Samuel Johnson prize 2013
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Charlotte Higgins on what it's like to NOT win the Samuel Johnson prize
Charlotte Higgins was delighted to be shortlisted for a top literary prize, but soon started practising her 'good loser's face'. So what happened when the winner was finally announced?
Lucy Hughes-Hallett: 'I'd take tea with Hitler'
Her biography of a warmongering, womanising Italian poet just won the Samuel Johnson prize. Lucy Hughes-Hallett tells Stephen Moss why she is drawn to despicable men
Biography of Italian fascist wins Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction
The Pike by Lucy Hughes-Hallett, tells how the charismatic Gabriele D'Annunzio transformed himself into a national hero
Samuel Johnson prize 2013 pits bumblebees against Thatcher
Shortlist for UK's most prestigious non-fiction award covers politics, history and the natural world
The Guardian Books podcast
How Churchill went atomic and currents in science writing – books podcastGraham Farmelo on Churchill's explosive role in developing the atom bomb, plus what's wrong with science writing?
Samuel Johnson prize longlist: history comes first as judges take the long view
The Samuel Johnson longlist, announced today, favours political biographies and sweeping histories … with a dash of spirit, writes Liz Bury
