Read Smart: In conversation with Adam Weymouth
24 October 2025
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, current affairs and natural science, with several addressing grand themes including race, courtroom drama, ideology, and economics.
Read Smart Podcast is commissioned by The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction and is generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.