Welcome to the third day of the Guardian Hay Festival.
Coming up later
7pm GUARDIAN STAGE
Doris Kearns Goodwin talks to Jon Snow about the political genius of Abraham Lincoln. A magnificent study of presidential ambition and political manoeuvring.
Hay Fever Event of the Day
Grab your friends and family for a literary detective dash around Hay in this year’s BookQuest. Hunt down clues, solve the odd literary riddle and discover the secret code to lead you towards the booty. Pick up your treasure map on site or around town.
Tomorrow morning
11.30am GUARDIAN STAGE
Dambisa Moyo discusses Western Aid. The Zambian economist analyses how the new world order of the G20 might realign trade and investment in developing worlds.
Coming up later in the week
Don’t miss Ruth Padel, the new Oxford Professor of Poetry on Tuesday 26th May and The new poet laureate Carol Ann Duffy on Thursday 28 May.
Quote of the day
Chris Blackwell on when he first saw U2:
"Honestly when I first saw them, I didn't personally feel the music, it was a little rinky dink for me because, I mean, I like Sly and Robbie, fat bass and drums coming from Jamaica. But I have to tell them, I just knew they had it. I can't explain it. I just knew they were going to be huge."
Thought for the day
"Just because we’re in one of the worst recessions in living memory doesn’t mean we can forget our morals, especially when it comes to food. Don’t buy the £1.99 chicken, we still need to think about where food comes from, whilst sustaining a healthy body and world at the same time."
Anthony Worrall Thompson at the Guardian Hay Festival 2009