Samuel Johnson prize 2008
The Suspicions of Mr Whicher wins Samuel Johnson prize
Kate Summerscale's book, suffused with melodrama, murder, suspense and courtroom drama, takes the £30,000 non-fiction award
Books blog
Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction: the shortlistAs one of the judges, here's how I experienced reading the final six before tomorrow's winner is announced, but I'm not telling which is my favourite...
Russian revelations
Guy Dammann talks to Orlando Figes, whose fifth book, The Whisperers: Private Life under Stalin's Russia, is a favourite for tomorrow's Samuel Johnson prize
Candid Naipaul life tipped for £30,000 prize
Biography of VS Naipaul is contending for the world's richest non-fiction book prize
Novelists shine in Samuel Johnson non-fiction prize
Novelists make up a surprisingly big presence in the longlist for this year's Samuel Johnson prize for non-fiction, with memoirs of JG Ballard, VS Naipaul and Julian Barnes in the running for the £30,000 award
Judges assemble for Samuel Johnson prize
Rosie Boycott to head the adjudicators for UK's biggest award for non-fiction