The Book Prize Index

Islands of Abandonment: Life in the Post-Human Landscape

Cal Flyn

THE SUNDAY TIMES’ BESTSELLER AND SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE SUNDAY TIMES YOUNG WRITER OF THE YEAR AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT CONSERVATION AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE

Nature & EnvironmentNature & Environment · high confidenceNature & Environment81 signalsLlm Classifier: Nature & Environment -> Nature & EnvironmentGoogle Books: Nature -> Nature & EnvironmentAward Category: Wainwright Prize: Conservation Writing -> Nature & EnvironmentTravel, Exploration & PlaceNatural History & Animals

Award History

1 wins · 4 total

AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
John Burroughs Medal2022WinnerSecondary source
Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-FictionMajor2021FinalistSecondary source
British Academy Book PrizeMajor2021ShortlistOfficial source
Wainwright Prize: Conservation Writing2021ShortlistSecondary source
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Experimental book profileGenerated by GPT-5.4 nano · may contain inaccuracies

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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    No argument inferred with sufficient confidence.

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    35 / 100 academic

    Serious trade

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 15%.