Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction has arrived! I’ll go through the list, talk to see what stands out and what I might want to read. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Women’s Prize Website: womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-shortlist
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s Winner: youtu.be/ONlTgslrGfI
The Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist: youtu.be/OPLVC5yBGD4
The Carol Shields Prize Longlist: youtu.be/J0wXcm0aqTs
International Booker Prize Longlist: youtu.be/LcwxbY2brwI
Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Jane Rogoyska: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324089902
The Shortlist 📚
The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan, Lyse Doucet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780735243415
Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, Daisy Fancourt: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250364531
Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John, Judith Mackrell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781529095845
Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Jane Rogoyska: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324089902
Mother Mary Comes to Me, Arundhati Roy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094716
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, Ece Temelkuran: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094570
The Longlist 📕
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: China’s Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins, Barbara Demick: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593132746
Don’t Let It Break You, Honey: A Memoir About Saving Yourself, Jenny Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781472148995
With the Law on Our Side: How the Law Works for Everyone and How We Can Make It Work Better, Lady Hale
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Creativity and Race in the 21st Century, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781836430735
Ask Me How It Works: Love in an Open Marriage, Deepa Paul
Death of an Ordinary Man, Sarah Perry: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063480568
The Genius of Trees: How Trees Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World, Harriet Rix: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593735510
Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain, Zakia Sewell
To Exist As I Am: A Doctor’s Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance, Grace Spence Green
Indignity: A Life Reimagined, Lea Ypi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374614096
eBook Links 📱
Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, Daisy Fancourt: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250364548
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, Ece Temelkuran: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094587
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: China’s Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins, Barbara Demick: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593132753
The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan, Lyse Doucet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780735243422
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Creativity and Race in the 21st Century, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781836430742
Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John, Judith Mackrell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781529095869
Death of an Ordinary Man, Sarah Perry: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063480544
The Genius of Trees: How Trees Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World, Harriet Rix: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593735527
Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Jane Rogoyska: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324089919
Mother Mary Comes to Me, Arundhati Roy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094730
Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain, Zakia Sewell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781399735926
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, Ice Temelkuran: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094587
Indignity: A Life Reimagined, Lea Ypi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374614102
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The shortlist for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Nonfiction has arrived! I’ll go through the list, talk to see what stands out and what I might want to read. Expand for more information. 👇
Links 🔗
The Women’s Prize Website: womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-shortlist
Further Viewing 🍿
Last Year’s Winner: youtu.be/ONlTgslrGfI
The Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist: youtu.be/OPLVC5yBGD4
The Carol Shields Prize Longlist: youtu.be/J0wXcm0aqTs
International Booker Prize Longlist: youtu.be/LcwxbY2brwI
Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Jane Rogoyska: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324089902
The Shortlist 📚
The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan, Lyse Doucet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780735243415
Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, Daisy Fancourt: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250364531
Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John, Judith Mackrell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781529095845
Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Jane Rogoyska: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324089902
Mother Mary Comes to Me, Arundhati Roy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094716
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, Ece Temelkuran: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094570
The Longlist 📕
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: China’s Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins, Barbara Demick: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593132746
Don’t Let It Break You, Honey: A Memoir About Saving Yourself, Jenny Evans: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781472148995
With the Law on Our Side: How the Law Works for Everyone and How We Can Make It Work Better, Lady Hale
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Creativity and Race in the 21st Century, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781836430735
Ask Me How It Works: Love in an Open Marriage, Deepa Paul
Death of an Ordinary Man, Sarah Perry: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063480568
The Genius of Trees: How Trees Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World, Harriet Rix: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593735510
Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain, Zakia Sewell
To Exist As I Am: A Doctor’s Notes on Recovery and Radical Acceptance, Grace Spence Green
Indignity: A Life Reimagined, Lea Ypi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374614096
eBook Links 📱
Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health, Daisy Fancourt: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781250364548
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, Ece Temelkuran: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094587
Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: China’s Stolen Children and a Story of Separated Twins, Barbara Demick: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593132753
The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan, Lyse Doucet: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780735243422
To Be Young, Gifted and Black: Creativity and Race in the 21st Century, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781836430742
Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The lives and loves of Gwen and Augustus John, Judith Mackrell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781529095869
Death of an Ordinary Man, Sarah Perry: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780063480544
The Genius of Trees: How Trees Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World, Harriet Rix: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780593735527
Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War, Jane Rogoyska: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781324089919
Mother Mary Comes to Me, Arundhati Roy: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094730
Finding Albion: Myth, Folklore and the Quest for a Hidden Britain, Zakia Sewell: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781399735926
Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century, Ice Temelkuran: bookshop.org/a/99775/9781668094587
Indignity: A Life Reimagined, Lea Ypi: bookshop.org/a/99775/9780374614102
Support This Channel ❤️
SuperThanks (in the toolbar of this video)
My Wishlist on Bookshop: bookshop.org/wishlists/2ea05da898651ed2274efe2bebb9441a494fabb1
My Affiliate Page on Bookshop: bookshop.org/shop/supposedlyfun
My Merch Store: supposedly-fun-shop.fourthwall.com
If you would like to support this channel, you can use the ideas above, but please do not feel obligated. I appreciate your presence regardless.
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Website: supposedlyfun.com
