Women’s prize for non-fiction winner, The Finest Hotel in Kabul, gives voice to the people of Afghanistan

By Magnus Marsden, Professor of Social Anthropology, University of SussexJune 12, 2026

A history of Afghanistan told through the people who stayed and worked at the Kabul Intercontinental.

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The hidden history of Wales and the Jewish world

A new book reveals how Jews, Judaism, Israel and Palestine helped shape Welsh identity across centuries.

Nathan Abrams, Professor of Film Studies, Bangor UniversityJun 11, 2026

The Conversation

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How to Heal People with Science Fiction

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Literary Hub

Here are the winners of the 2026 Women’s Prizes in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Today, the UK’s Women’s Prize Trust announced the winner of the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, which “champions excellence, originality, and accessibility in women’s writing,” and is awarded to the best novel of each year written in English and published

Literary HubJun 11, 2026

Public Books

Resistance Disguised as a History Lesson: Fascism and the University

Her student—a former Nazi stormtrooper—was proof that no one was lost to the new regime, that every person might choose to refuse. The post Resistance Disguised as a History Lesson: Fascism and the University appeared first on Public Books.

Imani RadneyJun 12, 2026