Books & authors

Discover the world’s best non-fiction writing. The longlist, shortlist and winning books from the world’s most prestigious and longest running non-fiction book prize.

Showing 85–96 of 127 books

Clear filters

Shortlist

2007

Having it so Good Britain in the Fifties

Peter Hennessy

Shortlist

2007

Daughter of the Desert

Georgina Howell

Shortlist

2007

The Verneys

Adrian Tinniswood

Shortlist

2006

Untold Stories

Alan Bennett

Shortlist

2006

The Sale of the Late King’s Goods

Jerry Brotton

Shortlist

2006

Bad Faith

Carmen Callil

Shortlist

2006

Postwar

Tony Judt

Shortlist

2006

The Orientalist

Tom Reiss

Shortlist

2005

Stuart A Life Backwards

Alexander Masters

Shortlist

2005

MaximumCity Bombay Lost and Found

Suketu Mehta

Shortlist

2005

Istanbul Memories of a City

Orhan Pamuk

Shortlist

2005

Matisse the Master

Hilary Spurling