Two Canadian books are competing to be named the best-ever winner of Britain's leading non-fiction book prize. The Baillie Gifford Prize is marking its 25th year with a Winner of Winners prize, in which six of the 24 past winners of the award are up against each other.
Governor General Julie Payette promotes Margaret MacMillan as a Companion of the Order of the Order of Canada during a ceremony at Rideau Hall, Thursday, May 10, 2018 in Ottawa. Two Canadian books are competing to be named the best-ever winner of Britain's leading non-fiction book prize.
The books by Canadians on the list are Wade Davis' mountaineering odyssey "Into the Silence" and Margaret MacMillan's history of the post-First World War peace talks, "Paris 1919." The prize was launched in 1999 to reward English-language books from any country in current affairs, history, politics, science, sport, travel, biography, autobiography and the arts.The eclectic short list also includes cultural kaleidoscope "One Two Three Four: The Beatles in Time" by Craig Brown.
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