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    Here is the 2019 shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for nonfiction.

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    October 22, 2019, 11:30am

    The shortlist for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction has been announced! The UK-based prize, which was first awarded in 1999, is open to books in the areas of current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts. The winner will receive £50,000.

    Here are the 2019 finalists for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction:

    Furious Hours_Casey CepFurious Hours, Casey Cep

    On Chapel Sands, Laura CummingOn Chapel Sands, Laura Cumming

    The Lives of Lucian Freud: Youth, William FeaverThe Lives of Lucian Freud, William FeaverMaoism: A Global History, Julia LovellGuest House for Young WidowsGuest House for Young Widows, Azadeh Moaveni

    The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper, Hallie RubenholdThe Five, Hallie Rubenhold

    The winner of the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction will be announced on Tuesday November 19.

    2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction Azadeh Moaveni Casey Cep finalists Furious Hours Guest House for Young Widows Hallie Rubenhold Julia Lovell Laura Cumming list literary prize Maoism: A Global History nonfiction On Chapel Sands shortlist The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper The Lives of Lucian Freud: Youth William Feaver

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