The 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlist

Here are the books that make up the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlist, a hopeful lineup that reflects the belief that every woman’s voice has the power to elicit and inspire change. These captivating titles span politics, memoir, science, history, biography, art and more, in an extraordinary, international celebration of women’s writing.

Updated February 22, 2026
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Daughters of the Bamboo Grove : From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins
Demick, Barbara.
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICE * The heartrending story of twin sisters torn apart by China's one-child policy and the rise of international adoption--from the author of the National Book Award finalist Nothing to Envy "Remarkable . . . Barbara Demick...
The Genius of Trees : How They Mastered the Elements and Shaped the World
Rix, Harriet.
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2026 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION * The New Yorker's Best Books of 2025 * The Telegraph's Best Nature Books of 2025 The mesmerizing, mind-expanding global story of how trees have learned to use the soil, air, water, plants, fungi, fire, animals and...
Death of an Ordinary Man : the new memoir about life, love and death from the bestselling author of The Essex Serpent
Perry, Sarah.
Paper Book
**LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026* **WINNER OF THE NERO BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION AWARD 2025** **LONGLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE 2026** 'Please read this book. It may very well change how you live' Rachel Clarke 'I was spellbound'...
Mother Mary Comes to Me
Roy, Arundhati.
Paper Book
Named One of The New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Books of the Year Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kirkus Prize One of the best-reviewed books of the year, a raw and deeply moving memoir that "pulses with...
Indignity : A Life Reimagined
Ypi, Lea.
Paper Book
SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION The award-winning author of Free returns with an extraordinary investigation into historical injustice, personal and collective dignity, truth and imagination When Lea Ypi discovers that a photo of her...
Don't let it break you, honey : a memoir about saving yourself
Evans, Jenny
Paper Book
'Don't Let It Break You, Honey is not simply a memoir. It is an indictment of failure at the highest levels of police, press and politics' Tom Watson 'Intensely personal ... turning fear into bravery and pain into power' Cosmopolitan ...
Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives And Loves Of Gwen And Augustus John
Mackrell, Judith.
Paper Book
Longlisted for the 2026 Women's Prize for Non-Fiction A gorgeously readable, insightful dual biography of British brother and sister artists Gwen and Augustus John by acclaimed biographer Judith Mackrell. Augustus was the larger of the two--vivid, volatile, and...

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