http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/ Samuel Johnson en-uk Copyright 2012 Samuel Johnson Sat, 4 Feb 2012 22:04:30 GMT Mao's Great Famine: by Frank Dikötter is today, Wednesday 6 July, announced the winner of the 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize. In the book, Dutch academic Frank Dikötter, chronicles an era in Chinese history much speculated about but never before fully documented. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=32 Wed, 6 Jul 2011 20:00:00 GMT On Amazon's Kindlepost website, dedicated to their e-book reader, there's a blog with comment on the Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 shortlist. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=31 Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT Optimism, 17th Century dandies and political and artistic geniuses all make the BBC Samuel Johnson Shortlist. The judges for the prize announced the shortlist today, Tuesday, 14 June. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=30 Tue, 14 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Guardian's excellent online portal has published a comprehensive piece about the just announced Samuel Johnson Prize 2011 longlist. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=29 Sat, 16 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT The 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction LONGLIST NOW ANNOUNCED! The judges for the 2011 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize have announced the longlist. The 18 titles on the longlist range widely in interest and subject matter, and confirms the prize's reputation for highlighting diverse and thought-provoking books. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=28 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:10:00 GMT The panel for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2011 has been announced. Chaired by best-selling author and Times journalist Ben Macintyre, the panel consists of Prospect's editor-at-large David Goodhart; journalist and author Sam Leith; prize-winning biographer Brenda Maddox; and best-selling historian, writer and broadcaster Amanda Vickery. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=27 Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Nothing to Envy: Real Lives in North Korea (Granta) by Barbara Demick wins the 2010 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 2010 http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=26 Thu, 1 Jul 2010 20:10:00 GMT FROM ANGLING TO ANGLES, BBC SAMUEL JOHNSON SHORTLIST 'DEFIES SIMPLISTIC CATEGORISATION' http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=25 Wed, 26 May 2010 00:10:00 GMT From an impressive number of submissions, 138 in total, the 19 titles on the longlist range widely in interest and subject matter continuing the prize's reputation for highlighting diverse and thought-provoking books. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=24 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 00:10:00 GMT The panel for the 2010 Prize is announced today, 5 February. Chaired by Evan Davis, economist, journalist and BBC presenter, the panel consists of author and arts editor for the Financial Times, Jan Dalley; executive editor of The Times Daniel Finkelstein; editor of New Scientist, Roger Highfield; and best-selling historian Stella Tillyard. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=23 Fri, 5 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT A book about a life long obsession with whales inspired by the literary classic Moby-Dick has won the UK's most prestigious non-fiction prize. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=22 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:40:00 GMT After Herman Melville published his book, Moby Dick, in 1851, no one saw whales in quite the same way again. But what is the true nature of the whale? Why does it fascinate us? In Leviathan, Phillip Hoare seeks to locate and identify his life-long obsession with whales. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=21 Tue, 26 May 2009 00:00:00 GMT The judges for the 2009 BBC Samuel Johnson Prize announced the shortlist today, 22 May. Now in its eleventh year the prize is worth £20,000 to the winner. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=20 Fri, 22 May 2009 00:10:00 GMT Michael Holroyd's first major biography in fifteen years on longlist up against Alain de Botton and Richard Holmes http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=19 Thu, 14 May 2009 00:10:00 GMT The UK's most prestigious non fiction prize has been renamed the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction it was announced today http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=18 Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMT 'Absolutely riveting'account of 19th century detective wins the 10th Anniversary Prize http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=15 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 20:30:00 GMT Authorized biography of V.S. NAIPAUL - one of the most compelling literary figures of the last fifty years - makes shortlist http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=14 Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 GMT The judges for the 2008 BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize announced the longlist today, 16th April. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=13 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT Rosie Boycott to Chair The 2008 BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=12 Thu, 7 Feb 2008 00:10:00 GMT Imperial Life in the Emerald City, a startling account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone was tonight named the winner of the BBC FOUR Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction for 2007. Its author, Rajiv Chandrasekaran, receives a cheque for £30,000. http://www.thesamueljohnsonprize.co.uk/pages/news/index.asp?NewsID=11 Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:00:00 GMT