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The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2021

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Baillie Gifford Prize 2021 Longlist

Winner: Empire of Pain

Longlisted for the 2021 FT/McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award The gripping and shocking story of three generations of the Sackler family and their roles in the stories of Valium, Oxycontin and the opioid crisis. The Sackler name adorns the walls of many storied institutions - Harvard; the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Oxford; the Louvre. They are one of ...

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The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2021: Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2021 Longlist

Longlisted Books

Consumed

Arifa Akbar

Hardback

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£15.29 £16.99

Burning Man

Frances Wilson

Hardback

Not Available

In Memory of Memory

Maria Stepanova

Paperback

Not Available

Empireland

Sathnam Sanghera

Paperback

In Stock

£9.89 £10.99

Blood Legacy

Alex Renton

Hardback

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£15.29 £16.99

Fall

John Preston

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Things I Have Withheld

Kei Miller

Hardback

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£13.49 £14.99

The Mutant Project

Eben Kirksey

Paperback

In Stock

£13.49 £14.99

Empire of Pain

Patrick Radden Keefe

Hardback

Not Available

Aftermath

Harald Jähner

Hardback

Not Available

Minarets in the Mountains

Tharik Hussain

Paperback

In Stock

£8.99 £9.99

Islands of Abandonment

Cal Flyn

Hardback

Not Available

Free

Lea Ypi

Hardback

Not Available

Formerly known as The Samuel Johnson Prize (1999 – 2015) it is the most prestigious non-fiction prize in the UK, worth £50,000 to the winner.

This year’s longlist explores empire and its impact, personal stories, the environment and notorious historical figures and a range of international authors figure, including two books in translation.

The shortlist for the 2021 award was announced on Friday 15 October, live from the Cheltenham Literature Festival.

The winner of the 2021 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction was announced at an event at the Science Museum, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, on Tuesday 16 November.

The winner will receive £50,000 and each of the shortlisted authors will receive £1,000.