Jan 7th, 2009 · In Sea of Poppies, a British trading ship carrying an eclectic group of passengers sets sail on the eve of the First Opium War. The novel, the sixth from Amitav Ghosh, was shortlisted for the 2008 Booker Prize.
Nov 21st, 2008 · We examine the leaked choices president-elect Obama made for his cabinet and analyst Juan Williams offers some advice to Sen. Hillary Clinton who is on the shortlist for Secretary of State.
Apr 3rd, 2008 · While Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton scramble for delegates, the Republican candidate is making a list of potential vice presidential candidates. We examine who may be on his shortlist.
Apr 20th, 2005 · Author Marina Lewycka discusses her debut novel, A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian. The novel, about Ukraine's dark political past, has made the shortlist for the prestigious Orange Prize for Fiction.
Nov 30th, 2004 · Day to Day music critic Christian Bordal reports on the Shortlist Music Prize, a music award given out annually to a rising independent artist. Finalists for the prize are selected by a panel of judges from diverse music and media fields.