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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jackie MarchantTop Ten Self-Published Books 2023|summary=This is a very special day for Robert James, because itWe's his first ever double interview! He approached Jackie Marchant, who helped put Dougal Trumpve seen some really good self-published books this year: they's 'scribblings' together to form re up there with the wonderful [[I'm Dougal Trump..best of traditional publishing. and it Here's not my fault! by Dougal Trump|I'm Dougal Trump... And It's Not My Fault]] our top ten, in the hope of getting an interview with her. Not only did she acceptalphabetical order, she also introduced him to the boy who some people are calling 'a modern day William Brown' and he was kind enough to also answer some questionsby author. I hope you enjoy their answers as much as he did!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Chris WorthingtonJeffrey Dunn|summary=We were completely taken by the idea behind Jill enjoyed [[Setting The Record Straight Radio Free Olympia by Chris WorthingtonJeffrey Dunn|Setting The Record StraightRadio Free Olympia]] , a story blending prose and poetry with themes of paying a complete stranger to take revenge on someone who has hurt you ecology, folklore, love and we had quite loss. She didn't think it was the easiest read, but a few questions to ask author Chris Worthington when he popped in to see usrewarding one.
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|title=Emma Barnes Talks How To Bookbag About Everyday Magic in Children's BooksWrite a Fantasy Novel: The Full Guide|summary=When Emma Barnes started writing childrenFantasy has always been our way out of the real world's limitations. It's books, she wanted to write about a space where magic is real, breathingmythical creatures roam, contemporary children from everyday families and neighbourhoods having adventures heroes go on epic quests. This genre is loved by people of all ages and backgrounds. It allows us to explore new worlds and face unimaginable challenges, all without leaving our homes. But what if you could do more than just visit these magical lands? What if you could create your own? This is the magic of writing a fantasy novel. You have the kind power to build worlds with your words. You can turn simple ink and paper into landscapes that might befall anyonereaders can explore.}}
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|title=Rosie Thomas Talks To Bookbag About Whether She Writes And Travels - Or Travels And WritesHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: Best Practices|summary=Rosie Thomas popped in Reading is one of the most effective ways to improve your vocabulary. Not only does it expose you to chat new words and their meanings, but it also allows you to us about see them used in context, which is essential for understanding and using them correctly. With the rise of language learning apps, such as Promova, many people have travel lends perspective turned to technology to her writingimprove their vocabulary. We were fascinatedHowever, reading remains a tried-and-true method that has been used for centuries.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=August 2012 Newsletter3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=Hi, hello, how are How much do youknow about ghostwriters? Coming down from Olympomania These professionals lurk in the shadows of the publishing industry (sicboth self- and traditional publishing)? It's been marvellous, hasn't it? Even with most members of the public having only ever heard of them because of the most dedicated non-sporty geeks amongst us - ahem, Jill - have been beside ourselves with excitementPierce Brosnan film. Sport over though, we have some fantastic news for you this month! HarperCollins has acquired Given the awkwardness a fantasy debut by an 18-year-old classical musicianlot of people feel toward ghostwriters, Stefan Bachmann. His book, The Peculiar, will be released in October. You might think that name is familiar - and you'd be right. Stefan is on Bookbagit's panel no surprise that there are a number of reviewers and we are misconceptions about what they do, so pleased to see he is enjoying such success. He is very talented, but heI's also friendly, generous, enthusiastic and generally wonderful m hoping to know. You can keep up with Stefan by reading his blog. And watch clarify three important things in this space for more about The Peculiarpost. We're keeping everything crossed for its success!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Renae Lucas-HallConrad Delacroix|summary=We felt that we were in the heart of Japan when we read Sue really enjoyed [[Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love Story The Lensky Connection by Renae Lucas-HallConrad Delacroix|Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love StoryThe Lensky Connection]] and it was , a real pleasure to chat to Renae Lucas-Hall thriller set primarily in Russia. She had quite a few questions for author Conrad Delacroix when she called in to see ushe popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=July 2012 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2022|summary=Hi, hello, how are you? Andy Murray didnWe't win Wimbledon. Boo! It keeps raining. Boo! There's news from The Reading Agency about this year's summer initiative for children. Every year, thousands re constantly amazed at the quality of families all over the country are involved in the UKself-published books which come our way and we's biggest reading event for children ve seen some real gems in libraries2022. Here they are, the Summer Reading Challengein alphabetical order, coordinated by The Reading Agency. In 2012, the Challenge is called Story Lab. The aim of the challenge is to get children to read six books from their library during the summer holidays. Just head to your local library at the beginning of the summer holidays. You can find out more [httpauthor://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ here].
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Susie Day3 Things You Should Know About Literary Agents|summary=One of our favourite novels If you're all set to publish your novel, it might be time to [https://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]. Since you're essentially picking the person responsible for tweens presenting and younger teens so far marketing your book to the world, this year is the absolutely outstanding no easy task. When you've sent your [[Pea's Book of Best Friends by Susie Dayhttps://blog.reedsy.com/guide/how-to-write-a-query-letter/ query letters]] – a definite modern classic! We were thrilled to interview Susieand 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 Simon PackhamMost Important Things to Know|summary=We thought that Simon Packham's [[Silenced by Simon Packham|latest novel]] tackled Lolita, a difficult highly controversial book, is not subject with warmth and a surprising amount of humour, so we had quitea few questions for him when he came into Bookbag Towersto bans in American schools. Here are the most important things you need to know about it.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Stylish Restaging of The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Oldman BrookCrucible is All Show and No Substance, According to Reviews|summary=We thought that [[The Wizard of Crescent Moon Mountain by Oldman Brook]] was Crucible is a real roller-coaster ridetragedy that’s been debated and discussed for many years. As soon as we'd picked ourselves up we asked Oldman to pop Its current running in and chat theaters has received a rather intriguing review. Keep reading to usfind out more.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ruth Warburton|summary=I absolutely loved Ruth Warburton's [[A Witch How Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Winter by Ruth Warburton|A Witch in Winter]] 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. }} {{newfeature|category=lists|title=Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012Singapore Math|summary=With eight great books on the longlist we're looking forward to finding the winner in November. }} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry Wells|summary=We were very impressed by Gerry Wells' [[Kicking the Hornets' Nest by Gerry Wells|book of short stories]] based on his experiences Singapore Mathematics is a unique way of crewing a Sherman tank in WWIIpresenting this science. Chatting Parents and teachers will be able to him was too good an opportunity understand and explain to miss.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jenny Smith|summary=When we read [[My Big Fat Teen Crisis by Jenny Smith]] we loved Jenny's breezy writing style. It was a real pleasure to chat to her when she popped in to Bookbag Towerschildren the simplest mathematical processes using images.
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|title=Victoria Eveleigh Talks To Bookbag About Why Pony Books Aren't Just Finding More Time For GirlsReading|summary=Victoria EveleighIf there is one thing that a lot of people could benefit from having more of in their lives, it's [[A Stallion Called Midnight by Victoria EveleighBookbagger's View:What it's like to be a reviewer|storyliterature]] about a friendship between a young girl and a wild stallion kept Sue reading well into the night. We were fascinated when Victoria popped in to tell Plenty of us why pony books have gone through this experience of suddenly finding that we are not just for girlsreading as much as we used to.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=June 2012 Newsletter|summary=Wow. First we get There are a mini heatwave then the skies open lot of possible reasons for this, and hundreds it's something that you might be able to approach in a number of people ways if you want to make sure that you are flooded out of their homesgetting back into reading again. Where else but Blighty, eh? On the upside, though, we're loving the Sky Arts TV channels at the moment and in particular their coverage But one of the Hay Festival. For those most important parts of us unable this is probably that you are able to get our diaries in sufficient order to book accommodation a year in advancefind enough time for reading, it's been great. We almost, but not quite, felt as though we were thereand that can be harder than you might initially think.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cathy FarrGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=We loved Sue was absolutely riveted to [[Moon Chase Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Cathy Farr|Moon Chase]] Gerry Brown and [[Moon Crossing by Cathy Farr|Moon CrossingRandall S Peterson]] . It's brilliantly readable but rather frightening: people's lives and when author Cathy Farr popped into Bookbag Towers we asked her all about fellhounds, Thesk, and how she feels about being a writerlivelihoods could be in the hands of company boards which are dysfunctional. Sue wanted to know more.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David VannTop Ten Self-Published Books 2021|summary=ItWe thought 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 nearly three years since we first discovered the work top ten consisted of David Vann and eleven books (maths never was our strong point...) but this year we're impressed 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 his [[Dirt by David Vann|latest book]]author.. The opportunity to ask the author a few questions was not one to be missed.
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|title=H A Goodman Asks Who Would You Be In An Alternate Reality?How to Write a Standout Book Review in a Saturated Market|summary=We've really enjoyed our trips around Hal Goodman's afterlife universeBook reviews are a crucial tool for the reading community — it’s via these that opinions are exchanged, ideas discussed, with its dark comedy and glossy plotrecommendations found. He wanted us to think about who we would be in an alternate reality when he popped in But though the growth of book review sites is promising for readers, a saturated market also means that it’s getting increasingly difficult to see usmake your mark as a book reviewer.}}
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Allan HendryGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=We enjoyed Sue was an enthusiastic reader of [[End Game The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Allan Hendry]]Gerry Brown, a fast-paced Andrew Kakabadse and action-packed eco-thriller to make you think exactly where we're going - Filipe Morais|The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and who is likely what to do something about it. We ]] and she had quite a few questions for several points she wanted to discuss with the author authors when he they popped in to see usinto Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Melissa Wareham Talks To Bookbag About How She Became An Accidental AuthorComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers Comic 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 love dogs and people have a few writers of comics who love dogshave managed to alter this unsaid rule, so we knew we'd love Melissa Wareham evil wins at the end of the day''even'' if she wasn't such . While it may not be a good writer. When she popped great thought to bear in mind, it is still something a bit fascinating to see us dwell on. And, we wanted believe that it is a breath of fresh air to know how discover that we have something different from the girl from cliché where the hero always emerges as the Dogs' Home became a best-selling authorvictor.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kathryn JamesGerry Brown About Making a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=Kathryn James caught our attention last year with her wonderful portrayal of Nell Beecham, the 13-year-old heroine of her first novel, Gerry Brown is so keen to see people geting involved that there's a free digital [[Mist by Kathryn James|Misthttps://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download]]. We're far from being the only ones who are impressed - in fact, just two days ago she won the Dorset New Horizons Award - congratulations, Kathryn! While we're eagerly awaiting of this £42 book 2, Frost, we managed to persuade her to take a little time out from writing to answer some questions.
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|title= The Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Fiction Top Ten Self-Published in the UK 2012Books 2020|summary=The prize of £10,000 will be awarded to one 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 couldn't narrow the three shortchoice down any further -listed so this year's top ten consists of eleven books on 28 Juneand here they are, in alphabetical order by author...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellen RichardsonOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=We thought that Sue was so impressed by [[The FlipRadical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-flop Club: Charmed Summer Changing Breakthroughs by Ellen Richardson|Charmed SummerOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander]] was that she wished that she had a good business idea of her own so that she could use the 'charming' start to what looked like an exciting new seriesbook. We couldn't resist having a Perhaps that was what she was talking about when Olga and Allen popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to the authorus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Francis BennettAndrew Hampshire|summary=We loved Technology can seem frightening to people who don't have the background. In [[The Crabber Stories Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business by Francis BennettAndrew Hampshire|The Crabber StoriesCreating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business]]- a book Andrew Hampshire discusses the tech that can add quantifiable value to your business and how to get the most out of coming-of-age short stories set on Long Island in the nineteen-fifties - it. He and we Sue had plenty a lot to talk chat about when Francis Bennett popped in to see ushe dropped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Karen McCombieStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=Here at Bookbag we've always been big fans of Karen McCombie In every generation, there are kids who become bullies. They bully their siblings, neighbor kids, and we particularly enjoyed [[Life According their classmates. They seem to... Alice B. Lovely by Karen McCombie|Life According believe that other kids look up tothem and respect them... Alice B. Lovely]] so it was a real pleasure That is self-delusion, as most adults are aware, but kids don't have the experience to ask her a few questionsproperly 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 Daniela SacerdotiHow Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=We liked [[Dreams (Sarah Midnight Trilogy) by Daniela Sacerdoti]], the start The gap between sci-fi and reality is not so big anymore. You don’t have to a new teen paranormal series and had a few questions we wanted go that far back in time to ask the authorsee huge developments in technology.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anne Allen|summary=We really enjoyed [[Dangerous Waters: MysteryFor example, Loss and Love on the Island of Guernsey by Anne Allen|Dangerous Waters: Mysterysmartphone has been around for over 10 years now, but if you don’t have one in today’s society, Loss and Love on the Island you’d either be seen as crazy or just out of Guernsey]] so we had plenty we wanted to talk about when author Anne Allen popped in to see us at Bookbag Towerstouch.
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|title=Linda Newbery Talks To Bookbag 5 Great AI books to read in Praise of Charity Shops2020|summary=Here at Bookbag we were blown away by Linda Newbery's latest book [[The Treasure House by Linda Newbery|The Treasure House]] and we couldn't wait to hear about Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the inspiration behind most important technologies in human history. It comes with so many benefits, from improving the storyefficiency of simple, 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 Tony ParsonsA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Are you running out of inspiration for what to do with the kids when they can't go out? We enjoyed Tony Parson've come up with a baker's latest novel [[Catching the Sun by Tony Parsons|Catching the Sun]] and we really wanted to know more about the background dozen of books to the book when Tony popped into Bookbag Towersgive you some brilliant ideas.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007327811</amazonuk>
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Louisa ReidTop Ten Self-Published Books 2019|summary=We were very impressed by Louisa Reid'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 debut novel [[Black Heart Blue top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by Louisa Reid|Black Heart Blue]] and we had lots of questions we wanted to ask herauthor...
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|title=Jon Mayhew Desiree Villena Talks To Bookbag About The Bonehill Curse: Influences and Inspirations5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=Imagine Writing a book review isn't difficult, you had your own magic lampknow, just like Aladdinbut there are a few things you need to keep us in mind. Desiree Villena gives us five tips. Think of what you'd wish for!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Elizabeth WeinMelanie Martin|summary=We loved |summary=In [[Code Name Verity War and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Elizabeth WeinMelanie Martin|Code Name VerityWar and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]] Melanie Martin reconstructs what happened to her family in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It's a highly compelling if occasionally shocking read. Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and was delighted when the author Elizabeth Wein popped into Bookbag Towers we had some searching questions agreed to ask chat with her.
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|title=Barbara J Zitwer talks to Bookbag about meeting Framing the ladies at the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond on the day her mother diedBrexit narrative: immigration, myths and public perception|summary=Barbara J Zitwer on meeting the ladies Loobna Joomun looks at how Brexit is likely to affect the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond in London on the day her mother died in New York publishing industry - and why these women, alongside her mother were transformed into the main characters for her debut novel, [[The J M Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society by Barbara J Zitwer|The J M Barrie Ladies' Swimming Society]]wider country.
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|title=Barbara Mitchelhill Talks To Bookbag About Her Favourite Period in History: The Tudors8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary=We loved Barbara Mitchelhill's [[Road to London by Barbara Mitchelhill|Road to London]] and couldn't wait to hear more about BarbaraEver felt that you's fascination ve hit a brick wall with the ''smell'' of Tudor lifeyour writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get you writing again.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=April 2012 NewsletterGreg Hickey Talks To Bookbag About The Old Guard of Dystopian Fiction|summary=Hello! Is the weather doing weird things around your way? At Bookbag Towers, the weather just canWhere do you go when you move beyond classics like ''1984't make up its mind. It's bitterly cold one day and sunshine warm the next. It's playing havoc with our wardrobe choices. Sigh. One piece 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 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 arenBrave New World''t already using social media. All the ones we know are, anyway.?
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Liz KesslerTop Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=Robert recently Choosing the top ten self-published books we read [[A Year Without Autumn in 2018 was difficult as we're constantly surprised at just how good some self-published books are. Here's our final top ten 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 James Donald Talks To Bookbag About Job InterviewsThe Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=Ever since we read [[Are You Smart Enough To Work At Google? by William Poundstone|Are You Smart Enough To Work At Google?]] weOne of the finest storytellers you've been trying out never heard of, who died in September 2018 at the questions on each other. William Poundstone popped into Bookbag Towers and chatted to us about some age of the questions which are asked at job interviews58.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Olga LevancukaMelissa Leet|summary=After years (a lifetime!) of being told to be less selfish and to put other people first it Sue was a relief to encounter someone who had other ideas - so impressed when Olga Levancuka came to the office with some copies of she read [[How to Be Selfish (and Other Uncomfortable Advice) Landslide by Olga LevancukaMelissa Leet|her bookLandslide]] we couldn't wait by Melissa Leet and was surprised to ask her find that it was a debut novel. She had quite a few questionsfor Melissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Abi Silver Talks To The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cat ClarkeAbout A Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary=''Wecould definitely make a flying car – but that've been impressed by both [[Entangled by Cat Clarke|Entangled]] and [[Torn by Cat Clarke|Torn]] by Cat Clarkes not the hard part. The hard part is, so we enticed her into the office to ask her how do you make a few questions.flying car that's super safe and quiet?'': Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Marc NashDaniel Peltz|summary=We really enjoyed the collection of Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a ''building'', but was surprised by just how compelling she found [[52FF The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Marc NashDaniel Peltz|flash fictionThe Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]] by Marc Nash and it . There was a real pleasure lot to chat to him about when he author Daniel Peltz popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Margie GelbwasserTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|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 2017 was incredibly well-written. We couldn't pass up the opportunity to find out a bit more about this talented author.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=March 2012 Newsletter|summary=Hello! How are things? Read anything good lately?}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kai Meyer|summary=[[Arcadia Awakens by Kai Meyer|Arcadia Awakens]]. is a super blend of action thriller and paranormal romance set in Sicily. We recommend it for for interesting characters and wonderful scene-setting and, one of course, jumped at the chance to chat to Kai about it.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Megan Miranda|summary=[[Fracture by Megan Miranda|Fracture]] is an excellent, thought-provoking, teen chiller toughest jobs we did all year and involved a very impressive debut for Megan Mirandagreat deal of discussion. We Here''had'' to talk to her!}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To S B Hayes|summary=We thought that [[Poison Heart s our final top ten in alphabetical order by S B Hayes|Poison Heart]] was a really compelling psychological thriller with strong characters and an incredibly tense atmosphere making this one you shouldn't missauthor.. We couldn't miss talking to the author either!}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Matthew Green Talks To Bookbag About His Own Imaginary Friend|summary=We were impressed by Matthew Green's [[Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Green|Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend]] and fascinated to hear about his own friend, called Johnson Johnson.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sam HawksmoorChit Dubey|summary=We loved Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[The Repossession 21 Doors to Happiness: Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Sam Hawksmoor|The RepossessionChit Dubey]], a stunning sci-fi novel for teens, as it chimed with an exceptionally likeable central pairing and a fast-moving and exciting plot. It's totally crazy in the very best wayher personal view of life. We couldn't resist asking a few questions She was delighted when Sam Chit Dubey popped into see Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=Beth Bottery Melita Thomas Talks To Bookbag About Scottish Book TrustThe King's Pearl: Henry VIII and his Daughter Mary|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 Melita Thomas tell us that its work Mary 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. a true Renaissance Princess
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Edward HoganElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=We were very impressed when we read Peter thought that [[Daylight Saving The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Edward HoganElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|Daylight SavingThe Ten Golden Rules of Leadership]], a gripping thriller with a superb central pairing was the best book on leadership he'd ever read and tons of atmosphere. We knew that he was an author to watch so we couldn't miss the opportunity resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte quite a few questions when they came to Bookbag Towers to have a chat with Edto us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tim BowlerGabe Riggs|summary=Blade is one of Bookbag's favourite series for children ever - Luke thought that [[Punk Love Foucault by Gabe Riggs]] was an intense, emotional and visceral read that illuminates and we mean ''ever''. OUP are giving it educates with a reissue with four books in longer instalments rather than the original eight books in very short ones. Whatever the size of the packagestrong voice and clear, this is one series you shouldn't misscapable prose. So of course, we jumped at the chance There was a lot to talk about when Gabe popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to ask Tim Bowler a few questionsus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Danielle JosephSandra Aragona|summary=We really enjoyed DanielleSue loved Sandra Aragona's book lightly-fictionalised [[Indigo Blues Sorting the Priorities: Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Danielle JosephSandra Aragona|Indigo Bluesautobiography]] and the chance to chat to us of life as a diplomatic spouse. There was too good a lot that she wanted to missask about when Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Helena CloseK J Lawrence|summary=Here at Bookbag we were very impressed by Helena Close's novel Sue was delighted when she read [[The Clever One Cossack by Helena CloseK J Lawrence|The Clever OneCossack]] and we were delighted when she dropped by for a chat.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=January 2012 Newsletter|summary=Hello and a belated ''Happy New Year'' to you all. Did you have a super-duper festive season? Was as it busy-busy-busy or laid-back and relaxed? Did you receive nice presents? More importantly, were any of them books? We're back restored her faith in the saddle here at Bookbag Towers and we have been reviewing as busily as everthriller genre. There's some wonderful stuff around at When the moment and you can read about our favourites right here in this newsletter. Before we go any furtherauthor, thoughK J Lawrence, we did want popped into Bookbag Towers to tell you about the Bloomsbury Institute. Have you ever wanted chat 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 favouritesus, [[: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 Sue had quite a great initiativefew questions ready!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Katie DaleStuart Burrell|summary=What do you do when your mother dies of HuntingtonSue found Start Burrell's Disease and you find out that she wasn't your mother at all? And that there is 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 to chat to author Katie Dale about her debut book [[Someone ElseTwelve Times To The Max: One Man's Life Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Katie DaleStuart Burrell|Someone ElseTwelve Times To The Max: One Man's LifeJourney to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]]an inspiring, feel-good read. She wanted to know more when Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anne-Marie ConwayWes Stuart|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we've really Luke enjoyed [[Phoebe Finds Her Voice (Star Makers Club) by Annethe combination of compellingly-Marie Conway|Phoebe Finds Her Voice]] written science fiction which blends themes of innocence and growth with some well depicted moments of horror in [[Star Makers Club: Polly Plays Her Part My Name is Sam by Anne-Marie ConwayWes Stuart|Polly Plays Her PartMy Name is Sam]] from Anne-Marie Conway's Star Makers Club series. We couldn't resist the opportunity to ask her and he had quite a few questions.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=November 2011 Newsletter|summary=Well, world news isn't exactly encouraging, is it? Everywhere a crisis. It's times like these for author Wes Stuart when books become even more important. They give us the chance he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to escape the misery for a while and indulge in a bit of escapism. And, with a cash-strapped Christmas coming up for many of us, books also make great value presents that won't break the bank. With this in mind, we've collected some of our favourite books from 2011 as recommendations for Christmas gifts. We think it has something for everyone - including a [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]] for those who aren't quite boracic. Take a [[Christmas Gift Recommendations 2011|look]] at our list if you're in need of ideas. We've also updated our [[Amazon Kindle|review]] of the Kindle to include the lovely new dinky version.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Pauline FiskB C R Fegan|summary=Pauline has produced Sue giggled like a reissue of her Smarties Prize-winning child when she read [[Midnight Blue Henry and the Hidden Treasure by Pauline Fisk|Midnight BlueB C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]] for Kindle herself: it's a good story with some valuable lessons. It has was a gorgeous new cover image and lots of interesting stuff about the various inspirations that led her to write the book. We were lucky enough real pleasure to chat to Pauline about the book, the reissue and about writing in generalwriter B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellie IrvingAnnie Ingram|summary=We really enjoyed Ellie Irving'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 [[For the Record Conversations with Kammie by Ellie IrvingAnnie Ingram|For the Recordbook]], an engaging story full of the best kind of English eccentrics trying . There was a lot to talk about when she 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 DavidStephan Santiago|summary= Keren David's latest book is something of a departure - although Ani was quietly moved by [[Returning Home by Stephan Santiago|Returning Home]] and there were several points she tells wanted to discuss with author Stephan Santiago when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us that there are similarities. We couldn't resist asking her a few questions.
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