The Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2022
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The Orwell Prize for Political Writing finalists are a mixture of established names and debut authors, writing from a variety of perspectives. They take us from Rwanda to Orwell’s Hertfordshire garden, and the earliest human societies to a global community adapting to a new pandemic, covering issues as diverse as migration, colonialism, consent and social care, to name a few.
See the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2022 Shortlist here
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‘BRILLIANT . . . I LOVE THIS BOOK’ LEMN SISSAY‘A MUST-READ BOOK’ JACQUELINE WILSON‘EXTRAORDINARY’ OLIVER BULLOUGH‘EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS BOOK’ HILARY COTTAMMeet the mother whose children…
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'Pacey and potentially revolutionary' The Times'Fascinating, thought-provoking, groundbreaking. A book that will generate debate for years to come' Rutger Bregman'The Dawn of Everything is also the radical revision of everything, liberating…
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First book on Covid-19 by a scientist on SAGE, assessing how the government 'followed the science'THE TIMES SCIENCE BOOK OF THE YEARA GUARDIAN BEST POLITICS BOOK OF THE YEARA TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*Revised…
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‘The most important work of contemporary reporting I have ever read’ SALLY ROONEY‘Journalism of the most urgent kind’ FINANCIAL TIMESThe Western world has turned its back on refugees, fuelling one of the most…
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'BRILLIANTLY ARRANGED AND RICH WITH FRESH INSIGHTS, UNCOMMON WEALTH REMINDS US HOW THE FORGOTTEN STORIES OF EMPIRE AND DECOLONISATION CONTINUE TO IMPACT OUR DAILY LIVES IN BRITAIN - AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD - UP TO TODAY' AKALA'A RADICAL,…
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WINNER OF THE OCM BOCAS PRIZE FOR NON-FICTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZEIn this astonishing collection of essays, the award-winning poet and novelist Kei Miller explores the silence in which so many important things are kept.…
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Roses, pleasure and politics: a fresh take on Orwell as an avid gardener, whose political writing was grounded in his passion for the natural world.‘I loved this book… An exhilarating romp through Orwell’s life and…
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'Unparalleled and extraordinary . . . A bracing revivification of a crucial lineage in feminist writing' Jia Tolentino'I believe Amia Srinivasan's work will change the world' Katherine Rundell'Rigorously researched, but written with…
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FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2022THE TIMES BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2021'A complex story, which Tooze tells with clarity and verve... The world is unlikely to be treated to a better account of the economics of the…
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'A withering assault on the murderous regime of Kagame, and a melancholy love song to the last dreams of the African Great Lakes' John Le Carre A new book from the award winning author of In the Footsteps of…
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