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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephanie BurgisJeffrey Dunn|summary=We've been thrilled Jill enjoyed [[Radio Free Olympia by Stephanie Burgis' ''Magick'Jeffrey Dunn|Radio Free Olympia]], a story blending prose and poetry with themes of ecology, folklore, love and loss. She didn' series and delighted that she t think it was able to find the time to pop into Bookbag Towers to have easiest read, but a chat with usrewarding one.
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|title=Keren David Talks How To Bookbag About Choosing Archie Stone As Write a Fantasy Novel: The Narrator Of Another LifeFull Guide|summary=Fantasy has always been our way out of the real world's limitations. It's always fascinating to find out what makes an author write a book in a particular wayspace where magic is real, mythical creatures roam, and heroes go on epic quests. We've This genre is loved Keren David's series about Ty Lewis since we first read [[When I Was Joe by Keren David|When I Was Joe]] so the opportunity people of all ages and backgrounds. It allows us to chat to her about the [[Another Life by Keren David|third book]] in the series was not one we were prepared to missexplore new worlds and face unimaginable challenges, all without leaving our homes.}}
{{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=September 2012 Newsletter|summary=Hello, hi, how are But what if youcould do more than just visit these magical lands? Suffering from Olympic and Paralympic withdrawal? We are. What was if you could create your favourite momentown? We had so many, we simply couldn't pick just one. And even for bookworms like This is the team at Bookbag Towers, a summer magic of sport was writing a welcome complement to readingfantasy novel. But we are back You have the power to normal service nowbuild worlds with your words. And to You can turn simple ink and paper into landscapes that end, we've been perusing the Booker the shortilist. You readers can find all it [[Man Booker Prize 2012|here]], together with all the titles on the longlistexplore. It's too close to call a winner, but you're sure to find something you want to read. Take a look!}}
{{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David Croydon|summary=Back in the eighties David Croydon was one of the founders of a sales promotion agency and 'The Unprincipled' tells the story of the twelve years from the agency's founding through to its sale. We've thought long and hard about finding just one word to describe the book but we really can't do better than 'scurrilous'. You're best not suggesting that we can have more than one word! When David popped into Bookbag to chat to us we had quite a few questions which we felt needed So, get ready for an answeradventure.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jackie Marchant|summary=This journey is a very special day for Robert James, because it's his first ever double interview! He approached Jackie Marchant, who helped put Dougal Trump's 'scribblings' together to form the wonderful [[I'm Dougal Trump... not just about castles and it's not my fault! by Dougal Trump|I'm Dougal Trumpwizards... And It's Not My Fault]] in also about the hope craft of getting an interview with herwriting. Not only did she accept, she also introduced him You'll learn to the boy who some people are calling 'a modern day William Brown' use language and he was kind enough imagination to also answer some questionsmake a rich, varied story. I hope And who knows what unexplored realms you enjoy their answers as much as he did!'ll discover along the way?
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|summary=We were completely taken by the idea behind [[Setting The Record Straight by Chris Worthington|Setting The Record Straight]] of paying a complete stranger to take revenge on someone who has hurt you and we had quite a few questions to ask author Chris Worthington when he popped in to see us.
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|title=Emma Barnes Talks To Bookbag About Everyday Magic in Children's BooksHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: Best Practices|summary=When Emma Barnes started writing children's booksReading is one of the most effective ways to improve your vocabulary. Not only does it expose you to new words and their meanings, she wanted but it also allows you to write about realsee them used in context, breathing, contemporary children from everyday families which is essential for understanding and neighbourhoods having adventures using them correctly. With the rise of the kind that might befall anyonelanguage learning apps, such as Promova, many people have turned to technology to improve their vocabulary.}} {{newfeature|category=lists|title=Man Booker Prize 2012|summary=The long list was announced on 25 July However, reading remains a tried-and we'll know who -true method that has made the shortlist on 11 September. The winner will be announced on 16 Octoberbeen used for centuries.
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|title=Rosie Thomas Talks To Bookbag 3 Things You Didn't Know About Whether She Writes And Travels - Or Travels And WritesGhostwriters|summary=Rosie Thomas popped in to chat to us How much do you know about have travel lends perspective to her writing. We were fascinated.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=August 2012 Newsletter|summary=Hi, hello, how are youghostwriters? 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 filmSport 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 to ustheaters has received a rather intriguing review.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ruth Warburton|summary=I absolutely loved Ruth Warburton's [[A Witch 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 Keep reading to interview herfind out more.
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|category=listscomments|title=Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012|summary=With eight great books on the longlist we're looking forward to finding the winner How Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in November. }} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry WellsSingapore Math|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 misschildren the simplest mathematical processes using images.
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|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 Towers.
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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 . Plenty of us have gone through this experience of suddenly finding that we are not reading as much as we used to. There are a friendship between a young girl lot of possible reasons for this, and it's something that you might be able to approach in a wild stallion kept Sue number of ways if you want to make sure that you are getting back into reading well into again. But one of the night. We were fascinated when Victoria popped in most important parts of this is probably that you are able to tell us why pony books are not just find enough time for girlsreading, and that can be harder than you might initially think.
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|summary=Wow. First we get a mini heatwave then the skies open and hundreds of people are flooded out of their homes. 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 of the Hay Festival. For those of us unable 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 there.
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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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|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 chat to the author.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=May 2012 Newsletter|summary=Are you reading ebooks yet? Or are you still in love with physical books? Either way, it's undeniable Perhaps that ebooks are becoming more and more popular and their prevalence raises all sorts of questions was what she was talking about the future of publishing generally when Olga and about the best ways Allen popped into Bookbag Towers to market individual books. The [http://authorselectric.blogspot.co.uk/ Authors Electric] group of writers has been giving this some serious thought. Recently, and chat to coincide with World Book Night, they organised a two-night giveaway. 15 member authors gave away 21 books via the Amazon Select promotion schemeus. In all, they gave away 15,353 ebooks. And it paid off. 19 of the titles made Amazon's worldwide top 20 lists. In the UK, 8 made the top 5 and 12 made the top ten. That is some going, don't you think?!
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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 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 see huge developments in technology. For example, the authorsmartphone has been around for over 10 years now, but if you don’t have one in today’s society, you’d either be seen as crazy or just out of touch.
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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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|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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|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 the questions on each other. William Poundstone popped into Bookbag Towers and chatted to us about some never heard of the questions which are asked , who died in September 2018 at job interviews.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Olga Levancuka|summary=After years (a lifetime!) of being told to be less selfish 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 age of [[How to Be Selfish (and Other Uncomfortable Advice) by Olga Levancuka|her book]] we couldn't wait to ask her a few questions58.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Terry MurphyMelissa Leet|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we really enjoyed Sue was impressed when she read [[Weekend in Weighton Landslide by Terry MurphyMelissa Leet|Landslide]] by Melissa Leet and we were very taken by his hero, Eddie Greenewas surprised to find that it was a debut novel. When Terry popped into the office we She had quite a few questions for himMelissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Faiz Kermani talks to Bookbag Talks To Cat Clarkeabout how a blue frog is helping Malawi's vulnerable children to live safe, healthy and happy lives|summary=We'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 Every child has a right to ask her a few questions.medical care
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Margie GelbwasserDaniel Peltz|summary=We Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a ''building'', but was surprised by just how compelling she found Margie Gelbwasser's [[Pieces of Us The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Margie GelbwasserDaniel Peltz|Pieces of UsThe Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]] to be one of the most disturbing YA books we've ever read, but it . There was incredibly well-written. We couldn't pass up the opportunity a lot to find out a bit more chat about this talented when authorDaniel Peltz popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|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, of course, jumped at the chance to chat to Kai about it.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Megan MirandaChit Dubey|summary=Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[Fracture 21 Doors to Happiness: Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Megan Miranda|FractureChit Dubey]] is an excellent, thought-provoking, teen chiller and a very impressive debut for Megan Mirandaas it chimed with her personal view of life. We ''had'' She was delighted when Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towers to talk chat to her!us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To S B Hayes
|summary=We thought that [[Poison Heart 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 miss. We couldn't miss talking to the author either!
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|title=Matthew Green Melita Thomas Talks To Bookbag About His Own Imaginary FriendThe King's Pearl: Henry VIII and his Daughter Mary|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.Melita Thomas tell us that Mary was a true Renaissance Princess
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sam HawksmoorElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=We loved Peter thought that [[The Repossession Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Sam HawksmoorElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|The RepossessionTen Golden Rules of Leadership]], a stunning sci-fi novel for teens, with an exceptionally likeable central pairing and a fast-moving and exciting plot. It's totally crazy in was the very best way. We book on leadership he'd ever read and he couldn't resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte quite a few questions when Sam popped into see they came to Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sadie S ForsytheGabe Riggs|summary=Jill enjoyed Luke thought that [[The Weeping Empress Punk Love Foucault by Sadie S Forsythe|The Weeping EmpressGabe Riggs]] finding it enjoyably direct was an intense, emotional and visceral read that illuminates and educates with a satisfying plotstrong voice and clear, capable prose. It There was a real pleasure lot to talk about when Sadie Gabe 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 to make!}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Beth Bottery Talks To Bookbag About Scottish Book Trust|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 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.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Edward HoganSandra Aragona|summary=We were very impressed when we read Sue loved Sandra Aragona's lightly-fictionalised [[Daylight Saving Sorting the Priorities: Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Edward HoganSandra Aragona|Daylight Savingautobiography]], a gripping thriller with of life as a superb central pairing and tons of atmospherediplomatic spouse. We knew There was a lot that he was an author she wanted to watch so we couldn't miss the opportunity to have a chat with Edask about when Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tim BowlerK J Lawrence|summary=Blade is one of Bookbag's favourite series for children ever - and we mean ''ever''. OUP are giving Sue was delighted when she read [[The Cossack by K J Lawrence|The Cossack]] as it a reissue with four books restored her faith in longer instalments rather than the original eight books in very short onesthriller genre. Whatever the size of When the packageauthor, this is one series you shouldn't miss. So of courseK J Lawrence, we jumped at the chance popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to ask Tim Bowler us, Sue had quite a few questions.ready!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Danielle JosephStuart Burrell|summary=We really enjoyed DanielleSue found Start Burrell's book [[Indigo Blues Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Danielle JosephStuart Burrell|Indigo BluesTwelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] and the chance an inspiring, feel-good read. She wanted to know more when Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us was too good to miss.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Helena CloseWes Stuart|summary=Here at Bookbag we were very impressed by Helena Close's novel 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 Clever One My Name is Sam by Helena CloseWes Stuart|The Clever OneMy Name is Sam]] and we were delighted he had quite a few questions for author Wes Stuart when she dropped by for a he popped into Bookbag Towers to chatto us.
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|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 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 a great initiative!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Katie DaleB C R Fegan|summary=What do you do Sue giggled like a child when your mother dies of Huntingtonshe read [[Henry and the Hidden Treasure by B C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]]: it'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 good story with some valuable lessons. It was a YA novel, no? So you can imagine we were very keen real pleasure to chat to author Katie Dale about her debut book [[Someone Else's Life by Katie Dale|Someone Else's Life]]writer B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Maudie SmithAnnie Ingram|summary=We were completely blown away Very few people believe that dogs can talk so it was something of a relief when we read Sue met author, Annie Ingram. She has lengthy conversations with her cocker spaniel Kammie and has shared them with us in her [[Opal Moonbaby Conversations with Kammie by Maudie SmithAnnie Ingram|Opal Moonbabybook]] and we were sure that it . There was going a lot to be great fun talk about when Maudie Smith came in she popped into Bookbag Towers to talk chat to us and as Opal would have said, we had a balloon.
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|title=Cliff McNish Talks To Bookbag About The Hunting Ground
|summary=Cliff McNish, author of [[The Hunting Ground by Cliff McNish|The Hunting Ground]] popped in to Bookbag Towers to talk to us about ghosts. We're ''almost'' convinced: see what you think!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Monica Carly
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anne-Marie Conway
|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we've really enjoyed [[Phoebe Finds Her Voice (Star Makers Club) by Anne-Marie Conway|Phoebe Finds Her Voice]] and [[Star Makers Club: Polly Plays Her Part by Anne-Marie Conway|Polly Plays Her Part]] from Anne-Marie Conway's Star Makers Club series. We couldn't resist the opportunity to ask her a few questions.
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|title=November 2011 Newsletter
|summary=Well, world news isn't exactly encouraging, is it? Everywhere a crisis. It's times like these when books become even more important. They give us the chance 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 Fisk
|summary=Pauline has produced a reissue of her Smarties Prize-winning [[Midnight Blue by Pauline Fisk|Midnight Blue]] for Kindle herself. It has 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 to chat to Pauline about the book, the reissue and about writing in general.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellie IrvingStephan Santiago|summary=We really enjoyed Ellie Irving's Ani was quietly moved by [[For the Record Returning Home by Ellie IrvingStephan Santiago|For the RecordReturning Home]], an engaging story full of the best kind of English eccentrics trying and there were several points she wanted to save their Jersey village from the bulldozersdiscuss with author Stephan Santiago when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us. It's charming and fun - just like Ellie herself!
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