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By being a booktown we will encourage people to love book, to visit the town and share in the arts generated around books. It will also provide cultural amenities through the building of not just a national festival but an international one in the heart of Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>This years festival features: <\/strong>John Banville, Brian Dobson, Conor Gearty, Rebecca Tallon de Havilland, Conor Niland, Gavin Cooney, Seamus O\u2019 Rourke, Karen Campbell, Claire Keegan, Sinead Gleeson, Liz Nugent, Sin\u00e9ad O\u2019 Hart, Amy Jane Beer, Mark Wormald, Emma Tracey, Nelofer Pazira-Fisk, Peter Geoghegan, Luke Casserly. Bridget Hourican, Cauvery Madhavan, Dani Gill, S\u00edona Cahill, Lisa McInerney, James Roseman, Louise Hegarty, Elaine Garvey, Mary Melvin Geoghegan, Darragh Coady, Lousie G Cole, Shaunagh Connaire, Aoife Barry, Mark Tighe, Karen Campbell, Anne Griffin &amp; Belinda McKeon<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Please note programme events take place in various venues in Granard town with some ticketed and others free of charge. 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