The six book shortlist for this year’s Women’s Prize For Non-Fiction has been announced, an impressive collection that includes memoir, contemporary politics, biography, writing on health and science, and more. The prize aims to elevate women’s underrepresented voices in non-fiction, where there is a persistent, systemic gap in publishing, coverage, and pay. The 2026 shortlist is: **Lyse Doucet, *The Finest Hotel in Kabul: A People’s History of Afghanistan*** **Daisy Fancourt, *Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Transform Our Health*** **Judith Mackrell, *Artists, Siblings, Visionaries: The Lives and Loves of Gwen and Augustus John*** **Jane Rogoyska, *Hotel Exile: Paris in the Shadow of War*** **Arundhati Roy, *Mother Mary Comes to Me*** **Ece Temelkuran, *****Nation of Strangers: Rebuilding Home in the 21st Century*** Thangam Debbonaire, this year’s Chair of Judges, said that the list “shows the power and necessity of women’s writing at a time when recent statistics suggest a decline in non-fiction…