Arundhati Roy, Lyse Doucet make shortlist for Women's Prize for Nonfiction

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Arundhati Roy, Lyse Doucet make shortlist for Women's Prize for Nonfiction
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A file photo of Indian writer Arundhati Roy , who is one of the finalists for the Women ’s Prize for Nonfiction 2026. Photo: AFP Two books about hotels as places of risk and refuge in wartime are among finalists announced on Wednesday for the Women ’s Prize for Nonfiction , set up to help rectify a gender imbalance in publishing.

by Canadian journalist Lyse Doucet and British author Jane Rogoyska’sare on a six-book shortlist announced Wednesday for the 30,000 pound prize.Nation Of Strangers: Rebuilding Home In The 21st Century.Art Cure: The Science Of How The Arts Transform Our HealthArtists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives And Loves Of Gwen And Augustus John. Labour Party politician Thangam Debbonaire, who is chairing the judging panel, said the finalists"are six books of authority, told with humanity.” "These books are an urgent antidote to mis- and dis-information, written with high standards of scholarship,” she said."They offer rich and original insights, in what often feels like a fragmented and uncertain world.” The award is a sister to the 31-year-old Women’s Prize for Fiction and is open to female English-language writers from any country in any nonfiction genre. It was established in 2024 in response to statistics showing men in Britain buy more nonfiction than women, and write more high-profile nonfiction books. In 2022, only 26.5% of nonfiction books reviewed in Britain’s newspapers were by women, and male writers dominated established nonfiction writing prizes.'Malam 7 Likur' installation at GMBB reimagines traditional ‘pelita’ lightsPianist Vincent Ong returns to share his Chopin journey with Malaysian youthLow and slow meets forever: US postage stamps honour lowrider car culture

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