2025 Business Book of the Year Longlist Revealed

The Business Book of the Year Award, inaugurated in 2005 and continuously evolving in prestige and scope, recognizes the most insightful and influential works in the genre. This globally esteemed award was conceived by the Financial Times and is supported by various prestigious partners celebrating excellence in business writing. The longlist was announced on August 18. The shortlist for this year’s prize will be revealed on September 24, with the winner announced on December 3.

For more information check out the Business Book of the Year’s website.

HOUSE OF HUAWEI: THE SECRET HISTORY OF CHINA’S MOST POWERFUL COMPANY by Eva Dou (DB 126340)
CHOKEPOINTS: AMERICAN POWER IN THE AGE OF ECONOMIC WARFARE by Edward Fishman (DB 128110)
ABUNDANCE by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson (DB 128624)
GENIUS MYTH: A CURIOUS HISTORY OF A DANGEROUS IDEA by Helen Lewis (IN PROCESS)
EMPIRE OF AI: DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES IN SAM ALTMAN’S OPENAI by Karen Hao (DB 129721)
NO MORE TEARS: THE DARK STORY OF JOHNSON & JOHNSON by Gardiner Harris (DB 128599)
THINKING MACHINE: JENSEN HUANG, NVIDIA, AND THE WORLD’S MOST COVETED MICROCHIP by Stephen Witt (DB 128472)