In Northern Ireland, from the late 70s to the early 90s, the IRA killed over 40 alleged informers.

But the man who often found, tortured and sometimes killed these people on behalf of the IRA

was himself an informer, a secret British army agent with the codename Stakeknife.

Who gets to play God? And why me? Why my family?

When lies are still being told to this day, who do you believe?

I wouldn't even know where to start, and I'm with the IRA.

Steakknife.

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From their eating habits to their sex lives, or lack of, has there ever been a generation

more picked over and maybe even picked on than today's under 30s?

Variously described as snowflakes, self-obsessed and addicted to tech, it's also a generation

that's become more comfortable

calling out prejudice and lack of inclusion, and in the shape of campaigners like Greta Thunberg,

embracing lifestyle changes and battling against global warming. So what's getting them fired up

when it comes to reading and writing? And our new sensitivities and concerns leading to better informed or more imaginatively

constrained stories.

That's the topic up for discussion in this special edition of Open Book here at the Edinburgh

International Book Festival.

Joining me to explore it are Patrice Lawrence, award-winning YA author of Orange Boy,

and most recently Rose Interrupted.

Laura Waddell, UK publishing director of Tramp Press and columnist for the Scotsman.

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