Baillie Gifford Prize

📚 And the winner is… Edmund Richardson for his book Alexander: God, King, Man - 🏆 Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2026. Here's what our judges had to say about our #BGPrize2026 winner! thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk…

To the edges of the known world, and beyond. But at what cost?🌏Judge @Elif_Safak reads a favourite extract from Edmund Richardson’s *Alexander: God, King, Man*, winner of the #BGPrize2026. An extraordinary rise, a devastating human toll and the heartbreak behind the legend📘

What happens when even your greatest triumph is never enough? Judge Sam Leith @questingvole reads a favourite passage from Edmund Richardson’s *Alexander: God, King, Man*, winner of the #BGPrize2026. A glimpse into the restless longing behind Alexander’s extraordinary ambition📘

An ancient Egyptian scam. A shortage of baboons. A con that went undetected for over 2,000 years🐒 Judge Bea Carvalho reads a favourite extract from Edmund Richardson’s *Alexander: God, King, Man*, winner of the #BGPrize2026. 📘 bloomsbury.com/uk/alexander-…

When the world is brighter than your wildest dreams. ✨Judge Dr @tiffanyjenkins shares a favourite extract from *Alexander: God, King, Man*, Edmund Richardson’s #BGPrize2026 winner, capturing a feeling of wonder that reaches across centuries. 📘 bloomsbury.com/uk/alexander-…

Cinematic. Gripping. Epic. 📖 We asked our judges to describe Edmund Richardson’s #BGPrize2026 winning book, Alexander: God, King, Man in just three words. They had plenty to choose from… ✨ thebailliegiffordprize.co.uk…

“Are you sure there’s not been a mistake?” 🏆 Genuine surprise, heartfelt gratitude and a moment to remember. Watch Edmund Richardson’s reaction to winning the #BGPrize2026 for Alexander: God, King, Man, as we relive last night’s unforgettable winner & prize ceremony! 🍾

🏆 The moment we’ve all been waiting for… Edmund Richardson has won the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2026 with Alexander: God, King, Man.✨ Huge congratulations to Edmund and @BloomsburyBooks, and to all shortlisted authors for an extraordinary year of non-fiction.

At seventeen, he sailed around the world - and returned determined to change it🌍 In The Traveller, @andrea_wulf follows George Forster from encounters with new lands and cultures to his pursuit of equality, freedom and common humanity. 👉#BGPrize2026 winner revealed: TONIGHT!🏆

You know the pink dresses and romance novels - but how well do you know Barbara Cartland? 🩷 In The Great Dictator, @DrMatthewSweet looks beyond the famous image to reveal a determined, complicated woman whose life rivalled her plots. ⏰ #BGPrize2026 winner announced tonight!

A young king. An extraordinary ambition. A life that became legend. 📖 In Alexander: God, King, Man, Edmund Richardson explores the ambition and contradictions behind conquests that transformed the ancient world. Find out who will be crowned our #BGPrize2026 winner tonight🏆

How well do we really know the people we love? In London Falling, @praddenkeefe follows a family searching for answers after their son’s mysterious death, uncovering his hidden life and an unfamiliar London🔎 Tune in tonight when our #BGPrize2026 will be announced.🏆

What does it take to build a democracy from scratch? In Days of Love and Rage, @Anand_Gopal_ follows the people of Manbij as they fight to shape their future through friendship, sacrifice, hope and betrayal. Our #BGPrize2026 winner will be revealed tonight. 🏆

The literary icon. The private doubts. The loves that shaped a life. 📖 In Baldwin: A Love Story, Nicholas Boggs explores the relationships behind James Baldwin’s extraordinary work - and the person behind an influential voice. Tonight, we reveal the #BGPrize2026 winner. 🏆

The wait is almost over!✨ Tomorrow, we announce the winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction 2026. Here's another look at the six remarkable shortlisted books ahead of the big reveal. Who's your winner?🏆 #BGPrize2026

Join us live tomorrow for the 2026 Baillie Gifford Prize Winner Ceremony, generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation, to see who is crowned our #BGPrize2026 winner! Live stream begins at 9.25pm GMT tomorrow 👇youtube.com/live/SkmbLwrhDzo…

Even your favourite writers have favourite writers.📚✨From James Baldwin to Charles Dickens, our #BGPrize2026 shortlisted authors share their greatest writing inspirations with Toby Mundy. The Read Smart podcasts are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

The best writing advice? Some writers ignore it all. ✍️👀 Our #BGPrize2026 shortlisted authors chat to Toby Mundy about the advice that’s stayed with them. The Read Smart podcasts are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

An old favourite or something new? A reader’s eternal dilemma🤔Our #BGPrize2026 shortlisted authors join Prize Director Toby Mundy and share the books they return to (or why they don't!) 📚 The Read Smart podcasts are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.

Painters, musicians, physicists… and a former opera singer. Quite the alternative line-up. 🎨🎶 Toby Mundy asks our #BGPrize2026 shortlisted authors what they’d be doing if they weren’t writers. The Read Smart podcasts are generously supported by the Blavatnik Family Foundation.