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We were also impressed by [[The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan|The Long Weekend]] and Savita had an interesting story for us when she [[Savita Kalhan Talks To Bookbag About The Long Weekend – The Unused Quote|called into]] Bookbag Towers. It's all about the title of her book and a film starring Robert Mitchum!
We've also been busy with our reporter's pads, interviewing kindly authors who were prepared to give us their time. First up was the lovely Stefan Bachmann. Three years ago a young man emailed to ask if he could review for us. Normally we wouldn't have considered him - he was fifteen and we don't like putting commercial pressures on people who are still at school. He lived in Zurich and we don't post books outside the UK. There was just one thing that we couldn't pass. He wrote like an angel and over the course of a year Stefan gave us some [[:Category:Reviewed by Stefan Bachmann|wonderful reviews]]. We're not surprised that he has a deal with a major publisher but we are delighted and we certainly were not going to pass the chance to ask Stefan [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stefan Bachmanna Bachmann|a few questions]].
[[Battalion by Adam Hamdy|Battalion]] is an action-packed adventure set some twenty yeas into the future. It's a thriller in the true sense of the word and we'd only just caught our breaths after finishing the book when author Adam Hamdy [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Adam Hamdy|popped in]] to see us.