▁Gard ner , ▁Jo ▁Mal one , ▁Eric ▁Van ▁L ust b ader , ▁S ana ▁A man at , ▁John ▁Hem ing way , ▁O mar ▁Sa if ▁Gh ob ash , ▁N ig el ▁C umber land ▁among ▁many ▁others . ▁Over ▁ 3 0 ▁countries ▁were ▁represented ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Festival . ▁Of ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 + ▁authors , ▁ 4 0 ▁were ▁Em ir ati . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁Festival ▁had ▁a ▁strong ▁focus ▁on ▁happiness ▁and ▁posit ivity ▁with ▁several ▁sessions ▁discuss ing ▁the ▁ways ▁to ▁achieve ▁happiness . ▁A ▁special ▁panel ▁discussion ▁was ▁also ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Festival ▁featuring ▁O hood ▁b int ▁Kh alf an ▁Al ▁Rou mi , ▁Minister ▁of ▁State ▁for ▁H app iness ▁discuss ing ▁His ▁High ness ▁She ikh ▁Moh ammed ▁Bin ▁R ash id ▁Al ▁M akt ou m ' s ▁latest ▁book , ▁Ref lections ▁on ▁H app iness ▁and ▁Pos itivity . ▁▁ 2 0 1 8 : ▁The ▁ 1 0 th ▁Em ir ates ▁Air line ▁Festival ▁of ▁Liter ature ▁featured ▁over ▁ 1 8 0 ▁authors ▁from ▁nearly ▁ 5 0 ▁countries . ▁High light ▁authors ▁included ▁David ▁Wal li ams , ▁Kevin ▁K wan , ▁Ch ery l ▁St rayed , ▁Anthony ▁Hor ow itz , ▁Jac qu eline ▁Wilson , ▁Sh ashi ▁Th aro or , ▁Sar oo ▁B rier ley , ▁Mah ur ▁J aff rey , ▁Ken ▁Hom , ▁Muhammad ▁Y un us