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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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.

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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...
Mother Mary comes to me
Roy, Arundhati
Paper Book
A New York Times Bestseller Named One of The New York Times Book Review's Top Ten Books of the Year Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Autobiography | Finalist for the Kirkus Prize | Nominated for the Women's Prize for...
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 ...
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