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>l< Alan Warner One of our finest scribes takes part in a pair of events this Festival, one on his own in association with The List while the other has him hanging out with another totemic figure of Scottish letters. Janice Galloway. See preview, page 14. 77 Aug, 8.30pm, £8 (£6); 18 Aug, noon, £7 (£5).

>l< Marina Lewycka Having penned the wittin titled A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian, this writer who was born in a refugee camp in Kiel returned with panache in the shape of Two Caravans. See preview, page 12. 7 7 Aug, 2.30pm, E7 (E5).

=l< Owen Sheers Having established himself as a quality poet. this Welsh scribe has only gone and entered the world of novels with Resistance which tells of an alternative ending to World War II. See preview, page 11. 77Aug, 5pm, £7 (£5).

>l< Billy Bragg Music's temporary loss is Iiterature's permanent gain as the Barking bard brings us The Progressive Patriot which entertainineg analyses national identity. See preview, page 10. 18 Aug, 3pm. £7 (£5).

>l< Germaine Greer Former Big Brother inmate and sometime Newsnight Review panellist. the

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She’s been a folk singer, DSS officer and English teacher, but Alex Australian intellectual always

Gray seems settled now into her full-time job as a new member of gives a stirring argument about

the Scottish crime writing pack. Here she takes on our less than whatever comes to her mind at

diverse mm the time. See preview, page 13. 78 Aug, 11.30am, £7 (£5).

5 words to describe The Riverman? * Andrew Marr A duet of

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4 authors who you think should be more famous than they are up his History of Modern Britain,

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Alanna Knight. Demi Lake. Lin Aritierso'i. Stilia‘n Saazi. l genuine"; thought adapted on the small screen. See

Stimti's noxel Psi. chargtgig Simuifi haw: Deen a Man Booker QCintertrlefi preview, page 14. 20 Aug,

3 reasons why you love Edinburgh in August? 6.30pm, £8 (£6); 21 Aug,

The Edinburgh International Book Fest-pat The zatr'i<;ssi’:i‘ere ir‘. Irv; streets 1.30pm, £7 (E5).

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2 things that bug you about Edinburgh in August? Charlotte Square, unless

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