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|category=newsletterscomments|title=October 2014 NewsletterFrom Sci Fi to Reality: How Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary= Hello! How's it going? What The gap between sci-fi and reality is not so big anymore. You don’t have you been reading? There's so much good stuff about to go that we bet you are spoiled for choicefar back in time to see huge developments in technology. Read on For example, the smartphone has been around for some of our recommendations for a fabulous reading experience this month. Howeverover 10 years now, but if you don't don’t have to wait until the end of the month to find one in today’s society, you’d either be seen as crazy or just out which books we're enjoying. You can always follow us on [https://twitter.com/TheBookbag Twitter], where we post links to reviews of the books we liked every single daytouch. Get ahead of the Bookbag curve!
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Leigh Russell5 Great AI books to read in 2020|summary=Peter thought that author Leigh Russell captured the atmosphere Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the racecourse well most important technologies in [[Race human history. It comes with so many benefits, from improving the efficiency of simple, basic tasks to helping to Death (DI Ian Peterson 2) solve advanced problems by Leigh Russell|Race to Death]] and he had quite a few questions for Leigh when she popped into Bookbag Towersquickly analyzing large data sets.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Matthew TreeA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Sue thought that [[Snug by Matthew Tree|Snug]] was a deceptively simple novel Are you running out of inspiration for what to do with unsuspected layrs. the kids when they can't go out? It left her thinking about our colonial history and when Matthew Tree popped ino Bookbag Towers she had quite We've come up with a few questions for the authorbaker's dozen of books to give you some brilliant ideas.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=September 2014 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2019|summary= Hi, hello We've seen some cracking self-published books this year and we hope they're all is books which compare well with youtraditionally-published books in the same genres. Summer, what we had of it, is over. And it We really couldn's time for t narrow the autumn books release rush. Therechoice down any further - so this year's an awful lot top ten consists of good stuff coming out over the next few weekseleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by author. Ian McEwan, Will Self, David Mitchell, Martin Amis, Sarah Waters, Howard Jacobson and Ali Smith all have new books to come. So keep an eye peeled on on the Bookbag homepage]. We'll be reviewing as much as we can as quickly as we can, promise!
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Desiree Villena Talks To P De V HencherBookbag About 5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=Jill thought that [[The Leopard of Dramoor by P De V Hencher]] had an intricate and interesting plot with Writing a vivid sense of time and place. She had book review isn't difficult, you know, but there are a few questions for the author when he popped things you need to keep us in to see mind. Desiree Villena gives usfive tips.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ed StrawMelanie Martin|summary=Jill|summary=In [[War and Love: A family's not easily impressed testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by political books but she did enjoy [[Stand Melanie Martin|War and DeliverLove: A Design for Successful Government by Ed Strawfamily'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. She Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had quite a few questions for Ed read and was delighted when he popped into Bookbag Towersthe author agreed to chat with her.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=August 2014 NewsletterFraming the Brexit narrative: immigration, myths and public perception|summary= Ok. Hi. We hope all is well with all of you. World news this month has been ''so'' horribly unhappy and depressing, hasn't it? Sometimes, it makes you feel utterly hopeless. We don't have any answers here Loobna Joomun looks at Bookbag but we do wish peace for all people in every country and we hope that one day humanity will achieve it. One possible way how Brexit is, in the words of the proverb, likely to walk a mile in another man's shoes. Books can help us do this. Books allow us to see affect the world through someone else's eyes, to put ourselves in someone else's place. They can be distractions but they can also be tools of comingspublishing industry -together. And it's in that spirit of comings-together that we bring you this month's newsletterand the wider country.
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|summary=Her Majesty does not do interviews, but all at Bookbag dropped their Union Jack flags and waved a curtsy when The Queen of Twitter made a royal visit to Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kim Staflund
|summary=Sue was so convinced by Kim Staflund's book [[How to Publish a Bestselling Book ... and Sell It Worldwide Based on Value, Not Price! by Kim Staflund|How to Publish a Bestselling Book ... and Sell It Worldwide Based on Value, Not Price!]] that she was tempted to give it a go - and she hasn't even written a book. When Kim popped in to see us she had a few questions to ask.
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|title=Jim's Top 15 Books Reviewed in the Last 5 Years8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary=We couldn't believe it when we realised Ever felt that it was five years since Jim first reviewed for Bookbag. Time goes so quickly when you're enjoying yourself! It was ve hit a tough job but Jim rose to the challenge of selecting his top fifteen books.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Melvin Burgess|summary=Jill thought that [[Doing It by Melvin Burgess]] was a funny and truthful peek into the minds of sex-obsessed teenage boys. Girls aren't left out, either. Parents might find it shocking but the kids will find it real. When Melvin popped into Bookbag Towers it was Jim who was on hand to ask some questionsbrick wall with your writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get you writing again.
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Hi, hello, how are you? Happy summer! Got your holiday reading sorted out yet? If not, read on. We have plenty of recommendations for you.
 
Guess what? We have some great news! The weekend of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July saw the UK's first ever YA Literature Convention, held as part of the established London Film and Comic Con. Curated by Malorie Blackman, Children's Laureate and author of many of our favourite books, including [[Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman|Noble Conflict]], and organised with the help of Booktrust, LFCC organisers Showmasters, and many of the top YA publishers around, the event, held in Earls' Court 2, was a staggering success. Our man Jim was there and had a wonderful time. If you want to read more about, you can read all about [[Jim Dean Talks To Bookbag About The UK's First Ever YA Literature Convention|his adventures]] over the weekend. Let's hope it all happens again next year!
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|title=Rebecca Mascull Greg Hickey Talks To Bookbag About Writing Historical The Old Guard of Dystopian Fiction|summary=Ani thought that [[The Visitors by Rebecca Mascull]] was a beautifully crafted mesh of conquering adversity/hist-fict/ghost story with a murder investigation slipped in for good measure Where do you go when you move beyond classics like ''1984'' and a satisfying novel that's worth every penny and, indeed, every moment spent in its company.'Brave New World''?
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Lorraine Jenkin AgainTop Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=On a warm summerChoosing the top ten self-published books we read in 2018 was difficult as we're constantly surprised at just how good some self-published books are. Here's day Sue sat our final top ten in the garden and sank gratefully into [[Jam Tomorrow alphabetical order by Lorraine Jenkin]]author.. There were quite a few questions she wanted to ask Lorraine when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Jim Dean James Donald Talks To Bookbag About The UK's First Ever YA Literature ConventionDeath Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=The weekend One of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July saw the UKfinest storytellers you's first ever YA Literature Convention, held as part ve never heard of the established London Film and Comic Con. Curated by Malorie Blackman, Children's Laureate and author of many of our favourite books, including [[Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman|Noble Conflict]], and organised with who died in September 2018 at the help age of Booktrust, LFCC organisers Showmasters, and many of the top YA publishers around, the event, held in Earls' Court 2, was a staggering success58.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Alan Hamilton
|summary=Sue was blown away when she read [[Stalemate by Alan Hamilton|Stalemate]], a reworking of the unsolved murder of Julia Wallace in Liverpool between the wars. Even knowing how it ''had'' to work out she still couldn't put the book down - and she had a lot to ask author Alan Hamilton when he popped in to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To N S BlackmanMelissa Leet|summary=Jill thought that Sue was impressed when she read [[The Secret Dinosaur: Giants Awake Landslide by N S BlackmanMelissa Leet|The Secret Dinosaur: Giants AwakeLandslide]] by Melissa Leet and was surprised to find that it was a super-fun adventure and she debut novel. She had quite a few questions for Melissa when author N S Blackman she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Sarah Skilton Talks To Faiz Kermani talks to Bookbag About Writing about how a blue frog is helping Malawi''High s vulnerable children to live safe, healthy and Dry''happy lives|summary=Jim was very impressed by Sarah Skilton's [[High and Dry by Sarah Skilton|High and Dry]] particularly because it was very differet Every child has a right to her last novel. Sarah chatted to us about the books.medical care
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|title=June 2014 Newsletter
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Hello there! We're writing this in the midst of World Cup fever. We don't mind a bit of football at .Bookbag Towers but we really don't get feverish about it. If you're the same, read on. We have plenty of reading recommendations for you and you might need them if all around you has gone Rio mad.
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|title=Robert James Abi Silver Talks To The Bookbag About Popular: The LaunchA Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary=Jim went to ''We could definitely make a flying car – but that's not the launch of [[Popular: Vintage Wisdom for hard part. The hard part is, how do you make a Modern Geek (A Memoir) by Maya Van Wagenen]]. We insisted flying car that he tell us all about it.'s super safe and quiet?'': Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Matt CarrellDaniel Peltz|summary=Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a ''building'', but was impressed surprised by just how compelling she found [[Vortex The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Matt CarrellDaniel Peltz|The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]] and the opportunity . There was a lot to ask the chat about when author a few questions when he Daniel Peltz popped into Bookbag Towers was simply too good to miss.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To W Scott BeavenTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|summary=Ani enjoyed W Scott Beaven's coming Choosing the top ten self-published books we read in 2017 was one of age [[Riccarton Junction: 1 by W Scott Beaven|crime story]] about the temptations toughest jobs we did all year and troubles facing young people. She had quite involved a few questions for the author when he popped in to see us.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To R J Morgan|summary=Jim thought that [[Fifteen Bones by R J Morgan]] was a stunning debut dealing with some dark topics, but the great voice and gallows humour drew him indeal of discussion. He and Rebecca had lots to chat about when she popped into Bookbag Towers.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Adrian Harvey|summary=Sue loved [[Being Someone Here's our final top ten in alphabetical order by Adrian Harvey]] - the story of a relationship and how early the seeds of destruction were sownauthor. She thought it was an intriguing tale, exquisitely written. There was quite a lot to chat about when the author popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Keris Stainton
|summary=Kicking off the Countdown to 5th June tour Keris Stainton popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us. You'll find all the tour dates [http://www.countdownya.com here].
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|title=Candy Harper Talks To Bookbag About The Inspiration For The ''Faith'' Series
|summary=Candy popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us about some stuff which helped her write some other stuff.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Robin LloydChit Dubey|summary=Ani enjoyed Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[Rough Passage 21 Doors to LondonHappiness: A Sea Captain's Tale, a Novel Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Robin LloydChit Dubey]] and was intrigued by the background to the storyas it chimed with her personal view of life. There were quite a few questions she wanted to ask She was delighted when Robin Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towersto chat to us.
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|title=Michael Grant Melita Thomas Talks To Bookbag About The King''GONE'' TV Shows Pearl: Henry VIII and his Daughter Mary|summary=One of Jim's favourite authors popped in to chat to Melita Thomas tell us about the screen version of [[Gone by Michael Grant|Gone]].}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=April 2014 Newsletter|summary= Hi, hello, and what are you reading? Most importantly this month, we'd like to say RIP Sue Townsend. Her creation, Adrian Mole, began with the teenager [[The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend|navigating adolescence]] in Thatcher’s Britain and followed him [[Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years by Sue Townsend|struggling into middle age]] during Tony Blair's third way. that Mary was a true Renaissance Princess
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sara CroweElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=Jim gave five stars to Peter thought that [[Bone Jack The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Sara CroweElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership]] was the best book on leadership he'd ever read and thought it was classic fantasy at its finest. He really he couldn't wait resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte quite a few questions when Sara popped in they came to Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cat Clarke AgainGabe Riggs|summary=Jim loved Luke thought that [[A Kiss In The Dark Punk Love Foucault by Cat ClarkeGabe Riggs]] was an intense, emotional and he had quite visceral read that illuminates and educates with a few questions for Cat strong voice and clear, capable prose. There was a lot to talk about when she Gabe popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Clementine Beauvais and Sarah HorneSandra Aragona|summary=Jim canSue loved Sandra Aragona't stop talking about the s lightly-fictionalised [[Sesame Seade Mysteries 1Sorting the Priorities: Sleuth on Skates Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Clementine Beauvais and Sarah HorneSandra Aragona|Sesame Seade Mysteriesautobiography]] so he of life as a diplomatic spouse. There was delighted a lot that she wanted to ask about when author Clementine Beauvais and ilustrator Sarah Horne Sandra popped in to see usinto Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tess SharpeK J Lawrence|summary=Robert thought that Sue was delighted when she read [[Far From You The Cossack by Tess SharpeK J Lawrence|The Cossack]] was very difficult to review without giving away too much of as it restored her faith in the plot - but he had lots of questions ready when thriller genre. When the author , K J Lawrence, popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us., Sue had quite a few questions ready!
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|title=Sally Green Talks To Bookbag About Her Desert Island Books
|summary=Sally's hoping that she won't need a stack of 'how to' books and that she'll be able to indulge herself with some excellent books. We're just wondering how she's going to get them all there!
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Greetings, fellow book lovers. What have you been reading?
 
Children up and down the country have been reading thanks to [http://www.worldbookday.com/ World Book Day], which took place earlier this month. We love World Book Day here at Bookbag Towers. Some fantastic titles by some fantastic authors were included this year. There's Robert Muchamore, Lauren St John, David Melling. There's even a Horrible History in there. All these books cost just £1, thanks to the annual celebration of reading. What a wonderful thing.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Lauren St JohnStuart Burrell|summary=Robert thinks that the Laura Marlin mysteries is one Sue found Start Burrell's book [[Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of the best series for tweens , Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Stuart Burrell|Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and younger teensRecollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] an inspiring, feel-good read. He was delighted She wanted to know more when author Lauren St John Stuart popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Robert ParkerWes Stuart|summary=Being from Luke enjoyed the other side combination of the Pennines, Sue's not renowned for her love compellingly-written science fiction which blends themes of innocence and growth with some well depicted moments of Manchester, but she was impressed by the way the city came across horror in [[The Baby and the Brandy My Name is Sam by Robert ParkerWes Stuart|The Baby and the BrandyMy Name is Sam]] the first book in a planned new series by Robert Parker. She and he had quite a few questions for author Wes Stuart when the author he popped into Bookbag Towers.}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Fletcher Moss Talks To Bookbag About His Obsession With Age|summary=When Fletcher Moss, author of [[The Poison Boy by Fletcher Moss|The Poison Boy]] popped in to see us he had us spellbound when he told chat to us that his obsession with age began when he was in his twenties.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=February 2014 Newsletter|summary= Hey! How are you? Guess what? We have exciting news to report! You'll remember that we chose our [[Top Ten Self-Published Books 2013| top ten self-published books]] of last year a couple of months ago. Well, now we can share our excitement that one of them has been picked up for a traditional publishing contract. How great is that? [[Burden of the Desert by Justin Huggler]] is a story about the men, women and children in post-Saddam Iraq as well as those trying to project their voices and protect their lives. And it really is great. You can read our interview with Justin [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Justin Huggler|here]] and you can even win a copy of the book if you enter our [[Burden of the Desert by Justin Huggler|competition]]. Congratualations to Justin from all at Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Nikki SheehanB C R Fegan|summary=Linda loved Sue giggled like a child when she read [[Who Framed Klaris Cliff? Henry and the Hidden Treasure by Nikki SheehanB C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]] but : it 's a good story with some valuable lessons. It was Robert who won the competition a real pleasure to chat to ask the questionswriter B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jane ElsonAnnie Ingram|summary=Jill 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 Robert both loved has shared them with us in her [[A Room Full of Chocolate Conversations with Kammie by Jane ElsonAnnie Ingram|A Room Full of Chocolatebook]]. Jill got There was a lot to do the review, but Robert was at the front of the queue with the questions talk about when Jane she popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Leila SalesStephan Santiago|summary=Robert thought that he should have been able to give Ani was quietly moved by [[This Song Will Save Your Life Returning Home by Leila SalesStephan Santiago|This Song Will Save Your LifeReturning Home]] a sixth star. Unfortunately he couldn't - but he could chat and there were several points she wanted to discuss with author Leila Sales Stephan Santiago when she he popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tom AveryTessa Buckley|summary=Robert thought that [[My BrotherJill's Shadow really taken by Tom Avery|My Brotherauthor Tessa Buckley's Shadowmystery and family drama series, Eye Spy Investigations and enjoyed [[Eye Spy II by Tessa Buckley|Eye Spy II]] was a well-written story about a young girl grieving for her older brother. He had There were quite a few questions for Tom Avery Tessa when he she popped into Bookbag Towersto chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Suzanne RindellSaqib Noor|summary=Robert was completely blown away by Sue laughed and cried when she read [[The Other Typist Surgery on the Shoulders of Giants: Letters from a doctor abroad by Suzanne RindellSaqib Noor|The Other TypistSurgery on the Shoulders of Giants: Letters from a doctor abroad]] , touched and he humbled by a man who has provided medical aid in some of the neediest parts of the world. She had quite a few questions for when author Suzanne Rindell when she Saqib Noor popped in into Bookbag Towers to see us.
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!
 
Everyone at Bookbag Towers wishes you the best 2014 you could possibly imagine. Health, wealth, happiness to you, and, of course, a good book or two. We wanted to offer a wee thank you for reading our ramblings every month and so we have instituted a monthly prize draw for all newsletter subscribers. If you are our first lucky winner, congratulations! You'll find an Amazon voucher winging its way to you very soon.
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|title=J Courtney Sullivan Talks To Bookbag About Eavesdropping
|summary=Sue loved [[The Engagements by J Courtney Sullivan]] and she was fascinated when the author popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us about Eavesdropping.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Dom ConlonJohnny Ringwood|summary=Sue had a lovely time reading Dom Conlon's Peter enjoyed [[I Am A Giant (Tiny the Giant) by Dom Conlon Cargoes & Capers: The life and Nicola Anderson|I Am A Giant]] and [[Tommy Tickletail: A Tall Tale times of a London Docklands man by Dom Conlon and Carl PughJohnny Ringwood|Tommy Tickletail: A Tall TaleCargoes & Capers]] with its memories of life in the East End and she was eager to chat to stories how the author , Johnny Ringwood, turned his life around. He had rather a lot of questions when he Johnny popped into Bookbag Towersto chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Alex KovacsIsabella Davidson|summary=Sue was slightly unnerved grabbed by the prospect of interviewing an author whose protagonist interviews himself (after allowing a suitable time lapse between preparing the questions and answering them) in [[The Currency of Paper Beta Mum: Adventures in Alpha Land by Alex KovacsIsabella Davidson|The Currency of PaperBeta Mum: Adventures in Alpha Land]], but the opportunity as soon as she started reading. She decided to tackle author Isabella Davidson about what it means to be an alpha or a beta mummy when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to Alex Kovacs was not one to missus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Matthew CrowLizzy Mumfrey|summary=We thought that Sue was stunned by [[In Bloom Fall Out by Matthew Crow|In BloomLizzy Mumfrey]] was a highly-enjoyable, life-affirming novel and with a lot more laughs than you would expect from a simply couldn't put the book about two teens with cancerdown. Robert She had quite a few whole list of questions for the author Matthew Crow when he she popped in to see usinto Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mark Lingane, AgainHugo Driscoll|summary=Author Mark Lingane describes his latest book, Sue thought that [[I Love Lucid Seven Days with You by Mark LinganeHugo Driscoll|I Love LucidSeven Days With You]] cyber-techno-thriller-alternate reality-procedural-pseudophilospophical dark comedy. was a quick but 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! Ani wasn't There was a lot to chat about to disagree but she had a few questions for Mark when he author Hugo Driscoll popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Rosie BestMichael Pronko About ''The Last Train''|summary=Robert thought that Sue was very impressed by [[Skulk The Last Train (Detective Hiroshi) by Rosie BestMichael Pronko|The Last Train]] was , a wonderful urban fantasy with an outstanding heroine and an excellent plotthriller set in Tokyo. He was delighted she had quite a few questions for author [[:Category:Michael Pronko|Michael Pronko]] when Rosie he popped in to into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Richard SmithDavid Windle|summary=Jill thought that After reading [[Time Trap Spudboy and Chip by Richard SmithDavid Windle]] was Jill wants a riproaring adventure and loved the real locations and the book's interactive websitepotato superhero. She had quite There was a few questions lot to talk about when the author popped into Bookbag Towers.
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Hi, hello and how the devil are you?
 
Did you know that 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the [http://www.thecwa.co.uk/ Crime Writers' Association]? To celebrate, they held a poll to find the greatest crime writer, crime series and crime novel. The fantabulous [[The Grand Tour: Letters and photographs from the British Empire expedition by Agatha Christie and Mathew Prichard (editor)|Agatha Christie]] topped the ratings for greatest writer with her novel ''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' as the greatest novel. [[Eliminate the Impossible: An Examination of the World of Sherlock Holmes on Page and Screen by Alistair Duncan and Steve Emecz|Sherlock Holmes]] was the greatest series. No surprises then, but it shows how much Christie and Conan Doyle are a part of our national pride and discourse.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephanie ElmasB C R Fegan|summary=Sue was completely captivated by Jill thought that [[The Room Beyond Grumpface by Stephanie ElmasB C R Fegan and Daniela Frongia]] was sweet, funny and there was vividly illustrated. She had quite a lot to talk about few questions for author Bryce Fegan when Stephanie he popped in to into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kristen ZimmerSpadge Whittaker About Confessions of Modern Women|summary=Robert Jill thought that ''Confessions of Modern Women'' was impressed when he both fun and funny to read [[The Gravity Between Us by Kristen Zimmer|The Gravity Between Us]] and delighted occasionally bawdy to boot. There was a lot to chat about when author Kristen Zimmer Spadge popped in for an interviewinto Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sebastiana RandoneTormod V Burkey|summary=Jill thought that Sean was impressed when he read [[The House Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World? by Sebastiana RandoneTormod V Burkey|Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World?]] . There was genre busting and she had quite a few questions for the lot to chat about when author when she Tormod V Burkey popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kristen ZimmerMarilyn Bennett|summary=Robert was impressed when he read Sue's only problem with [[The Gravity Between Us Granny with Benefits by Kristen Zimmer|The Gravity Between UsMarilyn Bennett]] and delighted when was that she would have loved to spend more time with the characters. When the author Kristen Zimmer popped in for an interviewinto Bookbag Towers there was quite a lot to chat about.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Keren David Talks To Bookbag About Alternative Facts|summary=Keren David Talks To Julie BerryBookbag About #alternativefacts|summary=Robert thought that Julie BerryIt wasn't until someone on Twitter tagged her book [[The Liar's Handbook by Keren David|The Liar's exploration of Handbook]] with #alternativefacts that Karen David realised quite how well the story of a voiceless girl was worth reading. He had quite a few points to raise when she popped into Bookbag Towerstitle and themes hit the zeitgeist.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Linda Newbery Talks To Bookbag About The Interview: Bookbag Power Of Protest|summary=Linda Newbery Talks To Howard WebsterBookbag About The Power Of Protest|summary=Sue thought that We were very impressed by Linda Newbery's [[Canton Elegy: A Father's Letter of Sacrifice, Survival and Love Until We Win by Stephen Jin-Nom Lee and Howard WebsterLinda Newbery|Until We Win]] was compelling and life-affirming readinga dramatized example of Suffragist ideas. She had quite a few questions for co-author Howard Webster's been chatting to us about the power of protest.
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