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Shortlist revealed for Sunday Times young writer prize

The youngest author was born in 1996 while the oldest was born in 1985.

The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2023

‘Big books by blokes about battles’: why we need the Women’s prize for nonfiction

Authors and publishers discuss the gender imbalance in nonfiction writing, and ask whether the newly announced award can redress it

The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023

The 10 best books of 2022: A Mason-Dixon mission, ‘Rabbit Hutch’ and, oh yeah, Bob Dylan

It was a particularly good year for excellent books and 10 is way too few. In order of authors’ names:

Chicago Tribune · Dec 7, 2022

‘Taking life advice from John Donne would be disastrous’ – the roof-walking, trapeze-flying Baillie Gifford winner

Katherine Rundell has just become the youngest ever winner of the prestigious literary prize – for a biography of ‘poet of desire’ John Donne. Why is she giving the £50,000 away? Because, she says, no man is an island

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2022

‘Exquisitely rendered’ biography of poet wins Baillie Gifford Prize

Katherine Rundell’s book Super-Infinite: The Transformations Of John Donne took the author 10 years and three drafts to write.

The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022

£50K Baillie Gifford non-fiction prize won by Katherine Rundell

The acclaimed children’s author won for her book Super-Infinite, described as a ‘glorious celebration’ of the life and work of poet John Donne

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2022

Picture books for children – reviews

A magical zebra, fat cats in lockdown and a bus-riding chipmunk star in this month’s round-up

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure by Katherine Rundell review – weird and wonderful

The award-winning children’s author’s enthusiasm for astonishing and imperilled animals is infectious

The Guardian - UK · Oct 11, 2022

The Golden Mole and Other Living Treasure by Katherine Rundell review

From bears to bats to hermit crabs, a witty, intoxicating paean to Earth’s wondrous creatures

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2022

Violence of British empire in focus on Baillie Gifford longlist

Legacy of Violence: A History of the British Empire by Caroline Elkins among potential winners of £50,000 nonfiction prize

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022