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|category=newsletterslists|title=November 2012 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2023|summary=Hi, hello and welcome! The dreaded Christmas shopping season is rapidly approaching. In fact, by the time We've seen some really good self-published books this newsletter goes out, you'll probably be stuck in already. So we'll say what we say to you every year: don't forget to buy at least one person at least one book! If youthey're stuck for ideas, you could always look at our [http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/indexup there with the best of traditional publishing.php?title=Category:Lists lists] section. You Here'll find many of s our favouritestop ten, all organised in a way that makes it easy to find a good book for any recipientalphabetical order, no matter their age or interests. We hope you find great gifts for everyone on your list - literary or not - and that you receive some great gifts yourself. And we also hope that the entire shopping experience doesn't make you lose the will to liveby author.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stefan BachmannJeffrey Dunn|summary=Three years ago a young man emailed to ask if he could review for us. Normally we wouldn't have considered him - he was fifteen and we don't like putting commercial pressures on people who are still at school. He lived in Zurich and we don't post books outside the UK. There was just one thing that we couldn't pass. He wrote like an angel and over the course of a year Stefan gave us some Jill enjoyed [[:Category:Reviewed Radio Free Olympia by Stefan BachmannJeffrey Dunn|wonderful reviewsRadio Free Olympia]]. We're not surprised that he has , a deal story blending prose and poetry with a major publisher but we are delighted themes of ecology, folklore, love and we certainly were not going to pass loss. She didn't think it was the chance to ask Stefan easiest read, but a few questionsrewarding one.
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|title=Savita Kalhan Talks How To Bookbag About Write a Fantasy Novel: The Long Weekend – The Unused QuoteFull Guide|summary=We were impressed Fantasy has always been our way out of the real world's limitations. It's a space where magic is real, mythical creatures roam, and heroes go on epic quests. This genre is loved by [[The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan|The Long Weekend]] 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 power to build worlds with your words. You can turn simple ink and Savita had paper into landscapes that readers can explore. So, get ready for an interesting adventure. This journey is not just about castles and wizards. It's also about the craft of writing. You'll learn to use language and imagination to make a rich, varied story for us when she popped into Bookbag Towers.And who knows what unexplored realms you'll discover along the way?
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|title=Louisa Reid Talks To Bookbag About All Kinds Of NastyHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: Best Practices|summary=We thought that [[Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid|Black Heart Blue]] was incredibly powerful 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 more than a little bit frighteningusing them correctly. Louisa Reid popped into Bookbag Tower With the rise of language learning apps, such as Promova, many people have turned to tell us about ''All Things Nasty''technology to improve their vocabulary. However, reading remains a tried-and-true method that has been used for centuries.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cath Crowley3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=This has been an incredible year for YA contemporary books, How much do you know about ghostwriters? These professionals lurk in the shadows of the publishing industry (both self- and James would be hard-pressed to choose his favourite. A strong contendertraditional publishing), though, would be with most members of the long-awaited UK release public having only ever heard of Cath Crowley's [[Graffiti Moon by Cath Crowley|Graffiti Moon]], an enchanting story them because of one incredible nightthe Pierce Brosnan film. ItGiven the awkwardness a lot of people feel toward ghostwriters, it's lyricalno surprise that there are a number of misconceptions about what they do, romantic, and full of wonderful charactersso I'm hoping to clarify three important things in this post. He was absolutely thrilled to be able to talk to Cath Crowley about it!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Danaan ElderhillConrad Delacroix|summary=Danaan Elderhill brought a little magic into our lives with her book Sue really enjoyed [[The Magic Book of Cookery Lensky Connection by Danaan ElderhillConrad Delacroix|The Magic Book of CookeryLensky Connection]], a thriller set primarily in Russia. We She had quite a few questions for her author Conrad Delacroix when she he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Adam HamdyTop Ten Self-Published Books 2022|summary=[[Battalion by Adam Hamdy|Battalion]] is an action-packed adventure set some twenty yeas into the future. ItWe's a thriller in re constantly amazed at the true sense quality of the word self-published books which come our way and we'd only just caught our breaths after finishing the book when author Adam Hamdy popped ve seen some real gems in to see us2022. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author:
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=October 2012 Newsletter3 Things You Should Know About Literary Agents|summary=Woohoo! JillIf you's personal favouritere all set to publish your novel, it might be time to [[Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel|Bring up the Bodieshttps://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]] won this year. Since you's [[Man Booker Prize 2012|Booker Prize]], making Hilary Mantel re essentially picking the first woman AND the first Briton person responsible for presenting and marketing your book to win twice. We are very happy about that, as we are about Mantel's rehabilitation of Thomas Cromwell. Which of the shortlist would you have chosen? And nowworld, we suppose, thoughts will turn to Christmasthis is no easy task. Will When you be buying books as gifts? How about a 've sent your [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]? The Kindle Fire is out later this monthhttps://blog.reedsy. Are you going com/guide/how-to buy one? We're still thinking about it but -write-a-query-letter/ query letters] and started getting responses, these tips will let help you know what we think if and when we plump choose the right person for one. You let us know, too. We'd be interested to hear your viewsyou.
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|title=Luisa Plaja Talks To Bookbag About Contemporary Series for Young AdultsLolita Book Review: Most Important Things to Know|summary=When I read this great post about series at [http://www.yacontemporaryLolita, a highly controversial book, is not subject to bans in American schools.com/2012/09/where-Here are-ya-contemporary-seriesthe most important things you need to know about it.html YA Contemporary], my first thought was, ''But I have shelves full of YA contemporary series! Surely there are lots of memorable ones still being published?''
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Stylish Restaging of The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Rob KeeleyCrucible is All Show and No Substance, According to Reviews|summary=Last year we were delighted by Rob Keeley's [[The Alien in the Garage Crucible is a tragedy that’s been debated and Other Stories by Rob Keeley|first collection]] of short storiesdiscussed for many years. This year it was Its current running in theaters has received a real pleasure to read [[The (Fairly) Magic Show and Other Stories by Rob Keeley|The (Fairly) Magic Show and Other Stories]]rather intriguing review. We had quite a few questions Keep reading to ask him when he popped into Bookbag Towersfind out more.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephanie BurgisHow Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Singapore Math|summary=We've been thrilled by Stephanie Burgis' ''Magick'' series Singapore Mathematics is a unique way of presenting this science. Parents and delighted that she was teachers will be able to find understand and explain to children the time to pop into Bookbag Towers to have a chat with ussimplest mathematical processes using images.
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|title=Keren David Talks To Bookbag About Choosing Archie Stone As The Narrator Of Another LifeFinding More Time For Reading|summary=It's always fascinating to find out what makes an author write If there is one thing that a book lot of people could benefit from having more of in a particular way. We've loved Keren Davidtheir lives, it's series about Ty Lewis since we first read [[When I Was Joe by Keren David|When I Was Joe]] so the opportunity A Bookbagger's View:What it's like to chat to her about the [[Another Life by Keren Davidbe a reviewer|third bookliterature]] in the series was . Plenty of us have gone through this experience of suddenly finding that we are not one reading as much as we were prepared used to miss.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=September 2012 Newsletter|summary=Hello, hi, how There are you? Suffering from Olympic and Paralympic withdrawal? We are. What was your favourite moment? We had so many, we simply couldn't pick just one. And even for bookworms like the team at Bookbag Towers, a summer lot of sport was a welcome complement to reading. But we are back to normal service now. And to that endpossible reasons for this, we've been perusing the Booker the shortilist. You can find all and it [[Man Booker Prize 2012|here]], together with all the titles on the longlist. It's too close something that you might be able to call approach in a winner, but number of ways if you're want to make sure to find something that you want to readare getting back into reading again. Take a look!}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David Croydon|summary=Back in the eighties David Croydon was But one of the founders most important parts of a sales promotion agency and 'The Unprincipled' tells the story of the twelve years from the agency's founding through this is probably that you are able to its sale. We've thought long find enough time for reading, 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 be harder than one word! When David popped into Bookbag to chat to us we had quite a few questions which we felt needed an answer.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jackie Marchant|summary=This 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..you might initially think. and it's not my fault! by Dougal Trump|I'm Dougal Trump... And It's Not My Fault]] in the hope of getting an interview with her. Not only did she accept, 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 questions. I hope you enjoy their answers as much as he did!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Chris WorthingtonGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=We were completely taken by the idea behind Sue was absolutely riveted to [[Setting The Record Straight Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Chris Worthington|Setting The Record StraightGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson]] of paying a complete stranger to take revenge on someone who has hurt you . It's brilliantly readable but rather frightening: people's lives and we had quite a few questions to ask author Chris Worthington when he popped livelihoods could be in the hands of company boards which are dysfunctional. Sue wanted to see usknow more.
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|title=Man Booker Prize 2012Top Ten Self-Published Books 2021|summary=The long list We thought that 2020 was announced on 25 July and a strange year but 2021 has been equally so. Once again we'll know who has made ve been amazed by the shortlist on 11 Septemberquality of self-published books which have come our way. Last year's top ten consisted of eleven books (maths never was our strong point...) but this year we're going to have to make it a baker's dozen as we really couldn't split them apart. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author.. The winner will be announced on 16 October.
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|title=Rosie Thomas Talks To Bookbag About Whether She Writes And Travels - Or Travels And Writes|summary=Rosie Thomas popped How to Write a Standout Book Review in to chat to us about have travel lends perspective to her writing. We were fascinated.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=August 2012 Newslettera Saturated Market|summary=HiBook reviews are a crucial tool for the reading community — it’s via these that opinions are exchanged, helloideas discussed, how are you? Coming down from Olympomania (sic)? It's been marvellous, hasn't it? Even and recommendations found. But though the most dedicated non-sporty geeks amongst us - ahemgrowth of book review sites is promising for readers, Jill - have been beside ourselves with excitementa saturated market also means that it’s getting increasingly difficult to make your mark as a book reviewer.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Renae Lucas-HallGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=We felt that we were in the heart Sue was an enthusiastic reader of Japan when we read [[Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love Story The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Renae Lucas-HallGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais|Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love StoryThe Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do]] and it was a real pleasure she had several points she wanted to chat to Renae Lucas-Hall discuss with the authors when she called in to see usthey popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=July 2012 NewsletterComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=HiComic books and movies, helloin general, how are you? Andy Murray didn't win Wimbledonhave been given the portrayal of good; always winning and saving the day. Boo! It keeps raining. Boo! There's news from The Reading Agency about however, thanks to the creativity of writers, we have a few writers of comics who have managed to alter this yearunsaid rule, 's summer initiative for children. Every year, thousands evil wins at the end of families all over the country are involved in the UKday's biggest reading event for children . While it may not be a great thought to bear in librariesmind, the Summer Reading Challenge, coordinated by The Reading Agencyit is still something a bit fascinating to dwell on. In 2012And, the Challenge we believe that it is called Story Lab. The aim a breath of the challenge is to get children fresh air to read six books discover that we have something different from their library during the summer holidays. Just head to your local library at cliché where the beginning of hero always emerges as the summer holidays. You can find out more [http://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ here]victor.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Susie DayGerry Brown About Making a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=One of our favourite novels for tweens and younger teens Gerry Brown is so far this year is the absolutely outstanding [[Peakeen to see people geting involved that there's Book a free digital [https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download] of Best Friends by Susie Day]] – a definite modern classic! We were thrilled to interview Susiethis £42 book.
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|title=Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012Top Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary=With eight great In this strangest of years we've been delighted by the self-published books on the longlist we've read and they're looking forward to finding all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the same genres. We really couldn't narrow the winner choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, in Novemberalphabetical order by author...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry WellsOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=We were very Sue was so impressed by Gerry Wells' [[Kicking the Hornets' Nest The Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by Gerry Wells|book of short storiesOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander]] based on his experiences that she wished that she had a good business idea of crewing a Sherman tank in WWIIher own so that she could use the book. Chatting Perhaps that was what she was talking about when Olga and Allen popped into Bookbag Towers to him was too good an opportunity chat to missus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jenny SmithAndrew Hampshire|summary=When we read Technology can seem frightening to people who don't have the background. In [[My Big Fat Teen Crisis Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business by Jenny SmithAndrew Hampshire|Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business]] we loved Jenny's breezy writing styleAndrew Hampshire discusses the tech that can add quantifiable value to your business and how to get the most out of it. It was He and Sue had a real pleasure lot to chat to her about when she popped in to he dropped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Victoria Eveleigh Talks To Bookbag About Why Pony Books Aren't Just For GirlsStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=Victoria Eveleigh's [[A Stallion Called Midnight by Victoria Eveleigh|story]] 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 us why pony books In every generation, there are not just for girlskids who become bullies.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=June 2012 Newsletter|summary=Wow. First we get a mini heatwave then the skies open and hundreds of people are flooded out of They bully their homes. Where else but Blightysiblings, eh? On the upsideneighbor kids, though, we're loving the Sky Arts TV channels at the moment and in particular their coverage of the Hay Festivalclassmates. For those of us unable They seem to get our diaries in sufficient order believe that other kids look up to book accommodation a year in advance, it's been greatthem and respect them. We almost, but not quiteThat is self-delusion, felt as though we were there. }} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cathy Farr|summary=We loved [[Moon Chase by Cathy Farr|Moon Chase]] and [[Moon Crossing by Cathy Farr|Moon Crossing]] and when author Cathy Farr popped into Bookbag Towers we asked her all about fellhoundsmost adults are aware, Thesk, and how she feels about being a writer.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David Vann|summary=Itbut kids don's nearly three years since we first discovered t have the work of David Vann experience to properly judge what is respect and we're impressed by his [[Dirt by David Vann|latest book]]. The opportunity to ask the author a few questions was not one to be missedwhat is merely fear.
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|title=H A Goodman Asks Who Would You Be In An Alternate From Sci Fi to Reality?: How Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=We've really enjoyed our trips around Hal Goodman's afterlife universe, with its dark comedy The gap between sci-fi and glossy plotreality is not so big anymore. He wanted us You don’t have to think about who we would be in an alternate reality when he popped go that far back in time to see ushuge developments in technology. For example, the smartphone has been around for over 10 years now, but if you don’t have one in today’s society, you’d either be seen as crazy or just out of touch.
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|title=Melissa Wareham Talks To Bookbag About How She Became An Accidental Author5 Great AI books to read in 2020|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we love dogs and people who love dogsArtificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the most important technologies in human history. It comes with so many benefits, so we knew we'd love Melissa Wareham ''even'' if she wasn't such a good writer. When she popped in from improving the efficiency of simple, basic tasks to see us we wanted helping to know how the girl from the Dogs' Home became a best-selling authorsolve advanced problems by quickly analyzing large data sets.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kathryn JamesA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Kathryn James caught our attention last year Are you running out of inspiration for what to do with her wonderful portrayal of Nell Beecham, the 13-year-old heroine of her first novel, [[Mist by Kathryn James|Mist]]. kids when they can't go out? 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 weve come up with a baker're eagerly awaiting book 2, Frost, we managed to persuade her to take a little time out from writing s dozen of books to answer give you some questionsbrilliant ideas.
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|title= The Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Fiction Top Ten Self-Published in the UK 2012Books 2019|summary=The prize of £10,000 will be awarded to one of the three shortWe've seen some cracking self-listed published books this year and they're all books on 28 June}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellen Richardson|summary=We thought that [[The Flipwhich compare well with traditionally-flop Club: Charmed Summer by Ellen Richardson|Charmed Summer]] was published books in the 'charming' start to what looked like an exciting new seriessame genres. We really couldn't resist having a chat to narrow 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, itchoice down any further - so this year's undeniable that ebooks are becoming more and more popular and their prevalence raises all sorts top ten consists of questions about the future of publishing generally and about the best ways to market individual eleven books. The [http://authorselectric.blogspot.co.uk/ Authors Electric] group of writers has been giving this some serious thought. Recently, and to coincide with World Book Night, here they organised a two-night giveaway. 15 member authors gave away 21 books via the Amazon Select promotion scheme. In allare, they gave away 15,353 ebooksin alphabetical order by author. 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=Linda Newbery Desiree Villena Talks To Bookbag in Praise of Charity ShopsAbout 5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=Here at Bookbag we were blown away by Linda Newbery's latest Writing a book [[The Treasure House by Linda Newbery|The Treasure House]] and we couldnreview isn't wait difficult, you know, but there are a few things you need to hear about the inspiration behind the storykeep us in mind. Desiree Villena gives us five tips.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tony ParsonsMelanie Martin|summary=We enjoyed Tony Parson|summary=In [[War and Love: A family's latest novel [[Catching the Sun testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Tony ParsonsMelanie Martin|Catching the SunWar and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]] and we really wanted Melanie Martin reconstructs what happened to know more 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 background author agreed to the book when Tony popped into Bookbag Towerschat with her.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007327811</amazonuk>
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|title=Jon Mayhew Talks To Bookbag About The Bonehill CurseFraming the Brexit narrative: Influences immigration, myths and Inspirationspublic perception|summary=Imagine you had your own magic lamp, just like Aladdin. Think of 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]] Loobna Joomun looks at how Brexit is likely to affect the publishing industry - and when author Elizabeth Wein popped into Bookbag Towers we had some searching questions to ask herthe wider country.
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|title=Barbara J Zitwer talks 8 ways to Bookbag about meeting the ladies at the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond on the day her mother diedmotivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary=Barbara J Zitwer on meeting the ladies at the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond in London on the day her mother died in New York 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 LadiesEver felt that you' Swimming Society]]ve hit a brick wall with your writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get you writing again.
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|title=Barbara Mitchelhill Greg Hickey Talks To Bookbag About Her Favourite Period in History: The TudorsOld Guard of Dystopian Fiction|summary=We loved Barbara MitchelhillWhere do you go when you move beyond classics like 's [[Road to London by Barbara Mitchelhill|Road to London]] and couldn't wait to hear more about Barbara1984''s fascination with the and ''smellBrave New World'' of Tudor life.?
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|category=newsletterslists|title=April 2012 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=Hello! Is Choosing the weather doing weird things around your way? At Bookbag Towers, the weather top ten self-published books we read in 2018 was difficult as we're constantly surprised at just can't make up its mindhow good some self-published books are. It Here'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 final top ten in alphabetical order 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 Guardianauthor. 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, anyway.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag James Donald Talks To Liz KesslerBookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=Robert recently read [[A Year Without Autumn by Liz Kessler|A Year Without Autumn]]. He was thrilled when Liz popped into Bookbag Towers for a chatOne 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 Jane ProwseMelissa Leet|summary=We came late to the charm of Sue was impressed when she read [[Hattori Hachi: The Revenge of Praying Mantis Landslide by Jane ProwseMelissa Leet|Hattori HachiLandslide]] but when Author Jane Prowse dropped in by Melissa Leet and was surprised to see us we find that it was a debut novel. She had quite a few questions to ask her!for Melissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=William Poundstone Talks To Faiz Kermani talks to Bookbag About Job Interviewsabout how a blue frog is helping Malawi's vulnerable children to live safe, healthy and happy lives|summary=Ever since we read [[Are You Smart Enough To Work At Google? by William Poundstone|Are You Smart Enough To Work At Google?]] we've been trying out the questions on each other. William Poundstone popped into Bookbag Towers and chatted Every child has a right to us about some of the questions which are asked at job interviews.medical care
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Terry MurphyDaniel Peltz|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we really enjoyed Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a ''building'', but was surprised by just how compelling she found [[Weekend in Weighton The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Terry MurphyDaniel Peltz|The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]] and we were very taken by his hero, Eddie Greene. When Terry There was a lot to chat about when author Daniel Peltz popped into the office we had a few questions for himBookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cat ClarkeTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|summary=We've been impressed by both [[Entangled by Cat Clarke|Entangled]] and [[Torn by Cat Clarke|Torn]] by Cat Clarke, so Choosing the top ten self-published books we enticed her into read in 2017 was one of the office to ask her toughest jobs we did all year and involved a few questionsgreat deal of discussion.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Marc Nash|summary=We really enjoyed the collection of [[52FF Here's our final top ten in alphabetical order by Marc Nash|flash fiction]] by Marc Nash and it was a real pleasure to chat to him when he popped into Bookbag Towersauthor...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Margie GelbwasserChit Dubey|summary=We found Margie Gelbwasser's Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[Pieces of Us 21 Doors to Happiness: Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Margie Gelbwasser|Pieces of UsChit Dubey]] to be one as it chimed with her personal view of the most disturbing YA books we've ever read, but it life. She was incredibly well-written. We couldn't pass up the opportunity delighted when Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to find out a bit more about this talented authorus.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=March 2012 NewsletterMelita Thomas Talks To Bookbag About The King's Pearl: Henry VIII and his Daughter Mary|summary=Hello! How are things? Read anything good lately?Melita Thomas tell us that Mary was a true Renaissance Princess
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kai MeyerElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=Peter thought that [[Arcadia Awakens The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Kai MeyerElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|Arcadia AwakensThe Ten Golden Rules of Leadership]]. is a super blend of action thriller was the best book on leadership he'd ever read and paranormal romance set in Sicily. We recommend it for for interesting characters he couldn't resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and wonderful scene-setting and, of course, jumped at the chance Martin le Comte quite a few questions when they came to Bookbag Towers to chat to Kai about itus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Megan MirandaGabe Riggs|summary=Luke thought that [[Fracture Punk Love Foucault by Megan Miranda|FractureGabe Riggs]] is was an excellentintense, thought-provoking, teen chiller emotional and visceral read that illuminates and educates with a very impressive debut for Megan Mirandastrong voice and clear, capable prose. We ''had'' There was a lot to talk about when Gabe popped into Bookbag Towers to her!chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To S B HayesSandra Aragona|summary=We thought that Sue loved Sandra Aragona's lightly-fictionalised [[Poison Heart Sorting the Priorities: Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by S B HayesSandra Aragona|Poison Heartautobiography]] of life as a diplomatic spouse. There 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 lot that she wanted to the author either!}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Matthew Green Talks To ask about when Sandra popped into 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 JohnsonTowers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sam HawksmoorK J Lawrence|summary=We loved Sue was delighted when she read [[The Repossession Cossack by Sam HawksmoorK J Lawrence|The RepossessionCossack]], a stunning sci-fi novel for teens, with an exceptionally likeable central pairing and a fast-moving and exciting plot. It's totally crazy as it restored her faith in the very best waythriller genre. We couldn't resist asking When the author, K J Lawrence, popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us, Sue had quite a few questions when Sam popped into see us.ready!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sadie S ForsytheStuart Burrell|summary=Jill enjoyed Sue found Start Burrell's book [[Twelve Times To The Weeping Empress Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Sadie S ForsytheStuart Burrell|Twelve Times To The Weeping EmpressMax: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] finding it enjoyably direct with a satisfying plotan inspiring, feel-good read. It was a real pleasure She wanted to know more when Sadie Stuart 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 HoganWes Stuart|summary=We were very impressed when we read Luke enjoyed the combination of compellingly-written science fiction which blends themes of innocence and growth with some well depicted moments of horror in [[Daylight Saving My Name is Sam by Edward HoganWes Stuart|Daylight SavingMy Name is Sam]], a gripping thriller with a superb central pairing and tons of atmosphere. We knew that he was an had quite a few questions for author Wes Stuart when he popped into Bookbag Towers to watch so we couldn't miss the opportunity chat to have a chat with Edus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tim BowlerB C R Fegan|summary=Blade is one of BookbagSue giggled like a child when she read [[Henry and the Hidden Treasure by B C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]]: it's favourite series for children ever - and we mean ''ever''. OUP are giving it a reissue good story with four books in longer instalments rather than the original eight books in very short onessome valuable lessons. Whatever the size of the package, this is one series you shouldn't miss. So of course, we jumped at the chance It was a real pleasure to chat to ask Tim Bowler a few questionswriter B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Danielle JosephAnnie Ingram|summary=We really enjoyed Danielle's book 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 [[Indigo Blues Conversations with Kammie by Danielle JosephAnnie Ingram|Indigo Bluesbook]] and the chance . There was a lot to talk about when she popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us was too good to miss.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Helena CloseStephan Santiago|summary=Here at Bookbag we were very impressed Ani was quietly moved by Helena Close's novel [[The Clever One Returning Home by Helena CloseStephan Santiago|The Clever OneReturning Home]] and we there were delighted several points she wanted to discuss with author Stephan Santiago when she dropped by for a he popped into Bookbag Towers to chatto us.
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