A shortlist has been released for the £30,000 (about $36,925) Baillie Gifford Prize (formerly known as the Samuel Johnson Prize), which "aims to reward the best of nonfiction and is open to authors of any nationality." The winner will be announced November 15. This year's shortlisted titles are:
Second-hand Time by Svetlana Alexievich, translated by Bela Shayevich
Negroland: A Memoir by Margo Jefferson
The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between by Hisham Matar
East West Street by Philippe Sands
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Shortlists in six categories have been announced for the 2016 Prime Minister's Literary Awards, which "celebrate outstanding literary talent in Australia and the valuable contribution Australian literature and history makes to the nation's cultural and intellectual life." Up to A$100,000 (about US$76,620) is awarded in each category: $80,000 for each winner and $5,000 each for shortlisted entries). Winners will be named later this year. Check out the complete shortlists here.