Thatcher biography up for literary award
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Charles Moore's official biography of late prime minister Margaret Thatcher has been nominated on the shortlist for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize (AFP/File)
Charles Moore's official biography of late prime minister Margaret Thatcher has been nominated on the shortlist for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize, it was announced Monday.
"Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume One: Not for Turning" goes up against five other books, including one exploring the ecological significance of the bumblebee, for the non-fiction award.
Also making the list are David Crane's "Empires of the Dead", "Return of a King" by William Dalrymple and "The Pike" by Lucy Hughes-Hallett.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Conservationist Dave Goulson is nominated for his bee tribute "A Sting In The Tale" while "Under Another Sky" by Charlotte Higgins completes the line-up.
Chair of the judges Martin Rees called the books "very different".
"These finely written, highly accessible and stimulating books all deserve a wide readership," he added.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The winner of the ??20,000 prize, which was won last year by Wade Davis for his book about Everest explorer George Mallory, will be revealed on November 4.