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Julie Farrell, Elizabeth Kellingley & Cat Mitchell: Towards an Inclusive Future

Monday 11 August 16:45 - 17:45

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Author and Inklusion Guide co­founder, Julie Farrell, senior Publishing lecturer at the University of Derby, Cat Mitchell, and Elizabeth Kellingley, access manager at Bloomsbury discuss the impact of their collective disability activism on authors…
 

Mahmoud Muna & Matthew Teller: This Is Gaza

Monday 11 August 17:00 - 18:00

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Mahmoud Muna and Matthew Teller join us to discuss Daybreak in Gaza, an anthology they have co-edited which illuminates in vivid detail the extraordinary individuals, meaningful places, and incredible richness of a people, culture, and heritage…
 

Paula Akpan: Histories Rewritten

Monday 11 August 17:30 - 18:30

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Join When We Ruled author Paula Akpan as she shares the gripping stories of twelve African queens and warriors. Some were brave and noble, others unpredictable and volatile, but all shaped the African continent - so why don't we all know their names?…
 

Gabriel Gatehouse: The Conspiracy That Could Bring Down Democracy

Monday 11 August 18:45 - 19:45

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Conspiracy theories are a scourge of online life, but how have they been weaponised to distort reality for political gain? BBC Newsnight’s former international editor, Gabriel Gatehouse, talks to Festival director Jenny Niven about the threat technology…
 

Steve Crawshaw & Philippe Sands: Prosecuting the Powerful

Monday 11 August 19:30 - 20:30

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Is justice possible when war crimes have been committed? Should retribution, reconciliation, or something else be the goal? Two leading authors discuss this tense subject from their own experience…
 

First Edition: We Are Not Numbers

Tuesday 12 August 10:00 - 11:00

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Start your day with the facts. Today’s guests include Palestinian journalist Ahmed Alnaouq, co-founder and director of We Are Not Numbers…
 

Thought Exercise: Barbara Demick

Tuesday 12 August 12:00 - 13:30

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Dig deeper with our Thought Exercise series. Hear from experts on urgent issues of our time, then join in on the discussion during a wide-ranging, interactive exchange…
 

Liu Zhenyun: Behind the Mask of Humour

Tuesday 12 August 13:45 - 14:45

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This is how Liu Zhenyun, one of China’s finest and most decorated writers, accounts for the humour in his work. Today, he’ll discuss his exquisite analyses of Chinese society with Lijia Zhang…
 

Nussaibah Younis & Leor Zmigrod: The Science (and Art) of Radicalisation

Tuesday 12 August 16:45 - 17:45

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What goes on in a fundamentalist’s head? The authors of two very different books try to answer this question today…
 

Barbara Demick: Separation and Reunion in China

Wednesday 13 August 15:00 - 16:00

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Barbara Demick’s international reporting has won the Robert F Kennedy Journalism Award and the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction, plus nominations for a National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize…