Nicholas Boggs is a finalist for the John Leonard Prize

We are thrilled to announce that Nicholas Boggs' biography Baldwin: A Love Story is a finalist for the John Leonard Prize.

The prize is awarded to the best book regardless of genre, selected by the organisation's membership and presented by the National Book Critics Circle.

Baldwin: A Love Story was published in the US in August 2025 and became an instant New York Times Bestseller. It was also:

A TIME TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025
AN ATLANTIC TOP 10 BOOK OF 2025
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF 2025
AN AMAZON BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
FINALIST FOR THE NBCC JOHN LEONARD PRIZE

The winners will be announced on 21 March 2026.

Read about the prize here.

Baldwin: A Love Story will be published in the UK by Bloomsbury in March 2026.