The judges considered 151 books, which were whittled down to 13 on the longlist, six on the shortlist, and tonight there will be just one book left, one winner. The six shortlisted authors are all here tonight they include two former winners of the prize sir Salman Rushdie and Margaret Atwood. And all of them are now waiting to find out if they have won, and if theyll be taking home the £50,000 cheque that goes with winning. To help guide us through the proceedings, im delighted to say were joined by the author and journalist Daisy Buchanan and nic bottomley, owner of mr bs book shop in bath, and president of the Booksellers Association which represents book shops in the uk and ireland. Thank you both for being here. Not long now, plenty to discuss. But before we chat, lets have a look at this years shortlist. You lionesses six of the best books of the year are competing for the booker prize. Margaret atwoods testa m e nts booker prize. Margaret atwoods testaments is the sequel to the
There wasnt really the religious nuance, but what you see at that moment is people saying, actually i live here, this is my country, i belong here, im going to spend the rest of my life here and my children are going to grow up here, so if i dont like something im going to raise my voice. The festival is hosting a series of events, with contemporary authors reflecting on the politics of writing three decades on from Salman Rushdies controversial novel. Would your books, which are about muslim dating and putting a mosque in a british village would those have been published, 30 years ago, and would they have created a reaction if they were . No, i dont think they would have been published and certainly not a book about a mosque in a village, because that conversation wasnt even happening and i dont think we were part of things in that way. I think a writer should be allowed to write whatever they want to write about, that is just categorical. What i do think, though, is that you have a r
Can stop action on climate change, that the world is moving to a cleaner economy, that this is a huge economic opportunity. Jobs, andts to create create opportunities for business, and that is why we support Paris Agreement because we want to be there, providing solutions for the world, because we know where we are going, and i have seen in the United States that is mrs. Support the Paris Agreement and climate action, that state support it, cities supported, and everybody is moving forward in the United States and around the world. It is unfortunate the u. S. Administration says they are pulling out of the agreement, but you cannot stop progress. Tonight at 8 00, a conversation with Salman Rushdie and a conservative journalist about the news media and socalled fake news. Here is a look at the comments from Salman Rushdie. Mr. Rushdie we can all come up with occasions when the press was hardly wrong, and also the opposite, when the press did a National Service in getting things right, r
From the paris climate agreement. Later, Nancy Pelosis Weekly Briefing on capitol hill. Next, a look at the state of the media and the rise of socalled fake news. Topics include the 2016 president ial campaign and the role of social media. This was part of a daylong forum hosted by the Ethics Center and bard college. It is in our. An hour. Director in partnership with the Carnegie Council for ethics and national advance, a network of australians dotted around the world, i would like to welcome you here this evening for what is a very hot topic. I have only been in the states less than 12 hours, almost 24 hours, since i arrived last night. Newseeing how big an issue is. As i mentioned this morning when speaking to the very first group, it is a delicious thing that we are having this conversation on the first of april. Because of course, it is april fools day. The significance of that for me is, the role of a fool in history. As you know from literature and things like kingsley are, the
From the paris climate agreement. Later, Nancy Pelosis Weekly Briefing on capitol hill. Next, a look at the state of the media and the rise of socalled fake news. Topics include the 2016 president ial campaign and the role of social media. This was part of a daylong forum hosted by the Ethics Center and bard college. It is in our. An hour. Director in partnership with the Carnegie Council for ethics and national advance, a network of australians dotted around the world, i would like to welcome you here this evening for what is a very hot topic. I have only been in the states less than 12 hours, almost 24 hours, since i arrived last night. Newseeing how big an issue is. As i mentioned this morning when speaking to the very first group, it is a delicious thing that we are having this conversation on the first of april. Because of course, it is april fools day. The significance of that for me is, the role of a fool in history. As you know from literature and things like kingsley are, the