Baillie Gifford Prize

Listen to John Preston delve into his fascinatingly controversial book ‘Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell’ with Toby Mundy in our Read Smart podcast, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, on Tuesday 16 November.

Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

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Next up on the Read Smart podcast is Kei Miller – shortlisted author of ‘Things I Have Withheld,’ who talks to Toby Mundy about the lyricism of non-fiction, alongside the silence in which the most important stories lurk.

The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, on Tuesday 16 November.

Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

#BGPrize2021 #ReadSmart #nonfictionbooks #authors #shortlist

Shortlisted Baillie Gifford Prize author Lea Ypi speaks to Toby Mundy about her book ‘Free: Coming of Age at the End of History,’ alongside the complexity and ambiguity of identity.

The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, on Tuesday 16 November.

Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

#BGPrize2021 #ReadSmart #nonfictionbooks #authors #shortlist

In the run up to the Baillie Gifford Prize winner announcement, Toby Mundy is in conversation with our six shortlisted authors in our Read Smart Podcast, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation. First up is Cal Flyn, author of ‘Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape,’ who talks to us about her work and the often underappreciated beauty of abandoned spaces.

The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, on Tuesday 16 November.

Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

#BGPrize2021 #ReadSmart #nonfictionbooks #authors #shortlist

Our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast is out now.

Join us this week for our shortlist episode, where we’re live from Cheltenham Literature Festival. Following the announcement of our shortlist on 15 October, our host Razia Iqbal speaks to chair of judges and Sunday Times literary editor Andrew Holgate, last year’s winner Craig Brown, as well as authors Elif Shafak, Colm Toibin and Anthony Seldon in the Green Room, delving into what makes the books on this year’s shortlist so special.

In the run up to the winner announcement, the Prize Director, Toby Mundy, be talking to the six shortlisted authors - delving into their lives, enthusiasms and the reasons why they’ve written about their chosen themes and protagonists. You can catch up on our previous episodes of the Read Smart podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Entale and Stitcher.

The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction will be announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, on Tuesday 16 November.

Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

Our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast is out now.

Join us this week for our annual longlist episode. Our host Razia Iqbal is joined by two of our judges - historian, author, columnist and television presenter Dominic Sandbrook and historian and writer Kathryn Hughes. Together, Razia and our guests explore the depth and variety of the thirteen books on this year’s longlist, as well as which qualities define the best works of non-fiction.

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In our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, host Toby Mundy is joined by founder of Daunt Books and managing director of Waterstones in the UK and Barnes and Nobile in the US, James Daunt alongside CEO and publisher of Grove Atlantic, Morgan Entrekin.

Our two guests discuss American publishing, delving into the lasting consequences of the pandemic, the difference between US and UK bookselling and the politics of readership.

Join us next time for the Longlist episode! This year the 2021 prize longlist will be announced on 9th September, followed by the shortlist on 15th October. The winner of the prize this year will then be announced on 16th November.

The Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

In our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, host Toby Mundy is joined by founder of Daunt Books and managing director of Waterstones in the UK and Barnes and Nobile in the US, James Daunt alongside CEO and publisher of Grove Atlantic, Morgan Entrekin.

Our two guests discuss American publishing, delving into the lasting consequences of the pandemic, the difference between US and UK bookselling and the politics of readership.

Join us next time for the Longlist episode! This year the 2021 prize longlist will be announced on 9th September, followed by the shortlist on 15th October. The winner of the prize this year will then be announced on 16th November.

The Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

In our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, host Razia Iqbal is joined by sports journalist Alyson Rudd and novelist Boris Starling. 

Together, Razia and our guests delve into the topic of sports writing and what truly makes a good sports book. Alyson and Boris speak on their own experiences with researching and commentating sport, as well as the complex nature of ghostwriting. The podcast closes on the subject of which sports are the most exciting to read about and which particular sports novels the two guests will never forget.

In our latest episode of the Read Smart podcast, host Razia Iqbal is joined by sports journalist Alyson Rudd and novelist Boris Starling.

Together, Razia and our guests delve into the topic of sports writing and what truly makes a good sports book. Alyson and Boris speak on their own experiences with researching and commentating sport, as well as the complex nature of ghostwriting. The podcast closes on the subject of which sports are the most exciting to read about and which particular sports novels the two guests will never forget.