ShelfEvidentBaillie Gifford Prize 2026
The Baillie Gifford Prize 2026 longlist of 13 nonfiction titles was announced on 3 September 2026. The shortlist is due on 1 October 2026; the winner will be announced on 4 November 2026.
Shortlist & Longlist
Baldwin: A Love StoryNicholas BoggsLonglist- Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939–1945Ian BurumaStay Alive: Berlin, 1939–1945Ian BurumaLonglist
- Murder in Paris ’68: A True Story of Death and GlamourEdward ChisholmMurder in Paris ’68: A True Story of Death and GlamourEdward ChisholmLonglist
Days of Love and Rage: A Story of RevolutionAnand GopalLonglist
Ukrainian Lessons: Art in a Time of WarCharlotte HigginsLonglist- London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for TruthPatrick Radden KeefeLondon Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family’s Search for TruthPatrick Radden KeefeLonglist
- LonglistRedwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War’s Most Extraordinary SpyBen Macintyre
- LonglistThe Nord Stream Conspiracy: The Inside Story of the Explosions That Shook the WorldBojan Pancevski
- Alexander: God, King, ManEdmund RichardsonAlexander: God, King, ManEdmund RichardsonLonglist
- Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of WarJane RogoyskaHotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of WarJane RogoyskaLonglist
- Never Say War: Life Inside RussiaÅsne SeierstadNever Say War: Life Inside RussiaÅsne SeierstadLonglist
- The Great Dictator: A Life of Barbara CartlandMatthew SweetThe Great Dictator: A Life of Barbara CartlandMatthew SweetLonglist
- LonglistThe Traveller: The Revolutionary Life of George Forster and his Search for HumanityAndrea Wulf
Judges
- Kirsty Lang
- Bea Carvalho
- Tiffany Jenkins
- Sam Leith
- Ravi Mattu
- Elif Shafak
Event Details
- Announcement Date
- September 3, 2026
- Ceremony Date
- November 4, 2026
- Ceremony Location
- BMA House, London