After months of careful reading and selection, the longlist for The Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2024 has been announced.
From over 640 initial submissions, just 16 titles have been identified as potential winners by journalists at the Financial Times. Longlisted books will now go before the panel of judges, made up of prominent authors, academics and business leaders from around the world.
About the 2024 longlist
This year’s longlist spans a huge range of topics and formats, from biographies of business founders to studies of the latest developments in tech and AI. All the books to have reached this stage meet the award’s key requirement, which is to give compelling and enjoyable insights into modern business.
2024 marks the 20th year of the prize. Schroders is proud to be part of a process that celebrates some of today's best authors and thinkers, helping to put their work in front of our clients and global audiences.
Upcoming Key dates
9 September
Webinar: Implementing the AI vision
17 September
Shortlist announcement livestreamed from New York
9 December
Award ceremony at The Peninsula London
"The authors and their books inevitably grapple with many of the world's biggest challenges – something which is fundamental also to our role in looking after clients' money.”
Group Chief Executive
Podcast: Mohamed El-Erian, 2008 winner and member of the judging panel joins the Investor Download
In 2008, Mohamed El-Erian won the Financial Times Business Book of the Year with 'When Markets Collide'. Now, he joins David Brett on the Investor Download podcast ahead of shortlist announcement on Tuesday 17 September in New York.
View the Financial Times' coverage
Don't miss the FT's coverage of the award, including summaries of the shortlisted books as they are announced. The FT's dedicated pages also feature previous years' winning books and include reviews, author interviews and insights on the judges and the judging process.
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