Carl Honoré

"A verbal magician" (Australian Financial Review) Carl is a bestselling author, broadcaster and two-time TED speaker. He is the voice of the Slow Movement. After working with street children in Brazil, Carl covered Europe and South America for the Economist, Observer and other leading publications. His first book, In Praise of Slow, chronicles the global trend toward putting on the brakes in everything from work to food to parenting. The Financial Times said it is “to the Slow Movement what Das Kapital is to communism”. Carl's books on the power of slowness have been published in 36 languages and landed on bestseller lists around the world. Carl presented a television show called Frantic Family Rescue on Australia’s ABC 1. His fourth book, Bolder, is a spirited manifesto against ageism. Carl lives in London. While researching his first book on slowness he was slapped with a speeding ticket.