, FKC, Scottish philosopher of religion, explorer of continental thinkers includingFyodor Dostoevsky,Søren Kierkegaard,Albert Camus andSimone Weil, 76 (born1941)^[58]
• January 30 –Andreas Gruschke, German writer and sinologist, 57 (born1960)^[59]
  • Richard Murphy, Irish poet, 90 (born1927)^[60]
• January 31 –Haim Gouri, Israeli poet, 94 (born1923)^[61]
• February 1 –André Baudry, French philosophy professor and founder of the homophile reviewArcadie, 95 (born1922)^[62]
  • Niranjan Bhagat, Indian poet in the English and Gujarati languages (the English being mostly in the style ofGitanjali), 1949Kumar Suvarna Chandrak recipient, 1953Narmad Suvarna Chandrak recipient, 1969Ranjitram Suvarna Chandrak recipient, 1998Premanand Suvarna Chandrak recipient, 1999Sahitya Akademi Award for Gujarati language recipient, 2001Narsinh Mehta Award winner, 91 (born1926)^[63]
  • William Whitehead, Canadian writer and longtime partner of fellow writerTimothy Findley, 86 (born1931)^[64]
• February 3 –Bill Teale, American educator and literacy advocate, 70 (born1947)^[65]
• February 5 –Gregor Dorfmeister (pseudonym Manfred Gregor), German novelist (Die Brücke,Town Without Pity), 88 (born1929)^[66]
  • Mathieu Riboulet, French novelist and 2012Prix Décembre recipient, 57 (born1960)^[67]
• February 6 –Liliana Bodoc, Argentine fantasy writer, 59 (born1958)^[68]
  • Douglas Botting, English biographer, 83 (born1934)^[69]
  • Jao Tsung-I (饒宗頤), Chinese-born Hong Kongsinologist,calligrapher and historian, 100 (born1917)^[70]
  • James W. Sire, American writer, professor of English literature, philosophy and theology, editor forInterVarsity Press, 84 (born1933)^[71]
  • John Anthony West, American science fiction writer with an interest in Egypt, 85 (born1932)^[72]
  • Michael White, English biographer ofC. S. Lewis and others, and mystery fiction writer, 58 (born1959)^[73]
• February 7
  • Brahim Akhiat, Moroccan writer, 77 (born c.1941)^[74]
  • John Perry Barlow, American internet activist, writer, and lyricist, 70^[75]
• February 9 –Alfonso Lacadena, Spanish Mesoamericanepigraphist and academic atComplutense University of Madrid, 53 (born1964)^[76]
  • Edward Pearce, English biographer and playwright, 78 (born1939)^[77]
  • Keith M. Wilson, English historian (date of birth unknown)^[78]
• February 10 –Michiko Ishimure (石牟礼道子), Japanese writer, 90 (born1927)^[79]
• February 11 –Raymond Vautherin, French-born Italian linguist,patois poet, playwright and translator, 82 (born1935)^[80]
• February 12 –Bill Crider, American writer of crime, mystery, horror and westerns, 76 (born1941)^[81]
  • Jack Ludwig, Canadian novelist, short story writer, essayist and the basis of the character Valentine Gersbach inSaul Bellow's novelHerzog, 95 (born1922)^[82]
  • Françoise Xenakis, French writer, 87 (born1930)^[83]
• February 13 –Ernest HechtOBE, Czechoslovak-born English publisher and founder ofSouvenir Press, 88 (born1929)^[84]
  • Victor Milán, Americanlibertarian science fiction writer, 63 (born1954)^[85]
• February 14 –Lerone Bennett Jr., American scholar, chronicler of life forthe blacks in that country and editor ofEbony, 89 (born1928)^[86]
• February 15 –Tosun Bayrak, Turkish writer and translator known for efforts on works of the Sufi mysticIbn Arabi, 92 (born1926)^[87]
  • Steven Collins, English-born American Buddhist studies scholar, 66 (born1951)^[88]
  • Iseabail MacleodMBE, Scottish lexicographer and former Director of theScottish National Dictionary Association, 81 (born1936)^[89]
  • Daniel Vernet, French writer, 72, (born1945)^[90]
• February 16 –Eleanor Winsor Leach, American academic from whom "Vergilians learned much... on theEclogues,Georgics, andAeneid, her 1974 book on theEclogues, her two major [of] Roman literature, art, and society, and many articles on Latin poetry and painting and their reception," 80 (born1937)^[91]
• February 17 –Akinwunmi Isola, Nigerian playwright, novelist (O Leku) and promoter of theYoruba language, 78 (born1939)^[92]
• February 18 –John David Morley, English novelist and travel writer, 70 (born1948)^[93]
• February 20 –Tōta Kaneko (金子兜太), JapanesePerson of Cultural Merit, 2005Cikada Prize recipient, 2015Asahi Prize recipient, 98 (born1919)^[94]
  • Roy McDonald, Canadian poet, 80 (born1937)^[95]
  • Zigmas Zinkevičius, Lithuanian linguist-historian and 1994Herder Prize recipient, 93 (born1925)^[96]
• February 21 –Beryl Fletcher, New Zealand feminist novelist, 79 (born1938)^[97]
• February 22 –Euler Granda, Ecuadorian poet and 2009Premio Eugenio Espejo recipient, 82 (born1935)^{[citation needed]}
• February 23 –Wolfhart Westendorf, German Egyptologist, 93 (born1924)^[98]
• February 25 –Michael Green, English novelist and playwright, 91 (born1927)^[99]
  • Cynthia Heimel, American feminist writer of satirical books and playwright, 70 (born1947)^[100]
  • Penny Vincenzi, English writer of novels and short stories, 78 (born1939)^[101]
• February 28 –Pierre Milza, French historian and biographer, 85 (born1932)^[102]
• March 1 –Diana Der Hovanessian,Armenian American poet, translator and professor atYerevan State University, 83 (born1934)^[103]
• March 2 –Adela Calva Reyes, Mexican writer and playwright, 50–51 (born1967)^[104]
  • Gordon Challis, New Zealand poet, 85 (born1932)^[105]
  • Ota Filip, Czech novelist who wrote both in German and Czech, 87 (born1930)^[106]
• March 2 –Barbara Kiefer Lewalski, American literary scholar and authority on Renaissance literature known for work onJohn Milton, 87 (born1931)^[107]
• March 3 –Jacques Gernet, French sinologist, 96 (born1921)^[108]
  • Emma Hannigan, Irish writer known for writing about her experience with cancer, 45 (born1972)^[109]
  • Anthony Lejeune, English writer, 89 (born1928)^[110]
  • Ivone Ramos, Cape Verdean writer, 91 (born1926)^[111]
  • Jorge Wagensberg Lubinski, Spanish physicist, academic (University of Barcelona), writer and aphorist, founder director ofCosmoCaixa, 69 (born1948)^[112]
• March 4 –José Triana, Cuban poet and playwright, 87 (born1931)^[113]
• March 5 –Robert Assaraf, Moroccan historian, 81 (born1936)^[114]
  • Derek Bickerton, English-born American linguist, academic and writer of novels, 91 (born1926)^[115]
  • Clive SinclairFRSL, English fiction writer included inGranta's 1983 list of Best Young British Novelists, 70 (born1948)^[116]
  • Hayden White, American historian in the tradition of literary criticism (Metahistory: The Historical Imagination in Nineteenth-Century Europe), 89 (born1928)^[117]
• March 6 –Lucie Brock-Broido, American poet and academic, 61 (born1956)^[118]
  • Peter Nicholls, Australian writer and editor ofThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, 78 (born1939)^[119]
  • Indra Bahadur Rai, Indian writer, 91 (born1927)^[120]
• March 8 –Sir Wilson Harris, Guyanese poet, essayist, and fiction writer (Palace of the Peacock), 96 (born1921)^[121]
  • Jean Jolivet, French philosopher and medievalist, 93 (born1925)^[122]
  • Gerd Søraa, Norwegian writer of novels and local history, 83 (born1934)^[123]
  • Peter Temple, Australian crime fiction writer, 71 (born1946)^[124]
  • Kate Wilhelm, American science fiction, mystery and suspense writer, 89 (born1928)^[125]
• March 9 –Ulla Nenonen, Finnish missionary and Bible translator, 84 (born1933)^[126]
• March 10 –Val Mulkerns, Irish writer and poet, 93 (born1925)^[127]
• March 11 –H. Blair Neatby, Canadian historian, 93 (born1924)^[128]
  • David W. Noble, American historian, 92 (born1925)^[129]
  • Mary Rosenblum, American science fiction and mystery writer, 65 (born1952)^[130]
  • Mario Vegetti, Italian historian of philosophy, 81 (born1937)^[131]
• March 12 –Emily Stipes Watts, American literary historian, 81 (born1936)^[132]
• March 13 –Emily Nasrallah, Lebanese writer of novels, children's stories and short story collections, 86 (born1931)^[133]
• March 14 –Robert L. Bireley, American Jesuit historian ofCounter-ReformationCentral Europe, 84 (born1933)^[134]
  • Alfred W. Crosby, American ecological historian (The Columbian Exchange,Ecological Imperialism), 87 (born1931)^[135]
  • David Wyman, American historian (The Abandonment of the Jews), 89 (born1929)^[136]
• March 16 –Russell Freedman, American biographer, non-fiction and children's writer, 88 (born1929)^[137]
• March 17 –Zdeněk Mahler, Czech writer and biographer, 89 (born1928)^[138]
  • Sushil Siddharth, Hindi prose and poetry writer, critic, editor and satirist, 59 (born1958)^[139]
• March 18 –Li Ao (李敖), Chinese-Taiwanese essayist and historian, 82 (born1935)^[140]
  • Michael Rutschky, German writer and 1997Heinrich Mann Prize recipient, 74 (born1943)^[141]
• March 19 –Jürg Laederach, Swiss writer and 1997Austrian State Prize for European Literature recipient, 72 (born1945)^[142]
  • Luo Fu, Taiwanese poet, 89 (born1928)^[143]
  • Kedarnath Singh, Indian poet, critic and essayist, 83 (born1934).^[144]
• March 20 –Ann-Charlotte Alverfors, Swedish writer, 71 (born1947)^[145]
  • Tom Griffin, American playwright (The Boys Next Door), 72 (born1946)^[146]
• March 22 –Khozh-Akhmed Bersanov, Russian Chechen writer and ethnographer, 91 (born1926)^[147]
  • Jan Kantůrek, Czech translator, 69 (born1948)^[148]
  • Morten Piil, Danish film critic and translator ofVladimir Nabokov, 75, (born1943)^[149]
  • Dariush Shayegan, Iranian cultural theorist and philosopher, winner of the French ADELF award presented by the Association of French Authors in 2004 for his French novelLand of Mirage, 83, (born1935)^[150]
• March 23 –Philip Kerr, Scottish writer of historical detective thrillers and children's books, 62 (born1956)^[151]
  • Alberto Ongaro, Italian writer of historical and adventure books, 92 (born1925)^[152]
  • Aileen PatersonMBE, Scottish writer and illustrator of children's books, 83 (born1934)^[153]
• March 24 –John Ehle, American "father of Appalachian literature", 92 (born1925)^[154]
• March 25 –Bob Biderman, British-American novelist, 77 or 78 (born1940)^[155] (date death announced)
• March 28 –Clément Rosset, French philosopher and writer, 78 (born1939)^[156]
• March 29 –Anita Shreve, American novelist (The Pilot's Wife,The Weight of Water,Stella Bain), 71 (born1946)^[157]
  • Ivor Forbes Guest, English historian and writer, 97 (born1920)^[158]
  • Drue Heinz, American literary publisher (The Paris Review) and patron (Drue Heinz Literature Prize), 103 (born1915)^[159]
• March 31 –Margarita Carrera, Guatemalan philosopher, professor, writer and 1996 laureate of theMiguel Ángel Asturias National Prize in Literature, 88 (born1929)^[160]
• April 1 –Brian Moynahan, English historian and biographer, 77 (born1941)^[161]
  • Efraín Trelles, Peruvian historian of Spanish colonialism, 64 (born1953)^[162]
• April 2 –Ahmed Khaled Tawfik, Egyptian novelist, 55 (born1962)^[163]
• April 3 –Arrigo Petacco, Italian journalist and writer, 88 (born1929)^[164]
• April 4 –John Lynch, English historian of Latin America, 91 (born1927)^[165]
• April 5 –Irina Tokmakova, Russian poet, playwright and translator, 89 (born1929)^[166]
• April 6 –Daniel Chavarría, Uruguay-born Cuban writer, 84 (born1933)^[167]
  • Henryk Skolimowski, Polish philosopher, 87 (born1930)^[168]
  • Edla Van Steen, Brazilian playwright and short story writer, 81 (born1936)^[169]
• April 7 –Gerd Honsik, Austrian writer, 76 (born1941)^[170]
• April 8 –Efraín Jara Idrovo, Ecuadorian writer, existentialist poet and 1999Premio Eugenio Espejo recipient, 92 (born1926)^[171]
• April 10 –Danarto, Indonesian writer and artist, 76 (born1941)^[172]
  • J. D. McClatchy, American poet, 72 (born1945)^[173]
• April 11 –Alexander Welsh, American literary scholar, 84 (born1933)^[174]
• April 12 –Sergio Pitol, Mexican novelist, translator and 2005Miguel de Cervantes Prize recipient, 85 (born1933)^[175]
• April 14 –Frank Bren, Australian actor and playwright, 74 (born1943)^[176]
  • Sam Hamill, American poet and publisher, 74 (born1943)^[177]
  • Jon Michelet, Norwegian writer, 73 (born1944)^[178]
• April 15 –Luise Hercus, German-born Australian linguist, 92 (born1926)^[179]
• April 16 –Beverley Farmer, Australian novelist and short story writer, 77 (born1941)^[180]
• April 17 –Joan Chase, American novelist, 81 (born1936)^[181]
• April 18 –Jean Flori, French medieval historian, 82 (born1936)^[182]
  • Howard Sachar, American historian, 90 (born1928)^[183]
  • Willibald Sauerländer, German art historian, 94 (born1924)^[184]
• April 19 –Arnold Eidslott, Norwegian poet, 91 (born1926)^[185]
  • Herbert Pilch, German linguist and celtologist, 91 (born1926)^[186]
• April 20 –Pavel Šrut, Czech poet, writer and translator, 78, (born1940)^[187]
• April 21 –Firmin Le Bourhis, French writer, 67 (born1950)^[188]
• April 22 –Balantrapu Rajanikanta Rao, Indian writer, composer and musicologist, 98 (born1920)^[189]
• April 23 –Edward W. Tayler, American literary scholar, 87 (born1931)^[190]
• April 24 –Belal Chowdhury, Bangladeshi poet, 79 (born1938)^[191]
  • Dinu C. Giurescu, Romanian historian, 91 (born1927)^[192]
  • Emma Smith, English writer whose best-selling novel was republished 50 years later, 94 (born1923)^[193]
• April 25 –Steven Marcus, American literary critic and scholar, 89 (born1928)^[194]
• April 26 –Elvira Orphée, Argentine writer,Guggenheim Fellow (1988), 95 (born1922)^[195]
• April 28 –Yevgeny Titarenko, Russian writer, 82 (born1935)^[196]
• May 2 –Kottayam Pushpanath, Indian novelist and translator, 80 (born1938)^[197]
• May 3 –Demetrio Túpac Yupanqui, Peruvian academic andQuechua translator ofDon Quixote, 94 (born1923)^[198]
• May 4 –Renate Dorrestein, Dutch writer and journalist, 64 (born1954)^[199]
• May 5 –Klaus Dede, German writer and journalist, 82 (born1935)^[200]
  • Rosemarie Schuder, German writer, 89 (born1928)^[201]
• May 6 –Cirilo Bautista, Filipino writer and poet, 76 (born1941)^[202]
  • Jamal Naji, Jordanian fiction writer, 63 (born1954)^[203]
• May 7 –Andreas Findig, Austrian writer, 56 (born1933)^[204]
  • Mikhail German, Russian writer, 85 (born1933)^[205]
• May 9 –Murai Shimako (村井志摩子), Japanese playwright, 89 (born1928)^[206]
• May 10 –Günther Haensch, German linguist and lexicographer, 95 (born1923)^[207]
  • Adam Parfrey, American writer, editor and publisher (Feral House), 61 (born1957)^[208]
• May 11 –Gérard Genette, French literary theorist, 87 (born1930)^[209]
  • Josh Greenfeld, American playwright and screenwriter, 90 (born1928)^[210]
  • Peter Mayer, American publisher (The Overlook Press,Penguin Books), 82 (born1936)^[211]
• May 13 –Balkavi Bairagi, Indian poet and politician, 87 (born1931)^[212]
• May 14 –John James, Welsh poet, 79 (born1939)^[213]
• May 15 –Balakumaran, Indian writer, 71 (born1946)^[214]
  • Tom Murphy, Irish playwright, 83 (born1935)^[215]
  • Barbara Nawrocka-Dońska, Polish journalist and feminist essayist, 93 (born1924)^[216]
• May 16 –François Bréda, Romanian writer and literary critic, 62 (born1956)^[217]
  • Elena Gremina, Russian scriptwriter, director and playwright, 61 (born1956)^[218]
  • Miriam T. Griffin, American classical scholar, Emeritus Fellow in Ancient History atSomerville College, 82 (born1934)^[219]
• May 17 –Inger Brattström, Swedish writer, 97 (born1923)^[220]
  • Craig Harbison, American art historian, 74 (born1944)^[221]
• May 18 –John Ashdown-Hill, English historian and writer on late medieval English history, focusing on theHouse of York andRichard III of England, whose work led to the discovery of Richard III's remains, 69 (born1949)^[222]
  • Liam Ó Muirthile, Irish poet, 68 (born1950)^[223]
• May 19 –Bernard Lewis, Anglo-American Middle East historian and professor (Princeton University), 101 (born1916)^[224]
• May 20 –Ramón Chao, Spanish anti-Francoist journalist (Le Monde,La Voz de Galicia) and writer, 82 (born1935)^[225]
• May 21 –António Arnault, Portuguese politician, poet and Grand Master ofGrande Oriente Lusitano,Minister of Social Affairs (1978), 82 (born1936)^[226]
• May 22 –Alberto Dines, Brazilian journalist (Jornal do Brasil,Grupo Abril,Observatório da Imprensa), writer and professor (Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism), 86, (born1932)^[227]
• May 23 –Vinod Bhatt, Indian humorist and biographer, 80 (born1938)^[228]
• May 24 –Paul Harris, Scottish writer and publisher, 69 (born1948)^[229]
• May 26 –Mazhar Kaleem, Pakistani lawyer and novelist (Imran Series), 75 (born1942)^[230][231]
• May 27 –Gardner Dozois, American science fiction writer (born1947)^[232]
• May 28 –Semavi Eyice, Turkish art historian (Istanbul University), 95 (born1922)^[233]
• May 31 –M. L. Thangappa, Indian writer, 84 (born1934)^[234]
• June 1
  • Poldy Bird, Argentine writer, 76 (born1941)^[235]
  • Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American scholar and author, 83 (born1934)^[236]
  • John Julius Norwich, English historian and travel writer, 88 (born1929)^[237]
  • Michael Andrew Screech, English Renaissance scholar, 92 (born1926)^[238]
• June 3 –Alessandra Appiano, Italian writer and journalist, 59 (born1959)^[239]
  • Gilbert Trausch, Luxembourg historian, 86 (born1931)^[240]
  • Kyra Petrovskaya Wayne, Russian-born American writer, 99 (born1918)^[241]
• June 4 –Abhimanyu Unnuth, Mauritian writer, 80 (born1937)^[242]
• June 5 –Daša Drndić, Croatian radio playwright (Radio Belgrade) and novelist (Sonnenschein), 71 (born1946)^[243]
• June 6 –Mateja Matevski, Macedonian poet, 89 (born1929)^[244]
  • David McFadden, Canadian poet and travel writer, 77 (born1940)^[245]
  • Mary Wilson, Baroness Wilson of Rievaulx, English poet,Spouse of the Prime Minister (1964–1970, 1974–1976), 102 (born1916)^[246]
• June 7 –Philippe de Baleine, French writer, 96 (born1921).^[247]
• June 8
  • Per Ahlmark, Swedish politician and writer (born1939)^[248]
  • Anthony Bourdain, American chef, writer, and television personality (born1956)^[249]
  • Liu Yichang, Hong Kong novelist, editor and publisher, a founder of Hong Kong's modern literature, 99 (born1918)^[250]
• June 15 –Raoul Van Caenegem, Belgian historian, 90 (born1927)^[251]
  • Macdara Woods, Irish poet, 76 (born1942)^[252]
• June 17 –Andrei Ivanovich Stepanov, Soviet-born Russian diplomat and writer, 88 (born1930)^[253]
• June 18 –Paul Gratzik, German writer, 82 (born1936)^[254]
  • Nathan Shaham, Israeli writer, 93 (born1925)^[255]
  • Marta Terry González, Cuban librarian, 87 (born1931)^[256]
• June 19 –Stanley Cavell, American philosopher, 91 (born1926)^[257]
  • Ivan Drach, Ukrainian poet, screenwriter and politician, member ofVerkhovna Rada (1990–1994, 1998–2000, 2002–2006), 81 (born1936)^[258]
  • Frank Vickery, Welsh playwright, 67 (born1951)^[259]
• June 20 –Sándor Kányádi, Hungarian poet and translator, 89 (born1929)^[260]
  • Mushtaq Ahmad Yusufi, Pakistani banker, writer and humorist, 94 (born1923)^[261]
• June 21 –Oldřich Král, Czech sinologist and translator, 87 (born1930)^[262]
  • Eric Stanley, English literary scholar and historian, 94 (born1923)^[263]
• June 22 –Nahum Korzhavin, Russian-American poet, 92 (born1925)^[264]
• June 23 –Donald Hall, American poet, formerU.S. Poet Laureate, 89 (born1926)^[265]
  • Richard Lowitt, American historian, 96 (born1922)^[266]
  • Phan Huy Lê, Vietnamese historian, 84 (born1934)^[267]
• June 24 –Keith Bosley, English poet and translator, 80 (born1937)^[268]
• June 26 –Andrey Dementyev, Russian poet, 89 (born1928)^[269]
• June 28 –François Bluche, French historian, 92 (born1925)^[270]
  • Domenico Losurdo, Italian Marxist philosopher and historian (Liberalism: A Counter-History), 76 (born1941)^[271]
  • Christine Nöstlinger, Austrian writer, 81 (born1936)^[272]
• June 30 –Timothy Murphy, American poet, 67 (born1951)^[273]
  • Fuat Sezgin, Turkish Islamic science historian (Goethe University Frankfurt), 93 (born1924)^[274]
• July 1 –Bozhidar Dimitrov, Bulgarian historian, 72 (born1945)^[275]
• July 2 –Meic Stephens, Welsh writer and editor (The Oxford Companion to the Literature of Wales,Library of Wales: Poetry 1900–2000), 79 (born1938)^[276]
• July 3 –Thérèse Kleindienst, French librarian, 101 (born1916)^[277]
• July 4 –Rogelio Mangahas, Filipino poet and writer, 79 (born1939)^[278]
• July 5 –François Budet, French singer-songwriter, novelist, and poet, 78 (born1940)^[279]
  • Gerald Messadié, French essayist and novelist, 87 (born1931)^[280]
  • Michel Suffran, French novelist, 87 (born1931)^[281]
• July 6 –Amritlal Vegad, Indian writer, 89 (born1928)^[282]
• July 7 –Peter Sawyer, English historian, 90 (born1928)^[283]
• July 8 –Anthony Kirk-Greene, English historian, 93 (born1925)^[284]
• July 10 –Clive King, English writer, 94 (born1924)^[285]
• July 13 –Atukwei Okai, Ghanaian poet and academic (University of Ghana), 77 (born1941)^[286]
  • Claude Seignolle, French writer, 101 (born1917)^[287]
• July 14 –Petr Weigl, Czech director, playwright and dramaturge, 79 (born1939)^[288]
• July 17 –Radoslav Nenadál, Czech writer and English-language translator, 88 (born1929)^[289]
  • Hugh Whitemore, English playwright, 82 (born1936)^[290]
• July 18 –Anne Olivier Bell, English literary editor and art scholar, member of theMonuments Men Brigade, 102 (born1916)^[291]
  • Ling Li (凌力), Chinese historical novelist and missile engineering technologist, 76 (born1942)^[292]
• July 26 –Sha Yexin (沙叶新), Chinese playwright and political activist, 79 (born1939)^[293]
• July 27 –Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian linguist, intellectual and sexologist, 80 (born1938)^[294]
• August 4 –Lluïsa Forrellad, Spanish writer, 91 (born1927)^[295]
  • Anita Miller, American writer, publisher and co-founder ofAcademy Chicago Publishers, 91, (born1926)^[296]
• August 5 –Matthew Sweeney, Irish poet, 65 (born1952)^[297]
• August 6 –Kamrul Hasan Bhuiyan, Bangladeshi military officer and writer, 66 (born1952)^[298]
  • Christian Habicht, German historian (Ancient Greece), 92 (born1926)^[299]
  • Leonard Lewinsohn, American Islamic scholar, 64–65 (born1953)^[300]
  • Anya Krugovoy Silver, American poet, 49 (born1968)^[301]
• August 7 –Andrew Coburn, American fiction writer, essayist and newspaper columnist, 86 (born1932)^[302]
  • Joel H. Silbey, American historian, 84 (born1933)^[303]
  • Robley Wilson, American writer, 88 (born1930)^[304]
• August 8 (actual date) or9 (official date) –Mario Alinei, Italian linguist, 91 (born1926)^[305][306]
  • Robert Hugh Ferrell, American historian, 97 (born1921)^[307]
• August 10 –William Corbett, American poet, 75 (born1942)^[308]
  • Mahmut Makal, Turkish writer, 88 (born1930)^[309]
• August 11 –Pierre Coustillas, FrenchUniversity of Lille academic and literary scholar specialising inGeorge Gissing, 88 (born1930)^[310]
  • Sir Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul, Trinidad-born British novelist and 2001Nobel Prize laureate, 85 (born1932)^[311]
• August 12 –Michael Scott Rohan, Scottish fantasy and science fiction writer, 67 (born1951)^[312]
  • Steven T. Ross, American military historian, 81 (born1937)^[313]
• August 13 –John Calder, Canadian-born British publisher who foundedCalder Publishing in 1949, 91 (born1927)^[314]
  • Georges Hausemer, Luxembourg fiction, travelogue and non-fiction writer, and translator from French, English, Spanish and Luxembourgeois into German, who sometimes worked as an illustrator using the pseudonym 'Theo Selmer, 92, 61 (born1957)^[315]
  • Ann MossFBA, English literary historian, 80 (born1938)^[316]
• August 14 –Chemmanam Chacko, Indian poet, 92 (born1926)^[317]
  • Eduard Uspensky, Russian children's writer (Uncle Fedya, His Dog, and His Cat), poet, playwright and screenwriter, 80 (born1937)^[318]
• August 15 –Abu Bakr al-Jazaeri, Algerian Islamic scholar and writer, 97 (born1921)^[319]
  • Allan Rune Pettersson, Swedish writer (Frankenstein's Aunt,Frankenstein's Aunt Returns), 82 (born1936)^[320]
  • Sterling Stuckey, American historian specialising in slavery and Afro-American culture, 86 (born1932)^[321]
• August 16 –Benny Andersen, Danish poet, short story writer, children's writer and pianist, 88 (born1929)^[322]
  • George Athan Billias, American historian, 99 (born1919)^[323]
  • Wakako Yamauchi,Japanese American playwright whose works were influential inAsian-American theatre, 93 (born1924)^[324]
• August 17 –Jeremy Catto, English historian, 79 (born1939)^[325]
  • Halima Xudoyberdiyeva, Uzbekistani nationalist, liberationist, feminist writer and poet, 71 (born1947)^[326]
• August 18 –Tom Clark, American poet, biographer and poetry editor ofThe Paris Review between 1963 and 1973, 77 (born1941)^[327]
  • Eduard Frolov, Russian historian, Head of Department of History of Ancient Greece and Rome atSaint Petersburg State University in 1971–2015 and member of theJournal of Ancient History editorial board, 85 (born1933)^[328]
  • Henk Wesseling, Dutch historian, 81 (born1937)^[329]
• August 20 –Matthew Aid, American military historian specializing insignal intelligence and history ofNational Security Agency, 60 (born1958)^[330]
• August 21 –John Christgau, American writer on sports and his country's history, 84 (born1934)^[331]
  • Vesna Krmpotić, Croatian writer, translator 1999Vladimir Nazor Award recipient and 2013Tin Ujević Award recipient, 86 (born1932)^[332]
  • Hanna Mina, Syrian novelist, 94 (born1924)^[333]
• August 22 –Jesús Torbado, Spanish writer and 1965Alfaguara Prize recipient, 75 (born1943)^[334]
• August 23 –Cindy Haug, Norwegian writer, 61 (born1956)^[335]
  • Ann Ireland, Canadian novelist, writing instructor and past president ofPEN Canada, 65 (born1953)^[336]
  • Franck Venaille, French poet and 1996Prix Mallarmé recipient, 81 (born1936)^[337]
• August 24 –Stanley Morgan, English thriller writer, 88 (born1929)^[338]
  • Ciril Zlobec, Slovene poet, 93 (born1925)^[339]
• August 26 –Hamsad Rangkuti, Indonesian short story writer, 75 (born1943)^[340]
  • Neil Simon, American playwright (Biloxi Blues,The Odd Couple), 1991Pulitzer Prize winner (Lost in Yonkers) and1965,1985 and1991Tony winner, 91 (born1927)^[341]
• August 28 –Josep Fontana, Spanish historian andPompeu Fabra University academic, 86 (born1931)^[342]
• August 29 –Carilda Oliver Labra, Cuban poet, 96 (born1922)^[343]
• August 30 –Peter Corris, Australian academic, historian, journalist and novelist of historical and crime fiction, 76 (born1942)^[344]
• August 31 –Ian Jones, author and television writer and director, 86 (born1931)^[345]
  • Amanda Kyle Williams, American novelist of crime fiction, 61 (born1957)^[346]
• September 1 –Margit Sandemo,Norwegian Swedish writer of historical fantasy works such asThe Legend of the Ice People, 94 (born1924)^[347]
  • Mykola Shytyuk, Ukrainian historian, 64 (born1953)^[348]
  • Ehsan Yarshater, Iranian historian, linguist andIranologist who was director of the Center for Iranian Studies atColumbia University, 98 (born1920)^[349]
• September 3 –Rama Chowdhury, Bangladeshi writer, 81 (born1937)^[350]
• September 5 –Bhagwatikumar Sharma, Indian Gujarati writer and journalist, 84 (born1934)^[351]
  • Priscila Uppal, Canadian poet, novelist, playwright and teacher of creative writing, 43 (born1974)^[352]
• September 6 –Salawat Gallyamov, Russian linguist, 58 (born1959)^[353]
  • Gilbert Lazard, French linguist,Iranologist and translator of classical Persian poetry, 98 (born1920)^[354]
• September 7 –Gaston-Armand Amaudruz, Swissneo-fascist political philosopher, 97 (born1920)^[355]
• September 8 –Christopher Harper-Bill, English medieval historian focusing on "theecclesiastical history of England from theNorman Conquest to the eve of theReformation" and editingepiscopal and monastic records, 71 (born1947)^[356]
• September 9 –Adrian C. Louis, AmericanLovelock Paiute tribe writer whose work focused on poverty, alcoholism and social problems, 72 (born1946)^[357]
  • John W. Rogerson, EnglishAnglican priest,theologian,biblical scholar and Emeritus Professor of Biblical Studies at theUniversity of Sheffield, 83 (born1935)^[358]
• September 10 –Paul Virilio, French philosopher ofaesthetics,cultural theorist andurbanist, 86 (born1932)^[359]
• September 12 –Ronald CarterMBE FRSA AcSS, English linguist and founding member of thePoetics and Linguistics Association, 71 (born1947)^[360]
  • Albert UllinOAM,German Australian children's bookseller and founder of Australia's first children's bookstore-The Little Bookroom, 88 (born1930)^[361]
• September 13 –Guido Ceronetti, Italian poet, philosopher, playwright, puppeteer and translator, 91 (born1927)^[362]
  • Albrecht Wellmer, German philosopher and 2006Theodor W. Adorno Award recipient, 85 (born1933)^[363]
  • John Wilcock, 91, English travel writer and co-founder ofThe Village Voice, 91 (born1927)^[364]
• September 14 –Rudolf Schieffer, German historian specialising inmedieval history and president ofMonumenta Germaniae Historica between 1994 and 2012, 71 (born1947)^[365]
• September 15 (date death announced) –Joris Borghouts, DutchEgyptologist who in 1999 was elected a member of theRoyal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, 79 (born1939)^[366]
  • David LowenthalFBA, American historian and geographer known for his work oncultural heritage, 95 (born1923)^[367]
  • Lionello Puppi, Italian art historian, 86 (born1931)^[368]
  • Charles Rappleye, American writer, editor and co-founder of the art magazineArtillery, 62 (born1956)^[369]
  • David Rubadiri, Malawi poet, playwright, novelist, academic and diplomat, 88 (born1930)^[370]
• September 16 –John Molony, Australian historian and Emeritus Professor of History atAustralian National University, 91 (born1927)^[371]
• September 17 –Stephen Jeffreys, English playwright who gaveThomas Shadwell'sThe Libertine a modern adaptation, 68 (born1950)^[372]
  • Daniel N. Robinson, American philosopher, 81 (born1937)^[373]
• September 18 –Marceline Loridan-Ivens, Frenchmemoirist (But You Did Not Come Back), 90 (born1928)^[374]
• September 19 –Vishnu Khare, IndianHindi poet and translator, 78 (born1940)^[375]
  • Kondapalli Koteswaramma, Indian feminist writer, 100 (born1918)^[376]
  • David Wong Louie,Chinese American novelist and short story writer, 63 (born1954)^[377]
  • Pavel Řezníček, Czech poet, novelist (Alexandr v tramvaji), short story writer and translator from French, 76 (born1942)^[378]
• September 20 –John Cunliffe, English children's writer, 85 (born1933)^[379]
  • Inge Feltrinelli, German-born Italian publisher and photographer, 87 (born1930)^[380]
  • Huang Ching-yuen [zh], Chinese children's writer, 98 (born1920)^[381]
• September 21 –Herbert Meier, Swiss writer, translator of French classical and modern plays into German and 1964Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Prize recipient, 90 (born1928)^[382]
  • Zinaida Mirkina, Russian poet, essayist (onMarina Tsvetaeva,Fyodor Dostoevsky andAlexander Pushkin) and translator ofSufi poetry as well as works byRabindranath Tagore andRainer Maria Rilke, 92 (born1926)^[383]
• September 23 –Olav Angell, Norwegian poet, jazz musician, novelist, translator ofJames Joyce'sUlysses, and 2002Riksmål Society Literature Prize and 2006Bastian Prize recipient, 86 (born1932)^[384]
  • Jane Fortune, American feminist art historian, 76 (born1942)^[385]
  • Derek WheatleyQC, English barrister and novelist-The Silent Lady (Mona Lisa), 92 (born1926 or1927?)^[386]
• September 24 –Arnold Krammer, American historian specialising in German and American history, 77 (born1941)^[387]
• September 25 –Ismail Fahd Ismail, Kuwaiti novelist, short story writer and literary critic, 78 (born1940)^[388]
• September 27 –Kavita Mahajan, Indian feministMarathi fiction and non-fiction writer, children's writer and translator focusing on social issues, 51 (born1967)^[389]
• September 28 –Tamaz Chiladze, Georgian dramatist, poet and novelist (The Pond andThe Brueghel Moon), 87 (born1931)^[390]
  • Joe Masteroff, American playwright (Cabaret,She Loves Me) and1967Tony winner, 98 (born1919)^[391]
• September 29 –Pascale Casanova, French literary critic rejected by French academia after her PhD but secured a posting at the United StatesDuke University, 59 (born1959)^[392]
• September 30 –John J. McDermott, American philosopher, 86 (born1932)^[393]
• October 1 –Donald Read, English historian, 88, (born1930)^[394]
  • Antoine Sfeir,Franco-Lebanese journalist and professor who wrote books such asThe Columbia World Dictionary of Islamism, 69 (born1930)^[395]
• October 2 –Smilja Avramov, Serbian academic and educator, 100 (born1918)^[396]
• October 3 –Fang Nanjiang (方南江), Chinese writer of military-themed novels and major general of thePeople's Armed Police, 75 (born1942)^[397]
  • Heo Su-gyeong (허수경), South Korean poet, 54 (born1964)^[398]
• October 6 –James Cowan, Australian author, 76 (born1942)^[399]
  • Ira Gasman, American playwright and lyricist, 76 (born c.1942)^[400]
  • Michel Vovelle, French historian specialising inFrench Revolution, 85 (born1933)^[401]
• October 7 –Oleg Pavlov, Russian writer, 48 (born1970)^[402]
• October 8 –David Wise, Americanspy novelist, writer of non-fiction (exposingOperation Ajax,Operation PBSuccess,Central Intelligence Agency involvement in theBay of Pigs Invasion, in Laos and Vietnam, and efforts to overthrowSukarno) and (inaugural) 1975Orwell Award recipient, 88 (born1930)^[403]
• October 9 –Robert Bausch, American novelist and short story writer, 73 (born1945)^[404]
• October 11 –Fatos Arapi, Albanian poet and 2008Struga Poetry Evenings Golden Wreath recipient, 89 (born1929)^[405]
  • Pran Nevile, Indian historian (Lahore: A Sentimental Journey), 95 (born1922)^[406]
  • Hebe Uhart, Argentine writer, 81 (born1936)^[407]
• October 12 –Jan Jakob Tønseth, Norwegian biographer, essayist, member of theNorwegian Academy, novelist, poet, short story writer, translator, 1977Gyldendal's Endowment recipient, 2002Cappelen Prize recipient and 2007Dobloug Prize recipient, 71 (born1947)^[408]
• October 13 –Sue Hubbell, American librarian and essayist who wrote aboutbeekeeping, 83 (born1935)^[409]
• October 14 –H. G. Jones, American archivist, 94 (born1924)^[410]
• October 15 –Arto Paasilinna, Finnish novelist (The Year of the Hare), 76 (born1942)^[411]
• October 16 –David Helwig, Canadian editor, essayist, memoirist, novelist, poet, short story writer and translator, 80 (born1938)^[412]
  • Even Hovdhaugen, Norwegian linguist, 77 (born1941)^[413]
• October 18 –Anthea BellOBE, English translator ofAsterix,Austerlitz,Freud andKafka, 82 (born1936)^[414]
  • Hideo Osabe (長部日出雄), Japanese essayist, novelist and 1973Naoki Prize recipient, 84 (born1934)^[415]
• October 20 –Gaétan Gervais, Canadian historian and co-designer of theFranco-Ontarian flag, 74 (born1944)^[416]
• October 21 –Robert Faurisson, British-born French professor of literature and historian, 89 (born1929)^[417]
  • François Montmaneix, French poet, writer and 2003Prix Guillaume Apollinaire recipient, 80 (born1938)^[418]
  • Eleanor Witcombe, Australian screenwriter and playwright, 95 (born1923)^[419]
• October 22 –Anne Fairbairn, Australian poet, journalist and expert in Arab culture, 90 (born1928)^[420]
  • Raymond FraserONB, Canadian biographer, editor, essayist, memoirist, novelist, poet and short story writer, 77 (born1941)^[421]
  • Robert Saladrigas, Catalan literary critic, 1991Premi Sant Jordi de novel·la recipient and 2004Josep Pla Award recipient, 78 (born1940)^[422]
• October 23 –Tony Hoagland, American poet, 64 (born1953)^[423]
  • John Hostettler, English writer of legal histories and biographies, 93 (born192)^[424]
  • Louis O'Neill, Canadian writer, professor and politician,MNA (1976–1981), 93 (born1925)^[425]
  • Rein Põder, Estonian writer and publisher, 75 (born1943)^[426]
• October 23 –Alojz Rebula,Italian-born Slovene writer, playwright, essayist and 2005Kresnik Award recipient, 94 (born1924)^[427]
• October 24 –Anatoly Gladilin, Russian writer who defected to Paris, 83 (born1935)^[428]
• October 25 –John Taylor Gatto, American teacher and writer on that country's modern education system (Dumbing Us Down,The Underground History of American Education), 82 (born1935)^{[citation needed]}
• October 26 –György Károly, Hungarian poet and writer, 65 (born1953)^[429]
• October 27
  • Angela Bianchini, Italian-born woman critic and literary critic who defected to the United States during the 1940s, 97 (born1921)^[430]
  • Ntozake Shange, Americanblack feminist playwright and poet (born1948)^[431]
• October 28 –Luis Miguel Enciso Recio, Spanish historian and politician,Senator (1977–1982), 88 (born1930)^[432]
  • Peter Everwine, American poet, Professor Emeritus of English atFresno State and translator, 88 (born1930)^[433]
  • David Kenneth FieldhouseFBA, English historian of theBritish Empire, 93 (born1925)^[434]
  • I. John Hesselink, American theologian, 90 (born1928)^[435]
  • Erno Polgar, Hungarian writer, 64 (born1954)^[436]
• October 29 –Klaas Bruinsma, lecturer in English and history atDrachten andWest Frisian language translator from Dutch, Spanish, Latin (Virgil) and Greek (Homer,Sophocles) among others—, 87 (born1931)^[437]
  • Dave Duncan, Scottish-born Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer (West of January,The Cutting Edge), 85 (born1933)^[438]
  • Li Xifan (李希凡), Chinese literary scholar andredologist, 90 (born1927)^[439]
• October 30 –Yashwant Dev, IndianMarathi poet and composer, 91 (born1926)^[440]
  • María Irene Fornés, Cuban-American playwright who ledOff-Off-Broadway and engaged in a sexual liaison withSusan Sontag, 88 (born1930)^[441]
  • Jin YongGBM OBE, Hong Kongwuxia novelist, essayist and newspaper proprietor (Ming Pao), 94 (born1924)^[442]
• October 30 –Sangharakshita, British Buddhist teacher and writer from theTriratna Buddhist Community, 93 (born1925)^[443]
• October 31 –Louise DeSalvo, American writer onItalian-American culture and scholar ofVirginia Woolf, 76 (born1942)^[444]
• November 2 –Jane H. Hill, American anthropologist and linguist working with Native American languages of theUto-Aztecan language family and anthropological linguistics of North American communities, 79 (born1939)^[445]
• November 3 –Alistair Elliot, English librarian, poet, translator ofEuripides'sMedea and 2000Cholmondeley Award recipient, 86 (born1932)^[446]
  • Eric Schiller, American writer onchess and player of it, 63 (born1955)^[447]
• November 4 –Bertil Mårtensson, Swedish writer of crime, fantasy and science fiction, 73 (born1945)^[448]
  • Grant R. Osborne, Americantheologian andNew Testament scholar, 76 (born1942)^[449]
  • Ali Squalli Houssaini, Moroccan children's writer and lyricist of thenational anthem, 86 (born1932)^[450]
• November 6 –Coşkun Büktel, Turkish playwright, novelist and translator ofD. H. Lawrence, 67 (born1950)^[451]
  • Frances M. López-Morillas, American translator ofSpanish literature (fiction and non-fiction) into English and wife of Professor Juan López-Morillas of the Departments of Spanish and Comparative Literature atBrown University, 1000 (born1918)^[452]
• November 7 –Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, Scottish-born American editor, obituarist and book reviewer (The New York Times Book Review from 1965; senior daily book critic atThe New York Times between 1969 and 1995), 84 (born1934)^[453]
  • Alan Watson, Scottish legal scholar, one of the world's foremost authorities onRoman law,comparative law,legal history and law and religion, credited with coining the term "legal transplants", 85 (born1933)^[454]
• November 8 –Bartolomé Bennassar, French historian specializing in Spanish and Latin American history, 1987 Grand Cross of theCivil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise recipient and 2005Grand prix Gobert recipient, 89 (born1929)^[455]
  • Chin Yang Lee (黎錦揚), Chinese-born American bestselling writer ofThe Flower Drum Song, 102 (born1915)^[456]
• November 9 –Janet Paisley, Scottish writer and poet in Scots and English, 70 (born1948)^[457]
  • Barre Toelken, American folklorist president of theAmerican Folklore Society between 1977 and 1978 and editor of theJournal of American Folklore andWestern Folklore, 83 (born1935)^[458]
• November 10 –Liu Xuyi (刘绪贻), Chinese historian specialized inAmerican studies, 105 (born1913)^[459]
  • Marc Wilmet, Belgian linguist, 80 (born1938)^[460]
• November 11 –Olga Harmony, Mexican playwright, 90 (born1928)^[461]
  • Donald McCaig, American novelist, 78 (born1940)^[462]
  • Alun Morgan, Welsh jazz critic noted for plain, lucid prose, 90 (born1928)^[463]
  • Zeng Shiqiang (曾仕強), Taiwanesesinologist noted for his study of the oldest of theChinese classicsI Ching, 84 (born1934)^[464]
  • Fred Patten, American contributor to the fantasy and science fiction genres, 77 (born1940)^[465]
• November 12 –Stan Lee dies inLos Angeles, California.
• November 14 –Prabhat Nalini Das, Indian academic, Professor of English and translator into English, 91 (born1927)^[466]
  • Fernando del Paso, Mexican novelist, essayist, poet, member ofEl Colegio Nacional de México since 1996, 1966Xavier Villaurrutia Award, 1982Rómulo Gallegos Prize, 2007FIL Award, 2013Alfonso Reyes International Prize and 2015Miguel de Cervantes Prize recipient, 83 (born1935)^[467]
• November 15 –E. D. Blodgett, Canadian poet, literary critic and translator, 83 (born1935)^[468]
  • Aldyr Schlee, Brazilian short story writer and translator noted for designing the jersey of theBrazil national football team, 83 (born1934)^[469]
• November 16 –Paul Ferris, Welsh biographer ofDylan Thomas, (and editor of his letters), Thomas's wife andNorthcliffe, 89 (born1929)^[470]
  • William Goldman, American writer in the fantasy and thriller genres who turned to screenwriting, 87 (born1931)^[471]
• November 17 –Ajin Panjapan, Thai writer, 91 (born 19??)^[472]
• November 18 –Ilko Korunets [uk], Ukrainian linguist, literary critic, professor and translator from English andItalian, 96 (born1922)^[473]
  • Iain Moireach, Scottish Gaelic editor, novelist, poet and short story writer, 80 (born1938)^[474]
• November 19 –Shiao Yi (蕭逸), Taiwanese-Americanwuxia novelist, 83 (born1935)^[475]
• November 20 –James H. Billington, American academic, history teacher and formerLibrarian of Congress, 89 (born1929)^[476]
• November 21 –Meena Alexander, Indian-born American feminist poet and scholar, 67 (born1951)^[477]
  • Fahmida Riaz, Pakistani feminist poet, 72 (born1946)^[478]
• November 22 –Judith RodriguezAM, Australian editor, lecturer, librettist and poet who was the wife ofThomas Shapcott, 82 (born1936)^[479]
• November 23 –Jean-Loup Rivière, French playwright and drama critic, 70 (born1948)^[480]
• November 24 –Ikeogu Oke, Nigerian poet and writer ofchildren's literature who received the 2017Nigeria Prize for Literature, 51 (born1967)^[481]
• November 25 –Paul Ellingworth, Scottish biblical scholar and translator, 87 (born1931)^[482]
  • Philip Levine, American classicist, 96 (born1922)^[483]
  • Claude Péloquin,Québécois poet, 76 (born1942)^[484]
• November 26 –Luc Deflo, Belgian writer, 60 (born1958)^[485]
  • Iravatham Mahadevan, Indianepigraphist noted for his successful decipherment ofTamil-Brahmi inscriptions and expertise onIndus Valley civilisation epigraphy, 88 (born1930)^[486]
  • Leo P. Ribuffo, American historian, 72–73 (born1945)^[487]
  • Goran Stefanovski, Macedonian playwright, 66 (born1952)^[488]
  • Barbara Brooks Wallace, American writer ofchildren's literature, 95 (born1922)^[489]
• November 28 –Thomas J. J. Altizer, Americanradical theologian noted for his contribution to the short-lived "God is dead" cultural moment experienced by that country, 91 (born1927)^[490]
  • Blaže Ristovski, Macedonian folklorist, historian, linguist and member of theMacedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 87 (born1931)^[491]
  • Harry Leslie Smith, English memoirist, 95 (born1923)^[492]
• November 29 –Elisa Brune, Belgian writer, 52 (born1966)^[493]
  • Altaf Fatima, PakistaniUrdu novelist and short story writer, 91 (born1927)^[494]
  • Miguel Romero Esteo, Spanish professor and playwright, 88 (born1930)^[495]
• November 30 –Attash Durrani, Pakistani linguist and scholar noted for his work onUrdu language andliterature, 66 (born1952)^[496]
• December 1
  • Ivan Katardžiev, Macedonian historian, 92 (born1926)^[497]
  • Pauls Putniņš, Latvian playwright, journalist and politician, 81 (born1937)^[498]
• December 2 –Séry Bailly, Ivorian writer and politician, 70 (born1948)^[499]
• December 3
  • Andrei Bitov, Russian novelist and short story writer ofCircassian ancestry, 81 (born1937)
  • Justin CartwrightMBE FRSL, South African-born BritishBooker Prize-shortlisted novelist, 75 (born1943)^[500]
  • Hans-Günther Thalheim, German linguist and writer noted for work on the eighteenth century (especially theSturm und Drang phase of theGerman classicist movement;Schiller;Winckelmann;GoetheKleist), 94 (born1924)^[501]
• December 4 –Nh. Dini, Indonesian feminist novelist, 82 (born1936)^[502]
• December 5 –Julia Vinograd, American street poet, graduate of theIowa Writers' Workshop and Berkeley's unofficial poet laureate, 74 (born1943)^[503]
• December 6
  • Kuslan Budiman, Indonesian poet and fiction writer, 83 (born1935)^[504]
  • Joseph Joffo, French novelist noted for a widely translated memoir,A Bag of Marbles, 87 (born1931)^[505]
  • Murray Murphey, American historian, philosopher and advocate ofsocial sciences, 90 (born1928)^[506]
• December 8 –Jamal Nebez,Iraqi Kurdish linguist, mathematician and translator ofGogol andShakespeare intoKurdish, 85 (born1933)^[507]
• December 9
  • William Blum, American historian (Killing Hope,Rogue State), 85 (born1933)^[508]
  • Tor Fretheim, Norwegian writer ofchildren's literature and recipient of the 1986Norwegian Critics Prize for Best Children's Book, 72 (born1946)^[509]
• December 10
  • Mushirul Hasan, Indian historian, 69 (born1949)^[510]
  • Robert Spaemann, German Roman Catholic philosopher seen as a member of theRitter school, whose work focused onChristian ethics, 91 (born1927)^[511]
  • Xavier Tilliette, French philosopher and theologian, 97 (born1921)^[512]
• December 11
  • Harold L. Kahn, American historian focusing onImperial China, 88 (born1930)^[513]
  • Lia Wyler, Brazilian translator ofHarry Potter series, 84 (born1934)^[514]
• December 12
  • Wilhelm Genazino, German novelist, 2004Georg Büchner Prize recipient and 2007Kleist Prize recipient, 75 (born1943)^[515]
  • Meng Lang (孟浪), Chinese poet and promoter of dissidents such asLiu Xiaobo, 57 (born1961)^[516]
• December 15
  • Eryue He (二月河), Chinesehistorical fiction writer, 73 (born1945)^[517]
  • Jacques Verdier, French novelist, 61 (born1957)^[518]
• December 19 –Bhai, Surinamese poet, 83 (born1935)^[519]
• December 20 –F. W. Bernstein, German poet and 2008Wilhelm Busch Prize recipient, 80 (born1938)^[520]
• December 21 –Tom Leonard, Scottish poet writing inGlaswegian dialect, 74 (born1944 withAlasdair Gray andJames Kelman)^[521]
• December 22
  • Gary N. Knoppers, Canadian theologian noted for work on1 Chronicles, 62 (born1956)^[522]
  • Jane Langton, American writer of children's literature anddetective fiction, 95 (born1922)^[523]
  • Roger Owen, English historian noted for work on Middle East, 83 (born1935)^[524]
• December 23 –Eileen Battersby, American-born Irish literary critic known for advocating fiction in translation, 60 (born c.1958)^[525]
• December 24 –Osvaldo Bayer, Argentine "ultra-pacifist anarchist" novelist, 91 (born1927)^[526]
• December 25
  • Nirendranath Chakravarty, Indian poet and writer about the fictional detectiveBhaduri Moshai, 94 (born1924)^[527]
  • Baldur Ragnarsson, Icelandic poet and writer ofEsperanto works, 88 (born1930)^[528]
  • Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, American writer on African American women, 77 (born1941)^[529]
  • Terence Wheeler, English novelist and playwright, 82 (born1936)^[530]
• December 26 –Elizabeth Zachariadou, Greek historian ofTurkish studies, notably the earlyOttoman Empire (c. 1300–1600), 87 (born1931)^[531]
• December 27 –Wilfred Shuchat, Canadian scholar andrabbi, 98 (born1920)^[532]
• December 28
  • Seydou Badian Kouyaté, Malian novelist and lyricist of his country's national anthem "Le Mali", 90 (born1928)^[533]
  • Amos Oz, Israeli novelist, memoirist, etc., recipient of 2005Goethe Prize and 2013Franz Kafka Prize, 79 (born1939)^[534]
• December 30 –Edgar Hilsenrath, German novelist ranged from thegrotesque (The Nazi and the Barber) to the poetic (The Story of the Last Thought), 92 (born1926)^[535]
• December 31 –Gülriz Sururi, Turkish novelist, memoirist and essayist, 89 (born1929)^[536]

The following list is arrangedalphabetically:

• Folio Prize:Richard Lloyd Parry,Ghosts Of The Tsunami: Death and Life in Japan's Disaster Zone
• Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels:Aleida andJan Assmann
• German Book Prize: Inger-Maria Mahlke forArchipel^[537]
• Governor General's Award for English-language fiction:Sarah Henstra,The Red Word
• Governor General's Award for French-language fiction:Karoline Georges,De synthèse
• International Prize for Arabic Fiction:
• Lambda Literary Awards: Multiple categories; see30th Lambda Literary Awards.