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|category=commentslists|title=Rosie Thomas Talks To Bookbag About Whether She Writes And Travels Top Ten Self- Or Travels And WritesPublished Books 2023|summary=Rosie Thomas popped in to chat to us about have travel lends perspective to her writing. We were fascinated.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=August 2012 Newsletter|summary=Hi, hello, how are you? Coming down from Olympomania (sic)? It's been marvellous, hasn't it? Even the most dedicated non-sporty geeks amongst us - ahem, Jill ve seen some really good self- have been beside ourselves with excitement. Sport over though, we have some fantastic news for you published books this month! HarperCollins has acquired a fantasy debut by an 18-year-old classical musician, Stefan Bachmann. His book, The Peculiar, will be released in October. You might think that name is familiar - and you: they'd be right. Stefan is on Bookbag's panel re up there with the best of reviewers and we are so pleased to see he is enjoying such successtraditional publishing. He is very talented, but he Here's also friendlyour top ten, generousin alphabetical order, enthusiastic and generally wonderful to know. You can keep up with Stefan by reading his blog. And watch this space for more about The Peculiarauthor. We're keeping everything crossed for its success!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Renae Lucas-HallJeffrey Dunn|summary=We felt that we were in the heart of Japan when we read Jill enjoyed [[Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love Story Radio Free Olympia by Renae Lucas-HallJeffrey Dunn|Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love StoryRadio Free Olympia]] , a story blending prose and poetry with themes of ecology, folklore, love and loss. She didn't think it was the easiest read, but a real pleasure to chat to Renae Lucas-Hall when she called in to see usrewarding one.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=July 2012 NewsletterHow To Write a Fantasy Novel: The Full Guide|summary=HiFantasy has always been our way out of the real world's limitations. It's a space where magic is real, hellomythical creatures roam, how are you? Andy Murray didn't win Wimbledonand heroes go on epic quests. This genre is loved by people of all ages and backgrounds. Boo! It keeps rainingallows us to explore new worlds and face unimaginable challenges, all without leaving our homes. Boo!
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: Bookbag Talks To Simon PackhamBest Practices|summary=We thought that Simon Packham's [[Silenced by Simon Packham|latest novel]] tackled a difficult subject with warmth Reading is one of the most effective ways to improve your vocabulary. Not only does it expose you to new words and their meanings, but it also allows you to see them used in context, which is essential for understanding and a surprising amount using them correctly. With the rise of humourlanguage learning apps, such as Promova, so we had quitea few questions many people have turned to technology to improve their vocabulary. However, reading remains a tried-and-true method that has been used for him when he came into Bookbag Towerscenturies.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Oldman Brook3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=We thought that [[The Wizard How much do you know about ghostwriters? These professionals lurk in the shadows of Crescent Moon Mountain by Oldman Brook]] was a real rollerthe publishing industry (both self-coaster rideand traditional publishing), with most members of the public having only ever heard of them because of the Pierce Brosnan film. As soon as weGiven the awkwardness a lot of people feel toward ghostwriters, it's no surprise that there are a number of misconceptions about what they do, so I'd picked ourselves up we asked Oldman m hoping to pop clarify three important things in and chat to usthis post.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ruth WarburtonConrad Delacroix|summary=I absolutely loved Ruth Warburton's Sue really enjoyed [[A Witch in Winter The Lensky Connection by Ruth WarburtonConrad Delacroix|A Witch in WinterThe Lensky Connection]] and am just about to get my hands on the sequel A Witch In Love (released next week!) so I was thrilled to get the chance to interview her, a thriller set primarily in Russia. She had quite a few questions for author Conrad Delacroix when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012Top Ten Self-Published Books 2022|summary=With eight great We're constantly amazed at the quality of the self-published books on the longlist which come our way and we're looking forward to finding the winner ve seen some real gems in November2022. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author:
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry Wells3 Things You Should Know About Literary Agents|summary=We were very impressed by Gerry WellsIf you' re all set to publish your novel, it might be time to [[Kicking https://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]. Since you're essentially picking the person responsible for presenting and marketing your book to the Hornetsworld, this is no easy task. When you' Nest by Gerry Wells|book of short stories]] based on his experiences of crewing a Sherman tank in WWIIve sent your [https://blog.reedsy. Chatting com/guide/how-to him was too good an opportunity to miss-write-a-query-letter/ query letters] and started getting responses, these tips will help you choose the right person for you.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewLolita Book Review: Bookbag Talks To Jenny SmithMost Important Things to Know|summary=When we read [[My Big Fat Teen Crisis by Jenny Smith]] we loved Jenny's breezy writing style. It was Lolita, a real pleasure to chat highly controversial book, is not subject to her when she popped bans in American schools. Here are the most important things you need to Bookbag Towersknow about it.
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|title=Victoria Eveleigh Talks To Bookbag About Why Pony Books Aren't Just For Girls|summary=Victoria Eveleigh's [[A Stallion Called Midnight by Victoria Eveleigh|story]] about a friendship between a young girl Stylish Restaging of The Crucible is All Show and a wild stallion kept Sue reading well into the night. We were fascinated when Victoria popped in No Substance, According to tell us why pony books are not just for girls.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=June 2012 NewsletterReviews|summary=Wow. First we get The Crucible is a mini heatwave then the skies open tragedy that’s been debated and hundreds of people are flooded out of their homesdiscussed for many years. Where else but Blighty, eh? On the upside, though, we're loving the Sky Arts TV channels at the moment and Its current running in particular their coverage of the Hay Festivaltheaters has received a rather intriguing review. For those of us unable Keep reading to get our diaries in sufficient order to book accommodation a year in advance, it's been great. We almost, but not quite, felt as though we were therefind out more.
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|title=H A Goodman Asks Who Would You Be In An Alternate Reality?How Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Singapore Math|summary=We've really enjoyed our trips around Hal Goodman's afterlife universe, with its dark comedy Singapore Mathematics is a unique way of presenting this science. Parents and glossy plot. He wanted us teachers will be able to think about who we would be in an alternate reality when he popped in understand and explain to see uschildren the simplest mathematical processes using images.
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|title=Melissa Wareham Talks To Bookbag About How She Became An Accidental AuthorFinding More Time For Reading|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we love dogs and If there is one thing that a lot of people who love dogscould benefit from having more of in their lives, so we knew weit'd love Melissa Wareham s [[A Bookbagger's View:What it'even'' if she wasn't such s like to be a good writerreviewer|literature]]. When she popped in to see Plenty of us have gone through this experience of suddenly finding that we are not reading as much as we wanted used to know how the girl from the Dogs. There are a lot of possible reasons for this, and it' Home became s something that you might be able to approach in a best-selling authornumber of ways if you want to make sure that you are getting back into reading again. But one of the most important parts of this is probably that you are able to find enough time for reading, and that can be harder than you might initially think.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kathryn JamesGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=Kathryn James caught our attention last year with her wonderful portrayal of Nell Beecham, the 13-year-old heroine of her first novel, Sue was absolutely riveted to [[Mist Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Kathryn James|MistGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson]]. We It's brilliantly readable but rather frightening: people're far from being s lives and livelihoods could be in the only ones who hands of company boards which are impressed - in fact, just two days ago she won the Dorset New Horizons Award - congratulations, Kathryn! While we're eagerly awaiting book 2, Frost, we managed to persuade her to take a little time out from writing dysfunctional. Sue wanted to answer some questionsknow more.
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|title= The Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Fiction Top Ten Self-Published in the UK 2012Books 2021|summary=The prize We thought that 2020 was a strange year but 2021 has been equally so. Once again we've been amazed by the quality of £10,000 will be awarded to one self-published books which have come our way. Last year's top ten consisted of the three short-listed eleven books on 28 June(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 split them apart. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author...
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellen RichardsonHow to Write a Standout Book Review in a Saturated Market|summary=We thought Book reviews are a crucial tool for the reading community — it’s via these that [[The Flip-flop Club: Charmed Summer by Ellen Richardson|Charmed Summer]] was opinions are exchanged, ideas discussed, and recommendations found. But though the 'charming' start growth of book review sites is promising for readers, a saturated market also means that it’s getting increasingly difficult to what looked like an exciting new series. We couldn't resist having make your mark as a chat to the authorbook reviewer.}}
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Francis BennettGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=We loved Sue was an enthusiastic reader of [[The Crabber Stories Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Francis BennettGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais|The Crabber StoriesIndependent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do]]- a book of coming-of-age short stories set on Long Island in the nineteen-fifties - and we she had plenty several points she wanted to talk about discuss with the authors when Francis Bennett they popped in to see usinto Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Karen McCombieComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=Here at Bookbag we've always Comic books and movies, in general, have been big fans given the portrayal of Karen McCombie good; always winning and saving the day. however, thanks to the creativity of writers, we particularly enjoyed [[Life According have a few writers of comics who have managed toalter this unsaid rule, 'evil wins at the end of the day'... Alice B. Lovely by Karen McCombie|Life According While it may not be a great thought to bear in mind, it is still something a bit fascinating todwell on... Alice B. Lovely]] so And, we believe that it was is a real pleasure breath of fresh air to ask her a few questionsdiscover 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 Daniela SacerdotiGerry Brown About Making a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=We liked [Gerry Brown is so keen to see people geting involved that there's a free digital [Dreams (Sarah Midnight Trilogy) by Daniela Sacerdoti]https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download], the start to a new teen paranormal series and had a few questions we wanted to ask the authorof this £42 book.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anne AllenTop Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary=In this strangest of years we've been delighted by the self-published books we've read and they're all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the same genres. We really enjoyed [[Dangerous Waters: Mystery, Loss and Love on couldn't narrow the Island choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of Guernsey eleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by Anne Allen|Dangerous Waters: Mystery, Loss and Love on the Island of Guernsey]] so we had plenty we wanted to talk about when author Anne Allen popped in to see us at Bookbag Towers...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tony ParsonsOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=We enjoyed Tony Parson's latest novel Sue was so impressed by [[Catching the Sun The Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by Tony Parsons|Catching the SunOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander]] and we really wanted to know more about the background to that she wished that she had a good business idea of her own so that she could use the book . Perhaps that was what she was talking about when Tony Olga and Allen popped into Bookbag Towersto chat to us.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007327811</amazonuk>
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Louisa ReidAndrew Hampshire|summary=We were very impressed by Louisa ReidTechnology can seem frightening to people who don's debut novel t have the background. In [[Black Heart Blue Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business by Louisa ReidAndrew Hampshire|Black Heart BlueCreating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business]] Andrew Hampshire discusses the tech that can add quantifiable value to your business and we how to get the most out of it. He and Sue had lots of questions we wanted a lot to ask herchat about when he dropped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Jon Mayhew Talks To Bookbag About The Bonehill Curse: Influences and InspirationsStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=Imagine you had your own magic lampIn every generation, there are kids who become bullies. They bully their siblings, neighbor kids, just like Aladdinand their classmates. They seem to believe that other kids look up to them and respect them. Think of That is self-delusion, as most adults are aware, but kids don't have the experience to properly judge what you'd wish for!}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Elizabeth Wein|summary=We loved [[Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein|Code Name Verity]] is respect and when author Elizabeth Wein popped into Bookbag Towers we had some searching questions to ask herwhat is merely fear.
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|title=Barbara J Zitwer talks From Sci Fi to Bookbag about meeting the ladies at the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond on the day her mother diedReality: How Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=Barbara J Zitwer on meeting the ladies at the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond The gap between sci-fi and reality is not so big anymore. You don’t have to go that far back in London on the day her mother died time to see huge developments in New York and why these womentechnology. For example, alongside her mother were transformed into the main characters smartphone has been around for her debut novelover 10 years now, but if you don’t have one in today’s society, [[The J M Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society by Barbara J Zitwer|The J M Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society]]you’d either be seen as crazy or just out of touch.
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|title=Barbara Mitchelhill Talks To Bookbag About Her Favourite Period 5 Great AI books to read in History: The Tudors2020|summary=We loved Barbara Mitchelhill's [[Road to London by Barbara Mitchelhill|Road to London]] and couldn't wait to hear more about Barbara's fascination Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the most important technologies in human history. It comes with so many benefits, from improving the ''smell'' efficiency of Tudor lifesimple, basic tasks to helping to solve advanced problems by quickly analyzing large data sets.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=April 2012 NewsletterA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Hello! Is Are you running out of inspiration for what to do with the weather doing weird things around your way? At Bookbag Towers, the weather just kids when they can't make go out? We've come up its mind. It's bitterly cold one day and sunshine warm the next. Itwith a baker's playing havoc with our wardrobe choices. Sigh. One piece dozen of bookish news that caught our eye this month was about a $20m fund launched by audiobook Audible. Authors signing up to its program will benefit financially if they use social media books to promote their work. You can read about it [http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2012/apr/13/social-media-self-promtion-margaret-atwood here] in The Guardian. Writers will get $1 dollar for every audiobook sold through either Audible or iTunes. A dig at Kindle, we wonder? It's not as though authors aren't already using social media. All the ones we know are, anywaygive you some brilliant ideas.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Liz KesslerTop Ten Self-Published Books 2019|summary=Robert recently read [[A Year Without Autumn We'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. We really couldn't narrow the choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by Liz Kessler|A Year Without Autumn]]author.. He was thrilled when Liz popped into Bookbag Towers for a chat.
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|title=William Poundstone Desiree Villena Talks To Bookbag About Job Interviews5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=Ever since we read [[Are You Smart Enough To Work At Google? by William Poundstone|Are You Smart Enough To Work At Google?]] weWriting a book review isn've been trying out the questions on each othert difficult, you know, but there are a few things you need to keep us in mind. William Poundstone popped into Bookbag Towers and chatted to Desiree Villena gives us about some of the questions which are asked at job interviewsfive tips.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Olga LevancukaMelanie Martin|summary=After years (a lifetime!) of being told to be less selfish |summary=In [[War and to put other people first it was a relief to encounter someone who had other ideas - so when Olga Levancuka came to the office with some copies Love: A family's testament of [[How to Be Selfish (anguish, endurance and Other Uncomfortable Advice) devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Olga LevancukaMelanie Martin|her bookWar and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]] we couldnMelanie Martin reconstructs what happened to her family in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It't wait s a highly compelling if occasionally shocking read. Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and was delighted when the author agreed to ask chat with her a few questions.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFraming the Brexit narrative: Bookbag Talks To Terry Murphyimmigration, myths and public perception|summary=Here Loobna Joomun looks at Bookbag Towers we really enjoyed [[Weekend in Weighton by Terry Murphy]] how Brexit is likely to affect the publishing industry - and we were very taken by his hero, Eddie Greene. When Terry popped into the office we had a few questions for himwider country.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cat Clarke8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary=WeEver felt that you've been impressed by both [[Entangled by Cat Clarke|Entangled]] and [[Torn by Cat Clarke|Torn]] by Cat Clarke, so we enticed her into the office to ask her hit a few questionsbrick wall with your writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get you writing again.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Margie GelbwasserTop Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=We found Margie Gelbwasser's [[Pieces of Us by Margie Gelbwasser|Pieces of Us]] to be one of Choosing the most disturbing YA top ten self-published books we've ever read, but it in 2018 was incredibly welldifficult as we're constantly surprised at just how good some self-writtenpublished books are. We couldn Here't pass up the opportunity to find out a bit more about this talented s our final top ten in alphabetical order by author...
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=March 2012 NewsletterJames Donald Talks To Bookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=Hello! How are things? Read anything good lately?One of the finest storytellers you've never heard of, who died in September 2018 at the age of 58.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kai MeyerMelissa Leet|summary=Sue was impressed when she read [[Arcadia Awakens Landslide by Kai MeyerMelissa Leet|Arcadia AwakensLandslide]]by Melissa Leet and was surprised to find that it was a debut novel. is She had quite a super blend of action thriller and paranormal romance set in Sicily. We recommend it for few questions for interesting characters and wonderful scene-setting and, of course, jumped at the chance to chat to Kai about itMelissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Matthew Green Talks To Faiz Kermani talks to Bookbag About His Own Imaginary Friend|summary=We were impressed by Matthew Greenabout how a blue frog is helping Malawi's [[Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Green|Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend]] and fascinated vulnerable children to hear about his own friendlive safe, called Johnson Johnson.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sam Hawksmoor|summary=We loved [[The Repossession by Sam Hawksmoor|The Repossession]], a stunning sci-fi novel for teens, with an exceptionally likeable central pairing healthy and a fast-moving and exciting plot. It's totally crazy in the very best way. We couldn't resist asking a few questions when Sam popped into see us.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sadie S Forsythehappy lives|summary=Jill enjoyed [[The Weeping Empress by Sadie S Forsythe|The Weeping Empress]] finding it enjoyably direct with a satisfying plot. It was Every child has a real pleasure when Sadie popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=February 2012 Newsletter|summary=Hello, how are you? We've been finding out all sorts of interesting stuff this month. Not long ago Sue was introduced to the work of Scottish Book Trust and was surprised by how little she knew about it and that its work was not restricted to Scotland. We persuaded Beth Bottery to tell us more about the work the Trust does and how schools (and adults) across the UK and the rest of the world can benefit. You can - and should! - read all about it [[Beth Bottery Talks To Bookbag About Scottish Book Trust|here]]. We've also been reading like mad and have all sorts of recommendations right to make!medical care
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|title=Beth Bottery Abi Silver Talks To The Bookbag About Scottish Book TrustA Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary=Not long ago Sue was introduced to the work of Scottish Book Trust and was surprised by how little she knew about it and ''We could definitely make a flying car – but that its work was 's not restricted to Scotlandthe hard part. We persuaded Beth Bottery to tell us more about the work the Trust does and The hard part is, how schools (and adults) across the UK do you make a flying car that's super safe and the rest of the world can benefit. quiet?'': Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Edward HoganDaniel Peltz|summary=We were very impressed when we read Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a ''building'', but was surprised by just how compelling she found [[Daylight Saving The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Edward HoganDaniel Peltz|Daylight SavingThe Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]], a gripping thriller with a superb central pairing and tons of atmosphere. We knew that he There was an author to watch so we couldn't miss the opportunity a lot to have a chat with Edabout when author Daniel Peltz popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tim BowlerTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|summary=Blade is Choosing the top ten self-published books we read in 2017 was one of Bookbagthe toughest jobs we did all year and involved a great deal of discussion. Here's favourite series for children ever - and we mean ''ever''. OUP are giving it a reissue with four books our final top ten in longer instalments rather than the original eight books in very short onesalphabetical order by author. Whatever the size of the package, this is one series you shouldn't miss. So of course, we jumped at the chance to ask Tim Bowler a few questions.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Danielle JosephChit Dubey|summary=We really enjoyed Danielle's book Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[Indigo Blues 21 Doors to Happiness: Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Danielle Joseph|Indigo BluesChit Dubey]] and the chance as it chimed with her personal view of life. She was delighted when Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us was too good to miss.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Melita Thomas Talks To Helena Close|summary=Here at Bookbag we were very impressed by Helena CloseAbout The King's novel [[The Clever One by Helena Close|The Clever One]] Pearl: Henry VIII and we were delighted when she dropped by for a chat.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=January 2012 Newsletterhis Daughter Mary|summary=Hello and a belated ''Happy New Year'' to you all. Did you have a super-duper festive season? Was it busy-busy-busy or laid-back and relaxed? Did you receive nice presents? More importantly, were any of them books? We're back in the saddle here at Bookbag Towers and we have been reviewing as busily as ever. There's some wonderful stuff around at the moment and you can read about our favourites right here in this newsletter. Before we go any further, though, we did want to Melita Thomas tell you about the Bloomsbury Institute. Have you ever wanted to get a glimpse inside the world of publishing? Rub shoulders with authors and listen to their talks? Well, now you can. Bloomsbury are organising a series of events at their London home in Bedford Square. The first is on 31st January and features two Bookbag favourites, [[:Category:Stephen Kelman|Stephen Kelman]] and [[:Category:Nick Lake|Nick Lake]]. You can find out more - and sign up to attend - by looking at the [http://pages.bloomsbury.com/bloomsburyinstitute website]. What us that Mary was a great initiative!true Renaissance Princess
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Katie DaleElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=What do you do when your mother dies Peter thought that [[The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|The Ten Golden Rules of HuntingtonLeadership]] was the best book on leadership he's Disease d ever read and you find out that she wasnhe couldn't your mother at all? And that there is resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte quite a person - a sister? - out there who may carry the gene for this terrible disease? Brilliant premise for a YA novel, no? So you can imagine we were very keen few questions when they came to Bookbag Towers to chat to author Katie Dale about her debut book [[Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale|Someone Else's Life]]us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Maudie SmithGabe Riggs|summary=We were completely blown away when we read Luke thought that [[Opal Moonbaby Punk Love Foucault by Maudie Smith|Opal MoonbabyGabe Riggs]] was an intense, emotional and we were sure visceral read that it illuminates and educates with a strong voice and clear, capable prose. There was going a lot to be great fun talk about when Maudie Smith came in to talk to us and as Opal would have said, we had a balloon.}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Cliff McNish Talks To Bookbag About The Hunting Ground|summary=Cliff McNish, author of [[The Hunting Ground by Cliff McNish|The Hunting Ground]] Gabe popped in to into Bookbag Towers to talk chat to us about ghosts. We're ''almost'' convinced: see what you think!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Monica CarlySandra Aragona|summary=Here at Bookbag we were lucky to read Sue loved Sandra Aragona's lightly-fictionalised [[The Golden Thread Sorting the Priorities: Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Monica CarlySandra Aragona|The Golden Threadautobiography]] before it of life as a diplomatic spouse. There was published - and even luckier to be able to chat a lot that she wanted to Monica Carly ask about how she came to write the bookwhen Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anne-Marie ConwayK J Lawrence|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we've really enjoyed Sue was delighted when she read [[Phoebe Finds Her Voice (Star Makers Club) The Cossack by Anne-Marie ConwayK J Lawrence|Phoebe Finds Her VoiceThe Cossack]] and [[Star Makers Club: Polly Plays Her Part by Anne-Marie Conway|Polly Plays Her Part]] from Anne-Marie Conway's Star Makers Club seriesas it restored her faith in the thriller genre. We couldn't resist When the opportunity author, K J Lawrence, popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to ask her us, Sue had quite a few questions.ready!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellie IrvingStuart Burrell|summary=We really enjoyed Ellie IrvingSue found Start Burrell's book [[For the Record Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Ellie IrvingStuart Burrell|For the RecordTwelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]]an inspiring, an engaging story full of the best kind of English eccentrics trying feel-good read. She wanted to know more when Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to save their Jersey village from the bulldozersus. It's charming and fun - just like Ellie herself!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Keren DavidWes Stuart|summary= Keren David's latest book is something of a departure - although she tells us that there are similarities. We couldn't resist asking her a few questions.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=October 2011 Newsletter|summary=Happy autumn, fellow bookworms! How goes it? Did you cope well in during Luke enjoyed the mini Indian summer at the start combination of the month? It came as such a shock to Jill that she almost got the vapours. Shortcompellingly-sleeved t-shirts? In October? ''October?!''Thankfully, her sanity was saved by some jolly good young adult written science fiction making its way onto bookshelves near you. Well, after all the fuss about the ''dumbing down'' of the [[Man Booker Prize 2011|Booker]] in 2011, can you believe they decided to give to the man who's made a career of writing about the chattering classes? You really can't help but laugh, can you?! Anyway, we're happy. We loved [[The Sense which blends themes of an Ending by Julian Barnes]] innocence and if you haven't read it yet, you should put it on your list.}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Ilkley Literature Festival 2011|summary=When we think about literature festivals it tends to be the big names which spring to mind – Hay and Edinburgh to name but two – but there's an awful lot to be said for the smaller events and Sue has been investigating the Ilkley Literature Festival. }} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Marcus Sedgwick Talks To Bookbag About Special Places|summary=Marcus Sedgwick, author growth with some well depicted moments of horror in [[Midwinterblood My Name is Sam by Marcus SedgwickWes Stuart|MidwinterbloodMy Name is Sam]] popped into Bookbag Towers on his blog tour and if you look carefully at this feature you'll find he had quite a link to some secret content on Marcus' [http://www.marcussedgwick.com/Marcus_Sedgwick/Home.html website] which is only available to our readers.}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Helen Moss on Lashings of Ginger Ale|summary=Helen Moss, few questions for author of [[Adventure Island: The Mystery of the Whistling Caves by Helen Moss|the Adventure Island series]] Wes Stuart when he popped into Bookbag Towers and she was obviously determined to make chat to us very hungry!.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Paul Stewart And Chris RiddellB C R Fegan|summary= Linda loved Sue giggled like a child when she read [[Muddle Earth Too Henry and the Hidden Treasure by Paul Stewart B C R Fegan and Chris Riddell|Muddle Earth TooLenny Wen]] and the chance : it's a good story with some valuable lessons. It was a real pleasure to chat to the authors was just too good to misswriter B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Alan TitchmarshAnnie Ingram|summary=Alan Titchmarsh writes his novels in between making television seriesVery few people believe that dogs can talk so it was something of a relief when Sue met author, Annie Ingram. We managed to catch him for a chat on the day that his She has lengthy conversations with her cocker spaniel Kammie and has shared them with us in her [[The Haunting Conversations with Kammie by Alan TitchmarshAnnie Ingram|latest book]] . There was publisheda lot to talk about when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title= The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Hayley LongStephan Santiago|summary=Here at Bookbag we're really enjoying Ani was quietly moved by [[:Category:Hayley LongReturning Home by Stephan Santiago|Hayley Long'sReturning Home]] Lottie Biggs books, so we couldn't pass up the chance and there were several points she wanted to discuss with author Stephan Santiago when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to ask her a few questionsus.
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