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ALEX KAPRANOS & NICK MCCARTHY We‘ve all had a great laugh at dodgy song lyrics down the years but how do the best songwriters in the business avoid that fate and find the winning formula? In this very special, speedily sold-out
‘We read to know we are event, the lads from Franz Ferdinand will be not alone,‘ CS Lewis,
enticed into revealing the tricks of their trade and - maybe even giving the kids an earful. Of music.
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He shot to fame within the Scottish literary world with his Boyracers and has gone on to consolidate that with The Incredible Adam Spark. Alan Bissett bites his tongue, flexes his muscles and girds his loins for our lightning quick Q&A.
5 words to describe The Incredible Adam Spark
4 authors who you think should be more famous than they are now 3 reasons why you love Edinburgh in August
2 things that bug
you about Edinburgh in August
1 thing you’d change about the publishing world
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All events take place in Charlotte Square, unless otherwise indicated. The box office number is 0845 373 5888 and the website is www.edbookfest.co.uk
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