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Inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction shortlist revealed

Artificial intelligence, online politics, and enslavement are among the themes explored in the six books shortlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.

The new sister award to the Women’s Prize for Fiction, now in its 29th year, aims to celebrate “excellence, originality and accessibility” in narrative non-fiction.

Laura Cumming, Noreen Masud and Madhumita Murgia are among the three writers on, Tiya Miles and Jamaican Safiya Sinclair.

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