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Buongiorno! Even though Jill is not going this year, she wants you to know that she's still practising her Italian. In fact, she's practising so hard that she's even finished reading the wondrous [[Skellig by David Almond|Skellig]] in a language that isn't her own. We're only telling you this in our newsletter in the hopes that it will confer sufficient kudos for her to stop boasting. It's a long shot, but worth taking.
When we weren't telling Jill how great she is, we were busy adding [[http://www.google.com/+1/button Google +1]] buttons to our review pages, so you and others can recommend books to like-minded contacts via your Google profile and their Google searches. We think this could really help people identify what books like-minded peers are buzzing about, not just at our website, or at someone else's website, but wherever you are on the web. Cool, huh? It's certainly more uplifting than wall-to-wall coverage of the News of the World scandal and the sins of the great and the good, that's for sure.
'''Golden Hour'''
Authors also continue to consent to a Bookbag grilling - they know we only grill lightly.
We've talked to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Charlotte Frost|Charlotte Frost]] about the work that went into writing a [[Sir William Knighton: The Strange Career of a Regency Physician by Charlotte Frost|biography]] of Sir William Knighton and to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Richard Byrne|Richard Byrne]] about his gorgeous picture book [[This Book Belongs To Aye-Aye by Richard Byrne]]. Richard loves that great double act Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake, so he's alright by us.
We were impressed by Professor John Dickie's [[Blood Brotherhoods: The Rise of the Italian Mafias by John Dickie|latest book about the Italian mafias]] - this time looking at their history. The chance to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To John Dickie|chat to him]] was an offer we couldn't refuse, and In [[Bipolar Parent by Anna Burley|Bipolar Parent]] [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anna Burley|Anna Burley]] bravely told us about her childhood. We were delighted when she agreed to tell us a little more about the background to the book.
And that's about it for this month. If you're passing Bookbag Towers do pop in and see us – we're at [[The Bookbag|www.thebookbag.co.uk]].
What were we reading [[July 2010 Newsletter|a year ago]]?
'''''All at Bookbag Towers'''''
