Alexander: God, King, Man by Edmund Richardson becomes the first ancient history title to win the prestigious nonfiction award
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Edmund Richardson has won the 2026 Baillie Gifford prize for nonfiction for Alexander: God, King, Man, his account of the life of Alexander the Great, becoming the first writer to win the prize for an ancient history book.
Richardson was awarded the £50,000 prize at a ceremony in London on Wednesday evening, beating a six-strong shortlist that included former winner Patrick Radden Keefe’s London Falling.