About the author

Thomas Harding is a bestselling author whose books have been translated into more than nineteen languages. These include HANNS AND RUDOLF which won the Wingate Prize for Non-Fiction and BLOOD ON THE PAGE which won the Crime Writers’ Association’s Golden Dagger Award for Non-Fiction. His other books have received wide acclaim including THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE (shortlisted for the Costa Biography Award and extracted in BBC Radio 4’s Book Of The Week), FUTURE HISTORY (nominated for the German Youth Literature Award ‘Best Youth Book’ and performed by Berlin Youth Ballet) and WHITE DEBT (longlisted for the Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing and dramatised on BBC Radio 4). In addition, his book THE MAVERICK: GEORGE WEIDENFELD AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF PUBLISHING was chosen as a New York Times Critics’ Pick for 2023. (For a full list of books and awards see below).

Thomas is also the author of three pictures books for children, these are illustrated by the award-winning artist Britta Teckentrup, including THE HOUSE BY THE LAKE which was nominated for the Kate Greenaway Medal and THE HOUSE ON THE CANAL which won the Italian Rodari Prize for illustrated books.

Thomas has written for the Sunday Times, the Washington Post and the Guardian, among other publications. In 2024, he was elected as a visiting fellow of Jesus College Cambridge. For ten years (2014-2024) he was president of the Alexander Haus project outside of Berlin. He lives in Hampshire, England, with his wife the author Debora Harding. You can follow Thomas on twitter @thomasharding and author website www.thomasharding.com

Bibliography

Adult Non-Fiction

Hanns and Rudolf [2013]

Kadian Journal [2014]

The House By The Lake [2016]

Blood on the Page [2018]

Legacy [2019]

White Debt [2022]

The Maverick [2023]

The Einstein Vendetta (2025)

The House On The Canal (2026)

Young Adult Fiction

Future History [2020)

Picture Books

The House By The Lake [2020]

The House On the Canal [2023]

The House on the Farm [2024]

Awards/ Honours

2010 Journalist of the Year: West Virginia Association for Justice

2013 Shortlisted: Costa Book Award for Hanns And Rudolf

2015 Winner: Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prizefor for Hanns And Rudolf

2015 Shortlisted: Costa Book Award for The House By The Lake

2018 Longlisted: Orwell Prize for The House By The Lake

2018 Winner: Crime Writers' Association  Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction for Blood On The Page

2020 Book of the Month: German Academy for Children's and Young Adult Literature for The House By The Lake (picture book)

2021 Shortlisted: German Youth Literature Award ‘Best Youth Book’ for Future History

2022 Longlisted: Kate Greenaway Medal for The House By The Lake (picture book)

2022 Longlisted: Moore Prize for Human Rights Writing for White Debt

2023 New York Times Critic’s Pick 2023: for The Maverick

2023 Finalist: translation prize IBBY French-speaking award for The House on the Canal (picture book)

2024 Selection: Junior Library Guild 2024 for The House On The Canal (picture book)

2024 Winner: Rodari Prize for illustrated books for The House On The Canal (picture book)

2024 Elected visiting fellow: Jesus College Cambridge