Women's Prize for Non-Fiction 2025

The Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in narrative non-fiction written by women.

The winner of the 2025 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction is Rachel Clarke’s clear-sighted and vital exploration into the human experience behind organ donation, The Story of a Heart.

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Updated June 19, 2025
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Embers of the hands : hidden histories of the Viking Age
Barraclough, Eleanor Rosamund.
Paper Book
A New York Times Editors' Choice A "brilliantly written, brilliantly conceived" (Tom Holland) history of the Viking Age, from mighty leaders to rebellious teenagers, told through their runes and ruins, games and combs, trash and treasure. In imagining a Viking, a...
The eagle and the hart : the tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV
Castor, Helen
Paper Book
From an acclaimed historian comes an epic tale of power and betrayal: the dual biography of Richard II and Henry IV, two cousins whose tumultuous reigns shaped the course of English history. Richard of Bordeaux and Henry of Bolingbroke, cousins born just three months apart, were...
A thousand threads : a memoir
Cherry, Neneh
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Women's Prize "Neneh is cool, Neneh is wise, Neneh is a legend. Her memoir is a treasure. I loved it." --Zadie Smith This vibrant memoir from Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Neneh Cherry offers an inside look at her fascinating...
Why fish don't exist : a story of loss, love, and the hidden order of life
Miller, Lulu
Paper Book
A Best Book of 2020: The Washington Post * NPR * Chicago Tribune * Smithsonian A "remarkable" (Los Angeles Times), "seductive" (The Wall Street Journal) debut from the new cohost of Radiolab,...
The peepshow : the murders at Rillington Place
Summerscale, Kate
Paper Book
"A trove of thrilling material . . . skillfully examines the racism, sexism, economic privation and class prejudices that permeated postwar England . . . There's so much to admire in this engaging, deeply researched book." --The New York Times Book Review "An absorbing...

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