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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tessa BuckleyGerry Brown About Making a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=JillGerry Brown is so keen to see people geting involved that there's really taken by author Tessa Buckley's mystery and family drama series, Eye Spy Investigations and enjoyed a free digital [[Eye Spy II by Tessa Buckley|Eye Spy IIhttps://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download]]. There were quite a few questions for Tessa when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to usof this £42 book.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=July 2017 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary= Hello Bookbaggers! How the devil are you? Well, In this strangest of years we hope. The best bit of book news recently comes right after one of 've been delighted by the worst news stories for the country generally. Philip Pullman [http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2017self-06-27/philip-pullman-set-to-name-character-in-new-book-after-grenfell-tower-victim-following-charity-campaign is set to name] one of the characters in his upcoming novel after a victim of the Grenfell Tower fire. Teacher James Clements pledged £1,500 in memory of his former pupil Nur Huda El-Wahabi, who died in the fire, published books we've read and hundreds of others added more cash to his bid in the Authors for Grenfell fundraising auction. The whole auction raised £150k. And we donthey't mind telling you that we shed a few tears over it re all. We hope books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the authorities get their stuff together and show a similar generosity of spiritsame genres. Wereally couldn're not holding our breath on t narrow the showing choice down any further - so farthis year's top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, sadlyin alphabetical order by author...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Saqib NoorOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=Sue laughed and cried when she read was so impressed by [[Surgery on the Shoulders of GiantsThe Radical Innovation Playbook: Letters from a doctor abroad A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by Saqib Noor|Surgery on the Shoulders of Giants: Letters from a doctor abroadOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander]], touched and humbled by that she wished that she had a man who has provided medical aid in some of the most needy parts good business idea of her own so that she could use the worldbook. She had quite a few questions Perhaps that was what she was talking about when author Saqib Noor Olga and Allen popped into Bookbag Towers to see chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Johnny RingwoodAndrew Hampshire|summary=Peter enjoyed Technology can seem frightening to people who don't have the background. In [[Cargoes & CapersCreating Value Through Technology: The life and times of a London Docklands man Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business by Johnny RingwoodAndrew Hampshire|Cargoes & CapersCreating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business]] with its memories of life in Andrew Hampshire discusses the East End tech that can add quantifiable value to your business and stories how to get the author, Johnny Ringwood, turned his life aroundmost out of it. He and Sue had rather a lot of questions to chat about when Johnny popped he dropped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=June 2017 NewsletterStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary= Hello you lovely Bookbaggers. It's been a sad and angry month since we last spokeIn every generation, what with terror attacks and general elections. We hope all is well with all of you and you there are all coping as best you cankids who become bullies. 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 failsThey bully their siblings, books can comfortneighbor kids, right? So let's have some positivity, if only on the subject of books and readingtheir classmates. So here's some exciting news! We have a title, a character They seem to believe that other kids look up to them and an [http://wwwrespect them.theguardian.com/books/2017/may/26/before-his-dark-materials-how-lyras-story-began-exclusiveThat is self-extract extract] for the first volume in Philip Pullman's new trilogydelusion, 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 as most adults are beyond excited. Roll on October! And while we're on the topic of young readersaware, herebut kids don'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 t have the Literacy Trust has found that more than half of children experience to properly judge what is respect and young people say that they read for pleasurewhat is merely fear. Isn't that great?
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFrom Sci Fi to Reality: Bookbag Talks To Isabella DavidsonHow Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=Sue was grabbed by [[The Beta Mum: Adventures gap between sci-fi and reality is not so big anymore. You don’t have to go that far back in Alpha Land by Isabella Davidson|The Beta Mum: Adventures time to see huge developments in Alpha Land]] as soon as she started readingtechnology. She decided to tackle author Isabella Davidson about what it means to For example, the smartphone has been around for over 10 years now, but if you don’t have one in today’s society, you’d either be an alpha seen as crazy or a beta mummy when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to usjust out of touch.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Lizzy Mumfrey5 Great AI books to read in 2020|summary=Sue was stunned by [[Fall Out by Lizzy Mumfrey]] and simply couldn't put Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the book downmost important technologies in human history. She had a whole list It comes with so many benefits, from improving the efficiency of questions for the author when she popped into Bookbag Towerssimple, basic tasks to helping to solve advanced problems by quickly analyzing large data sets.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Hugo DriscollA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Sue thought that [[Seven Days Are you running out of inspiration for what to do with the kids when they can't go out? We've come up with You by Hugo Driscoll|Seven Days With You]] was a quick but suprisingly deep read which looks sensitively at young love and terminal illness and that itbaker's more uplifting than dozen of books to give you might expect from that description! There was a lot to chat about when author Hugo Driscoll popped into Bookbag Towerssome brilliant ideas.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=May 2017 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2019|summary= Hi, hello and how the devil are you, fellow Bookbaggers? We want to start out 've seen some cracking self-published books this month by mentioning not one, but two, good causes. Anna Boatman, along year and they're all books which compare well with 29 of her Hachette publishing colleagues have cycled 185 miles from London to Paris, traditionally-published books in order to raise money for TWO amazing charities: the Literacy Trust and The PSP Associationsame genres. Progressive Supranuclear Palsy is a little We really couldn't narrow the choice down any further -known disease similar to Parkinsonso this year's that Anna's lovely Dad has been suffering with for 17 years. We think these top ten consists of eleven books and here they are great charities to support and if you do too, you can contribute towards them in alphabetical order by donating to this sterling effortauthor. Anna's Just Giving page is [http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Anna-Boatman?newPage=True here] and the Hachette team's page is [http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Hachette-Connect-Team here]. Well done, you guys. You've more cycling courage than we have!
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Desiree Villena Talks To Michael Pronko Bookbag About ''The Last Train''5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=Sue was very impressed by [[The Last Train (Detective Hiroshi) by Michael Pronko|The Last Train]]Writing a book review isn't difficult, you know, but there are a thriller set few things you need to keep us in Tokyomind. she had quite a few questions for author [[:Category:Michael Pronko|Michael Pronko]] when he popped into Bookbag TowersDesiree Villena gives us five tips.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David WindleMelanie Martin|summary=After reading |summary=In [[Spudboy War and Chip Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by David WindleMelanie Martin|War and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]] Jill wants Melanie Martin reconstructs what happened to her family in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It's a potato superherohighly compelling if occasionally shocking read. There Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and was a lot to talk about delighted when the author popped into Bookbag Towersagreed to chat with her.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFraming the Brexit narrative: Bookbag Talks To B C R Feganimmigration, myths and public perception|summary=Jill thought that [[The Grumpface by B C R Fegan and Daniela Frongia]] was sweet, funny Loobna Joomun looks at how Brexit is likely to affect the publishing industry - and vividly illustrated. She had quite a few questions for author Bryce Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towersthe wider country.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=April 2017 Newsletter8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary= Hello Bookbaggers! How are Ever felt that you've hit a brick wall with your writing? 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 Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get 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 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 morewriting again.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Greg Hickey Talks To Spadge Whittaker Bookbag About Confessions The Old Guard of Modern WomenDystopian Fiction|summary=Jill thought that Where do you go when you move beyond classics like ''Confessions of Modern Women1984'' was both fun and funny to read and occasionally bawdy to boot. There was a lot to chat about when Spadge popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.''Brave New World''?
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tormod V BurkeyTop Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=Sean Choosing the top ten self-published books we read in 2018 was impressed when he read [[Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animaldifficult as we're constantly surprised at just how good some self-Lovers Save the World? by Tormod V Burkey|Ethics for a Full World or, Can Animal-Lovers Save the World?]]published books are. There was a lot to chat about when author Tormod V Burkey popped in to Bookbag Towers.}}{{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Marilyn Bennett|summary=SueHere's only problem with [[Granny with Benefits our final top ten in alphabetical order by Marilyn Bennett]] was that she would have loved to spend more time with the charactersauthor.. When the author popped into Bookbag Towers there was quite a lot to chat about.
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|title=Keren David James Donald Talks To Bookbag About Alternative FactsThe Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=Keren David Talks To Bookbag About #alternativefacts|summary=It wasn't until someone on Twitter tagged her book [[The Liar's Handbook by Keren David|The LiarOne of the finest storytellers you's Handbook]] with #alternativefacts that Karen David realised quite how well the title and themes hit ve never heard of, who died in September 2018 at the zeitgeistage of 58.
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|category=newslettersinterviews|title=February 2017 NewsletterThe Interview: Bookbag Talks To Melissa Leet|summary= Hi, hello Sue was impressed when she read [[Landslide by Melissa Leet|Landslide]] by Melissa Leet and how are you all? We don't want was surprised to dwell too much on convulsive world events - not because they don't concern us but because everyone is doing it and probably doing find that it much better than we couldwas a debut novel. But how could we ''not'' point out that George Orwell's ''newspeak'' classic ''1984'' is, as we write, back in [http://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jan/24/george-orwell-1984-sales-surge-kellyanne-conway-alternative-facts Amazon's bestseller list]. Alternative facts are not facts. And thank you, George Orwell, She had quite a few questions for warning usMelissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Linda Newbery Talks To Faiz Kermani talks to Bookbag About The Power Of Protestabout how a blue frog is helping Malawi's vulnerable children to live safe, healthy and happy lives|summary=Linda Newbery Talks To Bookbag About The Power Of Protest|summary=We were very impressed by Linda Newbery's [[Until We Win by Linda Newbery|Until We Win]] Every child has a dramatized example of Suffragist ideas. She's been chatting right to us about the power of protest.medical care
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|category=listscomments|title=Top Ten Self-Published Books 2016Abi Silver Talks To The Bookbag About A Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary= It''We could definitely make a flying car – but that's never an easy job picking our top ten self published books of any yearnot the hard part. The hard part is, but 2016 was particularly difficult as wehow do you make a flying car that's super safe and quiet?''ve seen some exceptional books.: Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Charles D BlanchardDaniel Peltz|summary=Luke thought that [[KingdomSue wasn's End by Charles D Blanchard]] was an adventurous take on a political thriller. It features rats but offers some facinating insights into the world of us humans. Luke had quite a few questions for the author when he popped in t expecting to Bookbag Towers to chat to us.}}{{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=January 2017 Newsletter|summary= Hello, hello, hello! And enjoy 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 novel about a handcart but we hope it finds a new direction this year and, even if it doesn't'building'', all our readers find at least the small pleasures that make life worth living come their way. Have you seen the film of but was surprised by just how compelling she found [[A Monster Calls The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Patrick NessDaniel Peltz|A Monster CallsThe Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]]? It's lovely! As lovely as the book - and we rarely say that hereabouts. The cast is super and the film balances its emotional and fantastical elements beautifully. If you haven't seen it yet, then you really should There was a lot to chat about when author Daniel Peltz popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Top Ten NonSelf-Fiction Published Books of 20162017|summary= If fiction's not your bag then we've chosen some special nonChoosing the top ten self-fiction published books for youwe read in 2017 was one of the toughest jobs we did all year and involved a great deal of discussion. As always theyHere're s our final top ten in alphabetical order by author...
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Teens Books of 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Chit Dubey|summary= There have been some cracking books for teens Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[21 Doors to Happiness: Life Through Travel Experiences and young adults this yearMeditation by Chit Dubey]] as it chimed with her personal view of life. These are our favourites in alphabetical order by authorShe was delighted when Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=listscomments|title=Top Ten Books for Confident Readers 2016Melita Thomas Talks To Bookbag About The King's Pearl: Henry VIII and his Daughter Mary|summary= We've quite Melita Thomas tell us that Mary was a range of books in our confident readers category - it stretches from the time that children are nicely reading on their own right through to the point where they're looking at books for teens. we think we've got something for everyone is this selection which is in alphabetical order by author.true Renaissance Princess
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Children's Picture Books 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary= WePeter thought that [[The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership]] was the best book on leadership he'd ever read and he couldn've found some wondefful picture books this year t resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte quite a few questions when they#re all going came to appeal Bookbag Towers to adults ''and'' children. Here they are in alphabetical order by authorchat to us.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Children's Non-Fiction Books of 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gabe Riggs|summary= We really struggled to pick just ten of the wonderful children's non-fiction books which we've seen this yearLuke thought that [[Punk Love Foucault by Gabe Riggs]] was an intense, but here they areemotional and visceral read that illuminates and educates with a strong voice and clear, in alphabetical order by authorcapable prose. There was a lot to talk about when Gabe popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten General Fiction Books of 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sandra Aragona|summary= We look for cracking good reads from our General Fiction favourites Sue loved Sandra Aragona's lightly-fictionalised [[Sorting the Priorities: Ambassadress and here they are in alphabetical order Beagle Survive Diplomacy by authorSandra Aragona|autobiography]] of life as a diplomatic spouse. There was a lot that she wanted to ask about when Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=newslettersinterviews|title=November 2016 NewsletterThe Interview: Bookbag Talks To K J Lawrence|summary= Everything has gone a little bit crazy in dear old Blightly of late, hasn't Sue was delighted when she read [[The Cossack by K J Lawrence|The Cossack]] as it? Brexit has sent us all into a spin and there is a great deal of anger about. Our hope, restored her faith in this November newsletter, is to bring you - whichever side of the Brexit divide you find yourself on - some of the joy and happiness found in reading for pleasurethriller genre. Reading is When the best escape of all. We'll never change our minds about that here at author, K J Lawrence, popped into Bookbag Towers.to chat to us, Sue had quite a few questions ready!
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Crime Novels 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stuart Burrell|summary= For the most part weSue found Start Burrell's book [[Twelve Times To The Max: One Man've avoided the big names in our favourites this years Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Stuart Burrell|Twelve Times To The Max: itOne Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] an inspiring, feel-good read. She wanted to see some new names coming through! These are our favourites in alphabetical order by authorknow more when Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Historical Fiction Books of 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Wes Stuart|summary= A few years ago historical Luke enjoyed the combination of compellingly-written science fiction was a niche genre, but now it's mainstream which blends themes of innocence and we've seen growth with some cracking books this year. These are our favourites well depicted moments of horror in alphabetical order [[My Name is Sam by Wes Stuart|My Name is Sam]] and he had quite a few questions for authorWes Stuart when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Women's Fiction Books of 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To B C R Fegan|summary= There should be something for everyoneSue giggled like a child when she read [[Henry and the Hidden Treasure by B C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]]: it's tastes here: they're all great fun and we've presented them alphabetically by authora good story with some valuable lessons. It was a real pleasure to chat to writer B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Autobiographies and Biographies 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Annie Ingram|summary= We've seen Very few people believe that dogs can talk so it was something of a lot of biographies relief when Sue met author, Annie Ingram. She has lengthy conversations with her cocker spaniel Kammie and autobiographies has shared them with us in 2016 and it hasn't been easy her [[Conversations with Kammie by Annie Ingram|book]]. There was a lot to talk about when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to select just ten as our favourites, but here's what we finally settled on in alphabetical order by authorus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Leigh BardugoStephan Santiago|summary=Olivia thought that Ani was quietly moved by [[Crooked Kingdom Returning Home by Leigh BardugoStephan Santiago|Crooked KingdomReturning Home]] was all that she could want from a book and more, so there were several points she had quite a few questions wanted to discuss with author Stephan Santiago when Leigh Bardugo he popped in to into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Literary Fiction Books of 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tessa Buckley|summary= ItJill's been really taken by author Tessa Buckley's mystery and family drama series, Eye Spy Investigations and enjoyed [[Eye Spy II by Tessa Buckley|Eye Spy II]]. There were quite a rich year few questions for literary fiction and we had great fun debating which were our favourites - but here they are in alphabetical order by authorTessa when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Top Ten Science Fiction and Fantasy Novels 2016The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Saqib Noor|summary= We've got some old favourites 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 new names in this year's selection of our favouritesthe neediest parts of the world. Here they are - in alphabetical order by She had quite a few questions when authorSaqib Noor popped into Bookbag Towers to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Steven BurgauerJohnny Ringwood|summary=Ani thought that Peter enjoyed [[Cargoes & Capers: The Road To War: Duty life and times of a London Docklands man by Johnny Ringwood|Cargoes & Drill, Courage & Capture by Steven BurgauerCapers]] was personalwith its memories of life in the East End and stories how the author, inspiring & insightfulJohnny Ringwood, turned his life around. She He had quite rather a few points to discuss lot of questions when Steven Burgauer Johnny popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Numba PinkertonIsabella Davidson|summary=For years Sue has bought mostly black clothes, because they seemed ''safe'': Numba Pinkerton has shown her how to have a wardrobe which works and which she loves. When Numba, author of was grabbed by [[The No Black Project Beta Mum: Adventures in Alpha Land by Numba PinkertonIsabella Davidson|The No Black ProjectBeta Mum: Adventures in Alpha Land]] 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, Sue had lots of questions she wanted to askchat to us.}}{{newfeature|category=lists|title=The Richard and Judy Book Club Autumn 2016|summary= Seven great reads for the autumn - and we've read them all!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Richard Smith about The Darzoids' StoneLizzy Mumfrey|summary=Jill loved Sue was stunned by [[The Darziods' Stone Fall Out by Richard Smith|The Darziods' StoneLizzy Mumfrey]] - a fast-paced teen adventure - and simply couldn't put the book down. She had quite a few whole list of questions for the author Richard Smith when he she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gloria D Gonsalves About Lamellia: The Kingdom of MushroomsHugo Driscoll|summary=Jill enjoyed Sue thought that [[Lamellia: The Kingdom of Mushrooms Seven Days with You by Gloria D GonsalvesHugo Driscoll|Seven Days With You]] was a quick but surprisingly deep read which looks sensitively at young love and terminal illness and said that sheit'd be glad to read it to any child. s more uplifting than you might expect from that description! She and the author had lots There was a lot to chat about when Gloria author Hugo Driscoll popped into Bookbag Towers.}}{{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=October 2016 Newsletter|summary= Well, hello there, Bookbaggers. Are you enjoying some autumnal colours? Kicking through some leaves? Splashing in the odd puddle or two? If so, enjoy! We hope you didn't miss [Poetry Day]. Lots happened, not least Kate Tempest live on BBC2 at prime time on a Saturday night. She was fabulous, wasn't she? If you missed it, here is the trailer for Let Them Eat Chaos, the piece she performed. The whole thing is truly wonderful.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anthony BidulkaMichael Pronko About ''The Last Train''|summary=Luke Sue was very impressed when he read by [[Set Free The Last Train (Detective Hiroshi) by Anthony BidulkaMichael Pronko|The Last Train]] not least because he liked the characters he felt he could invest , a thriller set inTokyo. He she had quite a few questions when the for author popped into Bookbag Towers.}}{{newfeature|category=comments|title=Natasha Farrant Talks To Bookbag About First Discovering Jane Austen|summary=We ''loved'' [[Lydia: The Wild Girl of Pride and Prejudice by Natasha FarrantCategory:Michael Pronko|Lydia: The Wild Girl of Pride and PrejudiceMichael Pronko]] and it was fascinating to listen to author Natasha Farrant tell us about how she first came to dicover Jane Austenwhen he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Pamela JohnsonDavid Windle|summary=Rebecca was impressed when she read After reading [[Taking in Water Spudboy and Chip by Pamela JohnsonDavid Windle]] - she was reminded of Iris Murdoch's ''The Sea, The Sea'' - and Johnson's writing style put her in mind of two of favourite authors, Tessa Hadley and Kate AtkinsonJill wants a potato superhero. She had quite There was a few questions lot to talk about when the author popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.}}{{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=September 2016 Newsletter|summary= Hi, hello and how are you all, dear readers? Here's some cool news to start us off this month - an innovative new monthly print magazine for 8-12 year-olds is about to launch. [http://www.scoopthemag.co.uk/ Scoop] will offer an inspiring mix of short stories, poetry, non-fiction features, comic strips and activities. It will feature some of the very best creators of literary and visual content for children - think Neil Gaiman, Eoin Colfer and Laura Dockrill, just for starters. Not least, Scoop is for children who will be thrilled to receive their very own magazine in the post, addressed only to them. We ''love'' the sound of Scoop. It reminds Jill of the Puffin Post, to which she enthusiastically subscribed as a child. If you have a child who loves to read, you should look it out.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ritchie Valentine SmithB C R Fegan|summary=Ani enjoyed Jill thought that [[Words of Power: Volume 1 The Grumpface by Ritchie Valentine Smith|Words of PowerB C R Fegan and Daniela Frongia]]was sweet, the first volume of a new samurai fantasy series by Ritchie Valentine Smithfunny and vividly illustrated. She had plenty of quite a few questions for the author Bryce Fegan when he popped in to see usinto Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To S B CharlesSpadge Whittaker About Confessions of Modern Women|summary=Jill thought that [[Gliding With Black Swans by S B Charles]] was a roller coaster of a thriller and she couldn't wait to chat to author S B Charles when he popped in to chat to us.}}{{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Christopher Bowden about 'The Purple Shadow'|summary=ItConfessions of Modern Women's not long since Jill enjoyed Christopher Bowden's novel [[The Green Door by Christopher Bowden|The Green Door]], so she was delighted when she had the opportunity both fun and funny to read his latest book [[The Purple Shadow by Christopher Bowden|The Purple Shadow]].}}{{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=August 2016 Newsletter|summary= Well, hello there, readers. We hope you're well. And we hope you're getting back to reading now that Rio 2016 and all the associated Olympic excitements are done and dusted. We have some great books for you occasionally bawdy to consider this monthboot. So read on... How many books do you think you might have read over the last three years? You'd be going some if you said There was a thousand, right? But what if you said 2.500? That would be amazing! Well, Faith Jackson, aged 12, has done [http://www.knutsfordguardian.co.uk/news/14659644.display/ just that]. She has met authors, been given books, and now is lot to chat about when Spadge popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to be featured in Ripley's upcoming ''Odd Around the World''. We like the cut of your jib, Faithus. Keep reading!
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