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|category=commentslists|title=Work At Home or Work Away From Home? Helen Black helps us to decide.Top Ten Self-Published Books 2023|summary=ItWe've seen some really good self-published books this year: they's very tempting to think that someone elsere up there with the best of traditional publishing. Here's grass is greener than your ownour top ten, but in the matter of working at home or commuting to your job Helen Black has experienced both and wants us to know that there are a few things you need to consideralphabetical order, not least the fluff in the tumble drierby author.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To The Anonymous EditorJeffrey Dunn|summary=Jill enjoyed [[Clients From Hell Radio Free Olympia by ClientsFromHell.netJeffrey Dunn|Clients From HellRadio Free Olympia]] offers , a hilarious collection story blending prose and poetry with themes of user-submitted stories from designers dealing with rudeecology, folklore, clueless love and demanding clientsloss. We were delighted to interview its Anonymous EditorShe didn't think it was the easiest read, but a rewarding one.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=How To Write a Fantasy Novel: The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jenn AshworthFull Guide|summary=Sue loved JennFantasy has always been our way out of the real world's limitations. It's latest booka space where magic is real, mythical creatures roam, [[Cold Light and heroes go on epic quests. This genre is loved by Jenn Ashworth|Cold Light]]people of all ages and backgrounds. She met Jenn a few months ago It allows us to explore new worlds and really wanted to know how a nice girl like Jenn could think up a plot like that. Thankfullyface unimaginable challenges, Jenn was ready to talk to usall without leaving our homes...}}
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|title=Why is it important to have good and challenging fiction for teens? by Gillian PhilipHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: Best Practices|summary=Gillian Philip Reading is one of Bookbag's favourite authors for teensthe most effective ways to improve your vocabulary. She can write Not only does it expose you to new words and their meanings, but it also allows you to see them used in any genre context, which is essential for understanding and even blends using them together sometimescorrectly. And she's always realWith the rise of language learning apps, such as Promova, even when she's writing fantasymany people have turned to technology to improve their vocabulary. Her latest bookHowever, [[The Opposite of Amber by Gillian Philip|The Opposite of Amber]] is reading remains a chilling thriller tried-and-true method that blends with a realistic story of relationship breakdown and social issueshas been used for centuries. If anyone can tell us why teens need books to challenge them, it's Gillian. So we thank her for passing by to give us her view - and promise you she is ''nothing'' like as gnarled as Charlie Sheen!
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|title=Selling Well Is The Best Revenge by Linda Gillard3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=We fell How much do you know about ghostwriters? These professionals lurk in love the shadows of the publishing industry (both self- and traditional publishing), with Linda Gillard when we read [[Star Gazing by Linda Gillard|Star Gazing]]most members of the public having only ever heard of them because of the Pierce Brosnan film. Sue described Given the awkwardness a lot of people feel toward ghostwriters, it as intelligent women's fiction and since then we've searched out and read her back catalogue, but we were getting worried no surprise that there wasn't another book for us to read! Then Linda told us that she was publishing [[House are a number of Silence by Linda Gillard|House of Silence]] as an ebook and she was publishing it herself. And shemisconceptions about what they do, so I's agreed m hoping to explain whyclarify three important things in this post.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anne O'BrienConrad Delacroix|summary=We've Sue really enjoyed both [[Virgin Widow The Lensky Connection by Anne O'BrienConrad Delacroix|Virgin WidowThe Lensky Connection]] and [[Devil's Consort by Anne O'Brien|Devil's Consort]] so the opportunity to ask Anne O'Brien , a thriller set primarily in Russia. She had quite a few qestions was too good to missquestions for author Conrad Delacroix when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=commentslists|title=Celia Rees tells us about the inspiration for The Fool's GirlTop Ten Self-Published Books 2022|summary=[[The FoolWe's Girl by Celia Rees|The Fool's Girl]] is a truly enjoyable mix re constantly amazed at the quality of Shakespearean characters the self-published books which come our way and historical people and a novel for teens and adults to savourwe've seen some real gems in 2022. Herethey are, Celia Rees tells us all about how she came to write it.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Natasha Solomons|summary=We were really impressed by [[The Novel in the Viola alphabetical order, by Natasha Solomons|The Novel in the Viola]], published in May 2011, which took us back to Dorset in the war years and we couldn't pass the opportunity to ask author Natasha Solomons a few questions.:
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|title=Research? But it's Only a Romantic Novel! by Sophie Page3 Things You Should Know About Literary Agents|summary=When we finished reading If you're all set to publish your novel, it might be time to [[To Marry A Prince by Sophie Page|To Marry A Princehttps://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]] we started wondering exactly how . Since you did 're essentially picking the research person responsible for a presenting and marketing your book like thatto the world, this is no easy task. I mean - When you can't just tag along for ve sent your [https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/how-to-write-a couple of week's work experience-query-letter/ query letters] and started getting responses, can these tips will help you? The book gives a real feel choose the right person for what the life is like so we asked Sophie to tell us how she did ityou.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewLolita Book Review: Bookbag Talks To Stephen Mark NormanMost Important Things to Know|summary=[[:Category:Stephen Mark Norman|Stephen Mark Norman]] Lolita, a highly controversial book, is the author of [[Meklyan and the Fourth Piece of the Artefact by Stephen Mark Norman|Meklyan and the Fourth Piece of the Artefact]]not subject to bans in American schools. We realised that there was more to Here are the book than met the eye and we couldn't refuse the opportunity most important things you need to ask him a few questionsknow about it.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Stylish Restaging of The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Annette HartCrucible is All Show and No Substance, According to Reviews|summary=[[:Category:Annette Hart|Annette Hart]] The Crucible is a teacher, mother of four children tragedy that’s been debated and the author of [[Blood and Allegiance by Annette Hart|Blood and Allegiance]], the first of discussed for many years. Its current running in theaters has received a series of booksrather intriguing review. We couldn't resist asking her how she managed to pack so much in Keep reading to her busy lifefind out more.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=March 2011 NewsletterHow Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Singapore Math|summary=Greetings, fellow booklings. How goes your literary life at the moment? Our cup Singapore Mathematics is overflowing with the great fortune a unique way of good books presenting this science. Parents and we've chosen our favourites for March in the Book of the Month section below. Sue has been allowed teachers will be able to take a break from reading, but only so that she could attend an event for, you guessed it, book bloggers. We can't just let her out willy nilly you know - what if she didn't come back? Anyway, a great time was had by all understand and you can read about it at the Guardian's book blog [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/feb/21/writers-met-bloggers-lunch here], courtesy of explain to children the charming Chris Cleavessimplest mathematical processes using images.
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|title=Kate Lord Brown talks about The Real ThingFinding More Time For Reading|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we were converted to our If there is one thing that a lot of people could benefit from having more of in their lives, it's [[Amazon KindleA Bookbagger's View:What it's like to be a reviewer|Kindlesliterature]] with almost indecent haste, but Kate Lord Brown thinks . Plenty of us have gone through this experience of suddenly finding that there we are a few points which not reading as much as we should consider before giving up on books completelyused to.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Michael Dhillon|summary=Bookbag really enjoyed [[The Cuckoo Parchment There are a lot of possible reasons for this, and it's something that you might be able to approach in a number of ways if you want to make sure that you are getting back into reading again. But one of the Dyke by Michael Dhillon|The Cuckoo Parchment most important parts of this is probably that you are able to find enough time for reading, and the Dyke]] with its unusual plot and pacethat can be harder than you might initially think. When we had the opportunity to talk to Michael Dhillon we couldn’t resist!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Giles MiltonGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=Here at Bookbag we're great admirers of Giles Milton. He writes great Sue was absolutely riveted to [[According to ArnoldDisaster in the Boardroom: A Novel of Love Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Gerry Brown and Mushrooms by Giles Milton|fictionRandall S Peterson]], wonderful [[Zebedee. It's Zoo by Giles Milton and Katharine McEwen|childrenbrilliantly readable but rather frightening: people's books]] lives and we've just enjoyed his latest [[Wolfram: The Boy Who Went To War by Giles Milton|history book]]livelihoods could be in the hands of company boards which are dysfunctional. The chance to talk to him was just too good Sue wanted to missknow more.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Alma KatsuTop Ten Self-Published Books 2021|summary=We loved Alma Katsuthought that 2020 was a strange year but 2021 has been equally so. Once again we've been amazed by the quality of self-published books which have come our way. Last year's novel [[The Taker by Alma Katsu|The Taker]] and top ten consisted of eleven books (maths never was our strong point...) but this year we're going to have to make it a baker's dozen as we really couldn't resist the opportunity to ask her how she produced something quite so stunningsplit them apart. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Melissa WarehamGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=We loved Sue was an enthusiastic reader of [[Take Me HomeThe Independent Director in Society: Tales Our current crisis of Battersea Dogs governance and what to do by Melissa Wareham]]Gerry Brown, her stories Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais|The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what life in Battersea Dogs is really like, especially adapted for children. We couldn't resist to do]] and she had several points she wanted to discuss with the opportunity to ask her some questionsauthors when they popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Malcolm Fawbert and Asa JonesComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=Malcolm Fawbert has just published his [[Tales from Thimble Hall: Mrs Stopper's Bottle by Malcolm Fawbert|first childrenComic books and movies, in general, have been given the portrayal of good; always winning and saving the day. however, thanks to the creativity of writers, we have a few writers of comics who have managed to alter this unsaid rule, 's book]] whilst under evil wins at the name end of Asa Jones hethe day's brought out his [[The Illustrated Mind of Mike Reeves by Asa Jones|first novel for adults]]. We couldn't resist the opportunity While it may not be a great thought to bear in mind, it is still something a bit fascinating to get both his alter egos into one room and ask them dwell on. And, we believe that it is a few questions!breath of fresh air to discover that we have something different from the cliché where the hero always emerges as the victor.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Victoria L ThompsonGerry Brown About Making a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=Victoria L ThompsonGerry Brown is so keen to see people geting involved that there's a free digital [[Midnight Mischief by Victoria L Thompson and Ben The Illustrator|Midnight Mischief]https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download] is a fun romp through space, to rescue Pluto from those pesky aliensof this £42 book. It's got strong rhymes throughout and engaging illustrations. We couldn't wait to interview Victoria!
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|category=newsletterslists|title=January 2011 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary=Hello! Happy New Year! How was your Christmas? We had rather marvellous ones, helped along In this strangest of years we've been delighted by our new Kindles. Wethe self-published books we're all used to this new reading experience now, ve read and wethey're feeling very positive about ebooks. Although we are still miffed about them being VATall books which compare well with traditionally-ablepublished books in the same genres. Still, you canWe really couldn't have everything. We also broke out narrow the bubbly when some kindly soul became our 4,000th Twitter follower. Itchoice down any further - so this year's very gratifying to think that more than 4top ten consists of eleven books and here they are,000 people are interested in what we have to sayalphabetical order by author.. Perhaps they're just being kind! If you'd like site updates more often than once a month via this newsletter, then why not join the throng? }} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Dan Abnett|summary=Dan Abnett's [[Primeval: Extinction Event by Dan Abnett|Primeval: Extinction Event]] is a perfect tie-in novel with lots of Cretaceous critters for fans, and a very good action fantasy for anyone else. We couldn't wait to interview him!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Savita KalhanOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=Savita Kalhan's Sue was so impressed by [[The Long Weekend Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by Savita Kalhan|The Long WeekendOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander]] is an incredibly tense thriller with that she wished that she had a really important message good business idea of her own so that she could use the book. Perhaps that was what she was talking about 'stranger danger'. We leapt at the opportunity when Olga and Allen popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to interview herus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To John SaundersAndrew Hampshire|summary=John SaundersTechnology can seem frightening to people who don' t have the background. In [[The Vernham Chronicles Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business by John SaundersAndrew Hampshire|The Vernham ChroniclesCreating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business]] is set in Andrew Hampshire discusses the beautiful countryside of Vernbury Vale. There you'll meet tech that can add quantifiable value to your business and how to get the villagers most out of Vernham. They're distinctly odd but we promise that you'll like themit. We were delighted He and Sue had a lot to interview John chat about his humorous storieswhen he dropped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Richard DenningStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=Richard Denning's [[Tomorrow's Guardian by Richard Denning|Tomorrow's Guardian]] In every generation, there are kids who become bullies. They bully their siblings, neighbor kids, and their classmates. They seem to believe that other kids look up to them and respect them. That is an actionself-filled children's story about the quest to save two universesdelusion, that will really appeal to many younger readersas most adults are aware, especially if they're interested in history. We couldnbut kids don't wait have the experience to interview him!properly judge what is respect and what is merely fear.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFrom Sci Fi to Reality: Bookbag Talks To Philip ThreadneedleHow Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=[[The Astronaut's Apprentice by Philip Threadneedle]] gap between sci-fi and reality is a hoot of a jaunt through space not so big anymore. You don’t have to go that far back in time to see huge developments in technology. For example, the smartphone has been around for tweens with Grandpaover 10 years now, but if you don’t have one in today’s society, Bradley and Headlice. We couldn't resist the opportunity to ask Philip Threadneedle some questionsyou’d either be seen as crazy or just out of touch.
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|title=Amazon Kindle5 Great AI books to read in 2020|summary=Are ebooks the future Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of books? Is it the right time to get an ebook reader? We thought about it long and hardmost important technologies in human history. Yes we did. We don't often think about things this long or this hardIt comes with so many benefits, because it hurts. But sometimesfrom improving the efficiency of simple, cogitations are necessary. We wouldn't be here at Bookbag if we didn't love books but we knew that more and more people were enjoying ebooks. It was time to find out what it was really like basic tasks to have up helping to 3,500 books in your pocket or your bagsolve advanced problems by quickly analyzing large data sets. 3,500! Yikes!
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mary E MartinA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=[[The Drawing Lesson: The First in the Trilogy Are you running out of Remembrance by Mary E Martin|The Drawing Lesson]] is inspiration for what to do with the first book in Mary E Martinkids when they can't go out? We've come up with a baker's Trilogy dozen of Remembrance. We thoroughly enjoyed the book and took the opportunity books to ask Mary give you some questionsbrilliant ideas.
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|title=Top Ten Historical Novels of 2010Self-Published Books 2019|summary=We love a bit of historical fiction here at Bookbag've seen some cracking self-published books this year and they're all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the same genres. It We really couldn't narrow the choice down any further - so this year's a wide genre, ranging from a bit top ten consists of escapist reading to serious social comment. And the past often has a great deal to tell us about the presenteleven books and here they are, so it can be instructive too. Here are our favourite historical novels from 2010in alphabetical order by author. Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag.co.uk tell us] about yours?
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|category=listscomments|title=Top Ten Teen Books of 2010Desiree Villena Talks To Bookbag About 5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=Actually, that title should read ''Top Ten Teen Books Jill Read in 2010''. And she's read a few. These are her favouritest of favourites and it was Writing a tough choice. Shebook review isn's discounted books that were part of a series - perhaps a bit tought difficult, you know, but otherwise she'd still be choosingthere are a few things you need to keep us in mind. Why not [mailto:sue@thebookbag Desiree Villena gives us five tips.co.uk tell us] about yours?
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Marcus ChownMelanie Martin|summary=We've always enjoyed Marcus Chown|summary=In [[War and Love: A family's worktestament of anguish, from [[Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt You endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Marcus ChownMelanie Martin|Quantum Theory Cannot Hurt YouWar and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]] Melanie Martin reconstructs what happened to his childrenher family in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It's a highly compelling if occasionally shocking read. Days after she finished the book [[Felicity Frobisher Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and was delighted when the Three-headed Aldebaran Dust Devil by Marcus Chown|Felicity Frobisher and the Three-headed Aldebaran Dust Devil]]. After devouring [[We Need To Talk About Kelvin by Marcus Chown|We Need To Talk About Kelvin]], we leapt at the opportunity author agreed to ask Marcus some questionschat with her.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=October 2010 NewsletterFraming the Brexit narrative: immigration, myths and public perception|summary=Right. This month we are avoiding all talk of politics and spending cuts. Now the Chilean miners have been rescued - did you cry? We did - what we need is a good book to take our minds off all the cuts doom and gloom, which has been going on since forever and a day. Just do it already! Have you heard of the British Library's web archive? It's a thing we've been meaning to tell you about for a long time and failed miserably in getting around to. Basically, it's a collection sites of cultural, historical and political importance to the UK and you can have a look Loobna Joomun looks at it here. Part of the plan how Brexit is likely to keep a record of how the web has evolved over affect the years by taking 6publishing industry -monthly snapshots of a selection of cultural websites. And guess what? Bookbag is included in and the blog section - are we a blog? - and snapshots of our site have been archived for posterity since 2008wider country. It tickles us pink to think that we've been included. Take a look - the whole website is just fascinating!
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Lorraine Jenkin8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary=Lorraine Jenkin has long been one of our favourite authors here at Bookbag Towers and we couldnEver felt that you't resist the opportunity to ask her ve hit a few questionsbrick wall with your writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get you writing again.
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|title=Man Booker Prize 2010Top Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=We ''know'' that Choosing the judges are going to have a top ten self-published books we read in 2018 was difficult time in choosing a winner as we're constantly surprised at just how good some self- we wouldnpublished books are. Here't like to have their job!s our final top ten in alphabetical order by author...
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag James Donald Talks To L A WeatherlyBookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=If you're into that whole paranormal romance thing, you're going to love [[Angel by L A Weatherly]]. It's a breathtaking helter-skelter One of a story in which two young people learn to trust in and love one another as they battle predatory angels. L A Weatherly is doing the rounds on a blog tour and she kindly called in on Bookbag. We persuaded her to tell us all about ''Angel'' and how she came to write it. Oh, and if finest storytellers you've happened along before the closing date (31 October 2010)never heard of, hurry over to the [[Angel by L A Weatherly|review page]], because you could win yourself a copy!}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=who died in September 2010 Newsletter|summary=Have you bought a Kindle or another e-reader or an iPad? We Bookbaggers haven't - yet. It's not that we're Luddites. We're waiting until things settle down, everyone's stopped arguing and we can see the lie of the land. There's much to tempt us in electronic books and a lighter suitcase when we go on holiday is only the beginning. Imagine the richness possible. Imagine the convenience. And - hopefully - imagine 2018 at the better prices we're all going to get. Well, we are, aren't we? But let's face it. We readers might be ready, but is the product? Too many electronic books are badly designed, little more than a scan age of the print version. What a waste. The publishers do need to catch up58. And what's going to happen with DRM? Will we have to stop passing our books on to friends and family? And as web publishers, what about our review copies? The finished ones? Will we have to stop donating them to school libraries? Has anybody thought this through?
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Andy MulliganMelissa Leet|summary=You will probably know Andy Mulligan best for Sue was impressed when she read [[Ribblestrop Landslide by Andy MulliganMelissa Leet|RibblestropLandslide]], his wonderfully absurdist comedy set in a boarding school. Now he's turned his attention by Melissa Leet and was surprised to social issues and mystery adventures in [[Trash by Andy Mulligan|Trash]], a gorgeous fable find that is bound to win awards. You shouldn't miss itwas a debut novel. Andy was kind enough to have She had quite a chat with usfew questions for Melissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Abi Silver Talks To The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ken HowardAbout A Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary=Ken Howard''We could definitely make a flying car – but that's [[not the hard part. The Young Chieftain by Ken Howard|The Young Chieftain]] hard part is , how do you make a really unusual story about an American boy who finds himself on a remote Scottish island in the middle of a clan conflict. Itflying car that's easy to read, but with several layers to peel back. We loved the mix of modernity super safe and tradition and jumped at the chance to ask Ken some questions about writing it.quiet?'': Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Rebecca ElliottDaniel Peltz|summary=Bookbag really enjoyed [[MiloSue wasn's Pet Egg by Rebecca Elliott|Milot expecting to enjoy a novel about a 's Pet Egg]] and jumped at the chance to ask Rebecca Elliott some questions. We're delighted we did as shebuilding's provided some fascinating responses! We've subsequently read [[Just Because , but was surprised by Rebecca Elliott|Just Because]] which we loved all the more, and just how compelling she found [[Cub's First Winter The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Rebecca ElliottDaniel Peltz|Cub's First WinterThe Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]] which also really charmed us. There was a lot to chat about when author Daniel Peltz popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=August 2010 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|summary=Hello! How are you? We're all good here at Bookbag Towers. Jill is dealing with a glut of runner beans. Sue is enjoying her new office. Keith is making new pals Choosing the top ten self-published books we read in deepest Wales. And we're all reading lots and lots 2017 was one of lovely books. As we now have more than four thousand reviews on the site, toughest jobs we were wondering how you prefer to navigate them, did all year and so we thought we'd tell you about our [[Recommendations|recommendations]] page this month. It gives some good options for finding involved a book you'd really like to read. If you're into all things new, you can check out the [[:Category:New Reviews|newest reviews sorted by category]]great deal of discussion. If it Here's themes you're looking for, try our extensive list of [[:Category:Lists|final top tens]]ten in alphabetical order by author. The [[Highest Rated Reviews By Genre|highest rated reviews by genre]] are the creme de la creme, although if you like browsing a bit more broadly, then you'll enjoy rummaging through all the [[:Category:5 Star Reviews|5 star reviews]]. On the other hand, if you're feeling lucky, you can just read a [[Special:Random|random review]].
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Alan DurantChit Dubey|summary=Bookbag fell head over heels in love with Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[Unfortunately 21 Doors to Happiness: Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Alan Durant and Simon RickertyChit Dubey]] - unfortunately we can't stop reading as it, but fortunately it's superchimed with her personal view of life. We leapt at the opportunity She was delighted when Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to ask Alan Durant some questionsus.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=July 2010 Newsletter|summary=It's windy and rainy today, here at Melita Thomas Talks To Bookbag Towers. WhatAbout The King's going on? Where's our sunshine? Do we have to leave the shores of this sceptr'd isle to catch some rays, always, every single time? Sometimes, it sure does feel like it. Jill doesn't mindPearl: she's swanning off to Tuscany for a fortnight, Henry VIII and it's bound to be hot there, right? Right?! We've been taking stock this month. We're not far away from a site containing five thousand book reviews and approaching that milestone has pulled us up short. At Bookbag's birth five years ago, if you'd told us}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David Gatwardhis Daughter Mary|summary=Bookbag thought [[The Dead (The Dark) by David Gatward|The Dark]], a book of zombie horror positioning itself firmly in the Darren Shan market, provided strong characters, an interesting premise and Melita Thomas tell us that Mary was a wonderful sufficiency of gore. So, naaturally, we enjoyed asking David Gatward all about writing it.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Melanie Welsh|summary=Bookbag thought [[Mistress of the Storm by Melanie Welsh|Mistress of the Storm]] was full of seafaring adventure, mystery and intrigue. Naturally, we jumped at the chance to shiver some timbers and buckle some swash with her. This is what we talked about!true Renaissance Princess
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Heather GudenkaufElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=Bookbag found Peter thought that [[The Weight Ten Golden Rules of Silence Leadership by Heather GudenkaufElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|The Weight Ten Golden Rules of SilenceLeadership]] to be an impressive debut with plenty of suspense and unexpected twists. We were delighted by was the opportunity to ask Heather Gudenkauf some questions about it.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=June 2010 Newsletter|summary=Vuvuzelas, eh? Whobest book on leadership he'd ever read and he couldn'ave 'em? Personally, here at t resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte quite a few questions when they came to Bookbag Towers, we prefer vuvuzelas to the World Cup but even we know that's a sacrilegious remark and so we shall say no more about it... ... ahem. Possibly a more constructive topic is holiday reading. Do you pack books? Or do you rely on airport potboilers? Or stick chat to newspapers and magazines? We Bookbaggers obviously have a separate piece of luggage just for our books, and we carry it everywhere we go, no matter how heavy it getsus. Fancy being stuck on holiday with nothing to read! Now that '''is''' sacrilege!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Joel StewartGabe Riggs|summary=Bookbag has really enjoyed Joel Stewart's recent work, including Luke thought that [[Dexter Bexley And The Big Blue Beastie On The Road Punk Love Foucault by Joel Stewart|Dexter Bexley And The Big Blue Beastie On The RoadGabe Riggs]] was an intense, emotional and visceral read that illuminates and [[Have You Ever Seen A Sneep? by Tasha Pym educates with a strong voice and Joel Stewart|Have You Ever Seen A Sneep?]] We were delighted clear, capable prose. There was a lot to talk about when he agreed Gabe popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to answer some of our questionsus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anthony BrowneSandra Aragona|summary=Bookbag has long Sue loved Anthony BrowneSandra Aragona's work lightly- particularly fictionalised [[Little Beauty by Anthony Browne|Little Beauty]]. After being enthralled by Sorting the Children's Laureate's latest offering, [[Me Priorities: Ambassadress and You Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Anthony BrowneSandra Aragona|Me and Youautobiography]], we jumped at the chance of life as a diplomatic spouse. There was a lot that she wanted to ask him some questionsabout when Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Joanne OwenK J Lawrence|summary=Bookbag was really intrigued by [[The Alchemist and the Angel by Joanne Owen]]. It's a rather unique historical fantasy, well-researched and bursting with fascinating detail. Those with a taste for colourful and slightly gothic folklore will love it, and Bookbag Sue was delighted to ask Joanne Owen some questions.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Pete Johnson|summary=Bookbag really enjoyed when she read [[The Vampire Blog Cossack by Pete Johnson]], with its one liners and a horror element at a level perfect for late primary school readers. We jumped at the opportunity to interview Pete Johnson, and are glad we did: there's an exclusive revelation about a sequel!}} {{newfeatureK J Lawrence|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mavis Cheek|summary=We thought that Mavis Cheek's [[Truth to Tell by Mavis Cheek|Truth to TellCossack]] was a good story, thought-provoking, beautifully written and laugh out loud funny as it restored her faith in placesthe thriller genre. We wondered what more we could want and decided that we couldn't resist When the opportunity to ask Mavis a few questions.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=May 2010 Newsletter|summary=The good: huzzah! The sun has finally come out. The bad: spending cuts are upon us. The ugly: there's worse in the offing. But fret ye not: there is a silver lining in every cloud and we at author, K J Lawrence, popped into Bookbag Towers see a good book as the best response to all of the above. Books don't cost a great deal of money and most of us can afford to buy them, even in these straitened times. And even if we can't, we can always go to the library. And what better way to spend an afternoon than reading a good book in a sunny garden? You see? A good book. The answer to everything. And there's plenty chat to choose from on the site at the moment, so if you haven't paid us a visit lately, do come along and have Sue had quite a look. We've reviewed 84 books this month alone. }} {{newfeature|category=lists|title=Carnegie Medal Shortlist 2010|summary=We ''know'' that the judges are going to have a difficult time in choosing a winner - we wouldn't like to have their jobfew questions ready!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gregory HughesStuart Burrell|summary=Gregory HughesSue found Start Burrell's book [[Unhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes|Unhooking the Moon]] came straight at us of leftfield and is one of our favourite books of the year so far. ItTwelve Times To The Max: One Man's a bittersweet road trip Journey to, and Recollections of a novel, featuring a loyal brother, a street hustler, a cigar smuggler, a chart-topping rapper, some goddamn paedophiles, and the most entrancing central character youSetting Twelve Verified World Records by Stuart Burrell|Twelve Times To The Max: One Man're ever likely s Journey to meet. Unsurprisingly, we jumped at the chance and Recollections of asking Gregory a few questions.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=April 2010 Newsletter|summary=We've been reading like crazy this month as the books have been pouring in , Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] an inspiring, feel- and there have been some very positive reviews from very satisfied reviewers, so do come visitgood read. There's bound She wanted to be something you like. Overall, we're feeling rather happy here at know more when Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers. We have good books to read. The sun has come outchat to us. We weren't abroad when the volcanic ash cloud hit and we didn't know anybody that was, either - although we did feel very sorry for the poor people who were. Volcanos, eh? Who'd 'ave 'em?
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anthony McGowanWes Stuart|summary=Bookbag has always loved Anthony McGowan's work, including Luke enjoyed the combination of compellingly-written science fiction which blends themes of innocence and growth with some well depicted moments of horror in [[The Knife That Killed Me My Name is Sam by Anthony McGowanWes Stuart|The Knife That Killed MeMy Name is Sam]] and [[Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan|Henry Tumour]]. After laughing throughout his latest work ([[Einstein's Underpants - And How They Saved The World by Anthony McGowan|Einstein's Underpants - And How They Saved The World]]) we couldn't resist the opportunity he had quite a few questions for author Wes Stuart when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to ask him some questionsus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Julie CohenB C R Fegan|summary=Julie Cohen's Sue giggled like a child when she read [[Nina Jones Henry and the Temple of Gloom Hidden Treasure by Julie Cohen|Nina Jones B C R Fegan and the Temple of GloomLenny Wen]] is funny, quirky, compelling and intelligent - chick lit at its best - so we jumped at the opportunity to interview her.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=February 2010 Newsletter|summary=Hello, hello, hello! How are you? Less snowy than when we last spoke? Good, so are we. It: it's fun for a day or so, that white stuff, isn't it? After that though, it just becomes good story with some valuable lessons. It was a slog. We at real pleasure to chat to writer B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag are clinging to the hope that the fabled barbeque summer comes a year late, and 2010 will be a scorcher. A little bit of snow and a lot of sunshine, that's what we likeTowers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellie SandallAnnie Ingram|summary=Ellie Sandall's 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 [[Birdsong Conversations with Kammie by Ellie SandallAnnie Ingram|Birdsongbook]] features a superb rhyme woven around lots of different bird calls. It's There was a picture book that any young book fan will love, so we jumped at the opportunity lot to talk about when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to interview herus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gary BlackwoodStephan Santiago|summary=Bookbag devoured Gary Blackwood's Ani was quietly moved by [[Mysterious Messages - A History of Codes and Ciphers Returning Home by Gary BlackwoodStephan Santiago|Mysterious Messages - A History of Codes and CiphersReturning Home]] and couldn't resist the opportunity there were several points she wanted to discuss with author Stephan Santiago when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to ask him a few questionsus.
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