Michael Taylor’s IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS shortlisted for The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize

Congratulations to Michael Taylor, whose IMPOSSIBLE MONSTERS (The Bodley Head) has been shortlisted for The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize 2025!

The winner will be announced March 3rd.

The Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize celebrates the best non-fiction published in the UK, honouring books that combine imaginative insight, strong research and compelling narrative. The first award was made in 1956 in memory of the statesman and writer Alfred Duff Cooper (1890 – 1954): it has been given annually ever since.