The inaugural Women's Prize for Non-Fiction longlist 2024

In its inaugural year, the Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction provides a platform for non-fiction written by women that has been previously overlooked and underestimated.

From gripping memoirs and polemic narratives, to groundbreaking investigative journalism and revisionist history, these 16 titles below will change the way you view the non-fiction section of the bookshop.

Whether you are a seasoned non-fiction reader or considering trying for the first time, with this list you have at your fingertips a breadth of titles that reflects the quality and ambition of non-fiction writing by women around the globe that spark curiosity and might just change the world.



You can learn more about this exciting new prize here.

Cover image for The Britannias: An Archipelago's Tale

The Britannias: An Archipelago’s Tale

Alice Albinia

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