The Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction - 2023 Longlist

1.
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution
Red Memory: The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution 3.85 avg rating — 1,657 ratings
2.
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder 4.17 avg rating — 184,941 ratings
3.
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food
Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn't Food 4.40 avg rating — 38,274 ratings
4.
Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children
Time to Think: The Inside Story of the Collapse of the Tavistock's Gender Service for Children 4.37 avg rating — 1,197 ratings
5.
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human
The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human 4.29 avg rating — 14,165 ratings
6.
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy
A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: Anatomy of a Jerusalem Tragedy 4.35 avg rating — 11,055 ratings
7.
Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 4.22 avg rating — 3,797 ratings
8.
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World
Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World 4.33 avg rating — 10,386 ratings
9.
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake
All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake 3.93 avg rating — 7,986 ratings
10.
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity
Power and Progress: Our Thousand-Year Struggle Over Technology and Prosperity 3.93 avg rating — 1,807 ratings
11.
Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849
Revolutionary Spring: Europe Aflame and the Fight for a New World, 1848-1849 4.20 avg rating — 934 ratings
12.
Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance
Time's Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance 4.52 avg rating — 716 ratings
13.
Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century
Mr. B: George Balanchine's 20th Century 4.34 avg rating — 457 ratings