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Gordon Brown, Ed Balls and Penny Mordaunt shortlisted for Parliamentary Book Awards

Shortlist includes books on the global future of Britain, the legacy of imperialism and a manifesto against far-right extremism.

Jack Peat by Jack Peat
2022-02-02 13:18
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The shortlist for the 2021 Parliamentary Book Award has been announced, featuring titles by political figures including former prime minister Gordon Brown, Ed Balls, Jess Phillips and Penny Mordaunt.

Now in its sixth year, the Parliamentary Book Awards were launched in 2016 by the Booksellers Association and the Publishers Association to celebrate the best of political writing and acknowledge the important link between politics and the book world.

The awards recognise outstanding parliamentary writing across three categories: Best Biography, Memoir, or Autobiography by a Parliamentarian; Best Non-Biographical Book by a Parliamentarian; and Best Political Book by a non-Parliamentarian.

Publishers were invited to nominate titles and authors for the awards, with booksellers selecting the shortlists. Voting is now open for parliamentarians to decide the winner in each category. The award winners will be announced on Wednesday 9th March 2022.

“Biggest names in British politics”

Meryl Halls, Managing Director of the Booksellers Association, said: “We are delighted to share the shortlist for this year’s Parliamentary Book Awards, which features some of the biggest names in British politics.

“With books on far-right extremism, the impact of imperialism on modern Britain, and discussions on how to tackle the most pressing global crises, this shortlist demonstrates the excellence and breadth of political writing which the Parliamentary Book Awards were created to champion.

“We look forward to seeing which of these titles parliamentarians vote for when the winners are announced at the ceremony in March.”

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Stephen Lotinga, Chief Executive of the Publishers Association, said: “The Parliamentary Book Awards were created to celebrate the relationship between politics and publishing. This year’s shortlist shows us the vibrancy of political writing in the UK today.

“We have engaging memoirs from key figures, books which give us a glimpse behind the scenes of Westminster and visions for how we should shape our future.

“I am hugely looking forward to gathering together with parliamentarians, authors, publishers and booksellers to celebrate these brilliant books.”

The 2020 awards saw an eclectic selection of titles emerge victorious from a shortlist which included political figures such as David Lammy, Andrew Adonis and Magid Magid, with the winners being announced as: broadcaster Iain Dale’s study of the UK’s leaders The Prime Ministers: 55 Leaders, 55 Authors, 300 Years of History, Dan Jarvis’ memoir Long Way Home, and Chris Bryant’s history of the young, queer MPs who fought against appeasement with the Nazis in the 1930s, The Glamour Boys: The Secret Story of the Rebels who Fought for Britain to Defeat Hitler.

Parliamentary Book Awards 2021 Shortlist:

Best Biography, Memoir or Autobiography by a Parliamentarian

  • Spider Woman: A Life by Lady Hale (Bodley Head)
  • Appetite: A Memoir in Recipes of Family and Food by Ed Balls (Gallery UK)
  • Beyond A Fringe 2021: Tales from Reformed Establishment Lackey by Andrew Mitchell (Biteback Publishing)
  • In the Thick of It: The Private Diaries of a Minister by Alan Duncan (William Collins)

Best Non-Biographical Book by a Parliamentarian

  • Seven Ways to Change the World by Gordon Brown (Simon & Schuster UK)
  • Everything You Need to Know About Politics: My Life as an MP by Jess Phillips (Gallery UK)
  • Hard Choices: What Britain Does Next by Peter Ricketts (Atlantic Books)
  • Greater: Britain After the Storm by Penny Mordaunt and Chris Lewis (Biteback Publishing)

Best Political Book by a Non-Parliamentarian

  • How to Stop Fascism by Paul Mason (Allen Lane)
  • Value(s):The Must-read Book on How to Fix Our Politics, Economics and Values by Mark Carney (William Collins)
  • Empireland: How Imperialism Has Shaped Modern Britain by Sathnam Sanghera (Viking)
  • Freedom: How We Lose It and How We Fight Back by Nathan Law (Bantam Press)

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