The Cundillians |
Getting more historical, the Cundill Prize, the Montreal based $75,000 prize for the world's best history book, recently released its longlist of nominated titles. A shortlist of three will appear at the end of October, and a winner in November.
Meanwhile, here are the first-round Cundill contenders, and gee, this year, I have actually read one in advance and on my own initiative.