Here I discuss the 16 books longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction including biographies, memoirs and books on history. Click ‘Show More’ for info & links.
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Women's Prize: https://womensprize.com/prizes/womens-prize-for-non-fiction/
Shortlist announced: March 26, 2025
Winner announced: June 12, 2025
Books discussed & purchase links:
Ootlin – Jenni Fagan
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781529153071
Wild Thing – Sue Prideaux
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780571365937
Autocracy, Inc. - Anne Applebaum
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241627891
A Thousand Threads – Neneh Cherry
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781911717003
Embers of the Hands – Eleanor Barraclough
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781788166744
By the Fire We Carry – Rebecca Nagle
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780008725006
The Story of a Heart – Rachel Clarke
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780349145594
Tracker – Alexis Wright
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781916751125
Sister in Law – Harriet Wistrich
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781911709268
Agent Zo – Clare Mulley
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781399601061
What the Wild Sea Can Be – Helen Scales
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781804710500
The Eagle and the Hart – Helen Castor
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9780241419328
Raising Hare – Chloe Dalton
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781805302711
Why Fish Don't Exist – Lulu Miller
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781805337591
The Peepshow – Kate Summerscale
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781526660480
Private Revolutions – Yuan Yang
https://uk.bookshop.org/a/9054/9781526655899
Chapters:
0:00 Intro
1:36 Ootlin
2:33 Wild Thing
3:43 Autocracy Inc
4:32 A Thousand Threads
5:18 Embers of the Hands
5:59 By the Fire We Carry
6:42 The Story of a Heart
7:26 Tracker
8:20 Sister in Law
9:19 Agent Zo
10:15 What the Wild Sea Can Be
10:59 The Eagle and the Hart
12:11 Raising Hare
13:03 Why Fish Don't Exist
14:04 The Peepshow
15:08 Private Revolutions
15:49 Conclusion
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