Samuel Johnson prize 2005
Top prize for biography of writer who won no glory
Samuel Johnson Prize goes to Jonathan Coe
Vagrant ousts famous from book shortlist
First-timers triumph on Samuel Johnson shortlist
Samuel Johnson longlist celebrates variety
Covering subjects ranging from Istanbul to the British garden, the 20-strong longlist for the 2005 Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction, announced today, offers a snapshot of the diversity of current non-fiction publishing.