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|title=A Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out
|summary= Are you running out of inspiration for what to do with the kids when they can't go out? We've come up with a baker's dozen of books to give you some brilliant ideas.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Melanie Martin
|summary=|summary=In [[War and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Melanie Martin|War and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]] Melanie Martin reconstructs what happened to her family in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It's a highly compelling, if occasionally shocking read. Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and was delighted when the author agreed to chat to with her.
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|title=8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi
|summary=Ever felt that you've hit a brick wall with your writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tipd tips yo get you writing again.
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|title=James Donald Talks To Bookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle
|summary=One of the finest story tellers storytellers you've never heard of, who died in September 2018 at the age of 58.
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|title=Top Ten Self-Published Books 2017
|summary= Choosing the top ten self-published books we read in 2017 was one of the toughest jobes jobs we did all year and involved a great deal of discussion. Here's our final top ten in alphabetical order by author...
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Hi, hello and welcome to October's witterings from all of us here at Bookbag Towers.
The list of titles for 2018's World Book Day has [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-41429806 been announced]. So good to see a [[Paddington's Finest Hour by Michael Bond |Paddington]] book on there. RIP Michael Bond and his wonderful messages about openness and inclusivity. But the 2018 list isn't universally popular. Many children's authors, among them Bookbag favourites David Almond and Anthony McGowan, have [https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/oct/02/childrens-authors-slam-celebrity-heavy-world-book-day-lineup criticised it] for the number of celebrity authors it contains. Almond says '' It’s demeaning to children, because it is assuming that children don’t read properly.'' What do you think? Here at Bookbag, we are inclined to agree. World Book Day should feature quality writing, not famous names. Even so, good luck to an important event. Oh, and good luck in advance to all frazzled parents helping with costumes when the big day eventually arrives!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Annie Ingram
|summary=Very few people believe that dogs can talk so it was something of a relief when Sue met author , Annie Ingram. She has lengthy conversations with her cocker spaniel Kammie and has shared them with us in her [[Conversations with Kammie by Annie Ingram|book]]. There was a lot to talk about when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephan Santiago
|summary=Ani was quietly moved by [[Returning Home by Stephan Santiago|Returning Home]] and there were a several points she wanted to discuss with author Stephan Santiago when he popped in to into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Saqib Noor
|summary=Sue laughed and cried when she read [[Surgery on the Shoulders of Giants: Letters from a doctor abroad by Saqib Noor|Surgery on the Shoulders of Giants: Letters from a doctor abroad]], touched and humbled by a man who has provided medical aid in some of the most needy neediest parts of the world. She had quite a few questions when author Saqib Noor popped into Bookbag Towers to see us.
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|title=June 2017 Newsletter
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Hello , you lovely Bookbaggers. It's been a sad and angry month since we last spoke, what with terror attacks and general elections. We hope all is well with all of you and you are all coping as best you can. But we are going to try to distract you from it all just for a minute or two by pointing you in the direction of some great books to read. When all else fails, books can comfort, right? So let's have some positivity, if only on the subject of books and reading.
So here's some exciting news! We have a title, a character and an [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/26/before-his-dark-materials-how-lyras-story-began-exclusive-extract extract] for the first volume in Philip Pullman's new trilogy, out in October. ''La Belle Sauvage'' is the canoe owned by Malcolm Polstead. His daemon is Asta. And you can read an interview about it with Philip Pullman [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rE45VHtSzw here]. As you can imagine, we at Bookbag Towers are beyond excited. Roll on October! And while we're on the topic of young readers, here's some more good news. [http://www.tes.com/news/school-news/breaking-news/record-number-teenagers-say-they-enjoy-reading Record numbers] of children say they enjoy reading. A survey by the Literacy Trust has found that more than half of children and young people say that they read for pleasure. Isn't that great?
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Hugo Driscoll
|summary=Sue thought that [[Seven Days with You by Hugo Driscoll|Seven Days With You]] was a quick but suprisingly surprisingly deep read which looks sensitively at young love and terminal illness and that it's more uplifting than you might expect from that description! There was a lot to chat about when author Hugo Driscoll popped into Bookbag Towers.
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Hello Bookbaggers! How are you? Well, we hope.
First up this month, our great friend SF Said reminded us of an important campaign the other day, and we want to remind you in turn.#coverkidsbooks draws attention to the lack of representative coverage of children's books in newspapers and other media. You can read about it here.As this blogpost blog post points out, according to The Bookseller, sales of children's books overtook adult fiction for the first time in 2014, and they now account for over 30% of the UK publishing market. And yet children's books currently get just 3% of all book review space, despite accounting for that 30% of the market. That is an entire order of magnitude of under-representation. We couldn't agree more and we at Bookbag give equal priority to adult and children's books. But we know that we are preaching to the converted and we wish that newspapers would make more effort to get on board. There is more to children's fiction than Harry Potter, guys. A lot more.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tormod V Burkey
|summary=Sean was impressed when he read [[Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World? by Tormod V Burkey|Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World?]]. There was a lot to chat about when author Tormod V Burkey popped in to into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Top Ten Self-Published Books 2016
|summary= It's never an easy job picking our top ten self -published books of any year, but 2016 was particularly difficult as we've seen some exceptional books.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Charles D Blanchard
|summary=Luke thought that [[Kingdom's End by Charles D Blanchard]] was an adventurous take on a political thriller. It features rats but offers some facinating fascinating insights into the world of us humans. Luke had quite a few questions for the author when he popped in to into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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Hello, hello, hello! And a very happy New Year to you all. May 2017 bring joy and prosperity to every one of you. The world may well be heading to hell in a handcart but we hope it finds a new direction this year and, even if it doesn't, all our readers find at least the small pleasures that make life worth living come their way.
Have you seen the film of [[A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness|A Monster Calls]]? It's lovely! As lovely as the book - and we rarely say that hereabouts. The cast is super superb and the film balances its emotional and fantastical elements beautifully. If you haven't seen it yet, then you really should.}}{{newfeature|category=lists|title=Top Ten Non-Fiction Books of 2016|summary= If fiction's not your bag then we've chosen some special non-fiction books for you. As always they're in alphabetical order by author.
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