Playlist

The power of fiction

These talks analyze the ways a story can enhance, alter and transform how we see the world around us.

Elif Shafak

The politics of fiction

Chris Abani

Telling stories from Africa

Mac Barnett

Why a good book is a secret door

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

The danger of a single story

Andrew Stanton

The clues to a great story

Lisa Bu

How books can open your mind

Beeban Kidron

The shared wonder of film

Tracy Chevalier

Finding the story inside the painting

Andrew Fitzgerald

Adventures in Twitter fiction

Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Why lunch ladies are heroes