Read Smart: a year round podcast on non-fiction
27 April 2020
In this episode, our podcast host, Razia Iqbal, is joined by judges Stig Abell and Frances Wilson to talk about the twelve books that have made it onto the longlist.
The twelve titles span history, biography, reportage and memoir, with several addressing major themes including race, terror, ideology and housing crises.
The twelve titles on this year’s longlist are:
In the podcast, Stig, this year’s chair of judges discusses how much he has enjoyed the process so far. Stig and Frances converse over current publishing trends, the genuine pleasure they both get from reading and celebrating the best of nonfiction writing.
From how Ahmet Altan wrote I Will Never See the World Again from the extraordinary circumstances of a Turkish prison cell, to the political truths revealed by Amelia Gentleman in The Windrush Betrayal. Razia and Stig delve into a discussion about the twelve books and how they came to be selected.
The next podcast episode will focus on the 6 books that make it onto the shortlist, announced on the 22 of October. The 21st winner of the prize will be announced on 19 November at a dinner generously hosted by The Blavatnik Family Foundation, who also supports the podcast.
You can listen to the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, SoundCloud, Stitcher and Entale.
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