Women’s Prize Nonfiction Longlist 2026

Books from the 2026 Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction longlist, including Daughters of the Bamboo Grove, Don't Let It Break You, Honey and Art Cure.

Source: https://womensprize.com/revealing-the-2026-womens-prize-for-non-fiction-longlist/

Numbers show collection order, not a source rating.

1. Daughters of the Bamboo Grove — Barbara Demick
2. Don't Let It Break You, Honey — Jenny Evans
3. Art Cure — Daisy Fancourt
4. With the Law on Our Side — Lady Hale
5. To Be Young, Gifted and Black — Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
6. Artists, Siblings, Visionaries — Judith Mackrell
7. Ask Me How It Works — Deepa Paul
8. Death of an Ordinary Man — Sarah Perry
9. The Genius of Trees — Harriet Rix
10. Hotel Exile — Jane Rogoyska
11. Mother Mary Comes to Me — Arundhati Roy
12. Finding Albion — Zakia Sewell
13. To Exist As I Am — Grace Spence Green
14. Nation of Strangers — Ece TEMELKURAN
15. Indignity — Lea Ypi