Books & authors

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

The Orientalist

Tom Reiss

Longlist

2006

Baghdad Burning

Riverbend (Pseudonym)

Longlist

2006

Mozart's Women His Family, His Friends, His Music

Jane Glover

Longlist

2006

The Sailor in the Wardrobe

Hugo Hamilton

Longlist

2006

The Short Life and Long Times of Mrs Beeton

Kathryn Hughes

Longlist

2006

Rosebery Statesman in Turmoil

Leo McKinstry

Longlist

2006

Ivan's War Lifeand Death in the Red Army, 1939-1945

Catherine Merridale

Longlist

2006

Before the Fall-Out From Marie Curie to Hiroshima

Diana Preston

Winner

2005

Like a Fiery Elephant The Story of B.S. Johnson

Jonathan Coe