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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To R Julian CoxJeffrey Dunn|summary=Sue was impressed when she read R Julian Cox’s eco-thriller Jill enjoyed [[Shadow on the Sun Radio Free Olympia by R Julian CoxJeffrey Dunn|SHADOW ON THE SUNRadio Free Olympia]], an elegant conflation a story blending prose and poetry with themes of fact ecology, folklore, love and fiction which kept her on the edge of her seatloss. She and Julian had quite didn't think it was the easiest read, but a few things to chat about when he popped into Bookbag Towersrewarding one.
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|title=Nefertaru's Story by Deborah WhiteHow To Write a Fantasy Novel: The Full Guide|summary=This Fantasy has always been our way out of the real world's limitations. It's a space where magic is the story of Nefertarureal, mythical creatures roam, a dancer and priestess at the temple of Sekhmet in Ancient Egyptian timesheroes go on epic quests. She appears briefly in both [[Wickedness This genre is loved by Deborah White|Wickedness]] people of all ages and [[Deceit by Deborah White|Deceit]] but is at the heart of the plot of both novelsbackgrounds. Sekhmet was the divine consort of the god PtahIt allows us to explore new worlds and face unimaginable challenges, who in later Ancient Egyptian history became merged with the god Thothall without leaving our homes.}}
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: Bookbag Talks To Andy BriggsBest Practices|summary=We're really pleased to present an interview with Andy Briggs, author Reading is one of the excellent [[Rise of the Heroes (Heromost effective ways to improve your vocabulary.Com) by Andy Briggs|HeroNot 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 using them correctly.com]] and [[Council With the rise of Evil (Villainlanguage learning apps, such as Promova, many people have turned to technology to improve their vocabulary.Net) by Andy Briggs|Villain.net]] series However, reading remains a tried-and of the superb [[Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy by Andy Briggs|Tarzan reboot]] (we can't wait -true method that has been used for book 3 in February!) amongst his many other talents!centuries.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To A R Yoba3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=[[They Call Me... Montey Greene by A R Yoba|They Call Me... Montey Greene]] is a exciting crime crossing Italy and France and ending up back How much do you know about ghostwriters? These professionals lurk in the USA. We managed to catch Abdul as he popped into Bookbag Towers shadows of the publishing industry (both self- and we had traditional publishing), with most members of the public having only ever heard of them because of the Pierce Brosnan film. Given the awkwardness a few questions for himlot of people feel toward ghostwriters, it's no surprise that there are a number of misconceptions about what they do, so I'm hoping to clarify three important things in this post.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Patrick KingsleyConrad Delacroix|summary=We loved Sue really enjoyed [[How To Be Danish: From Lego to Lund. A Short Introduction to the State of Denmark The Lensky Connection by Patrick KingsleyConrad Delacroix|The Lensky Connection]] and when he popped into Bookbag Towers there were , a thriller set primarily in Russia. She had quite a few questions we wanted answering!}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To HM Castor|summary=We loved HM Castor's [[VIII by HM Castor|VIII]] - the story of Henry VIII and we were fascinated by what she had to tell us for author Conrad Delacroix when she he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To A K HillTop Ten Self-Published Books 2022|summary=We were quietly impressed by [[A Mediocre Man by A K Hill|A Mediocre Man]] and particularly by 're constantly amazed at the quality of the way that it touched on so much self-published books which is wrong with come our world without ever being depressingway and we've seen some real gems in 2022. When Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author A K Hill popped in to Bookbag Towers we had quite a few questions for him.:
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=November 2012 Newsletter3 Things You Should Know About Literary Agents|summary=Hi, hello and welcome! The dreaded Christmas shopping season is rapidly approaching. In fact, by the time this newsletter goes out, If you'll probably re all set to publish your novel, it might be stuck in already. So we'll say what we say time to you every year[https: don't forget //blog.reedsy.com/how-to buy at least one person at least one book! If -find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]. Since you're stuck essentially picking the person responsible for ideaspresenting and marketing your book to the world, this is no easy task. When you could always look at our 've sent your [httphttps://www.thebookbagblog.coreedsy.ukcom/reviewsguide/index.php?title=Category:Lists lists] section. You'll find many of our favourites, all organised in a way that makes it easy how-to find -write-a good book for any recipient, no matter their age or interests. We hope you find great gifts for everyone on your list - literary or not query- letter/ query letters] and that started getting responses, these tips will help you receive some great gifts yourself. And we also hope that choose the entire shopping experience doesn't make right person for you lose the will to live.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewLolita Book Review: Bookbag Talks To Stefan BachmannMost Important Things to Know|summary=Three years ago Lolita, a young man emailed highly controversial book, is not subject 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 bans in Zurich and we don't post books outside the UKAmerican schools. 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 [[:Category:Reviewed by Stefan Bachmann|wonderful reviews]]. We're not surprised that he has a deal with a major publisher but we Here are delighted and we certainly were not going to pass the chance most important things you need to ask Stefan a few questionsknow about it.
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|title=Savita Kalhan Talks To Bookbag About Stylish Restaging of The Long Weekend – The Unused QuoteCrucible is All Show and No Substance, According to Reviews|summary=We were impressed by [[The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan|The Long Weekend]] Crucible is a tragedy that’s been debated and Savita had an interesting story discussed for us when she popped into Bookbag Towersmany years. Its current running in theaters has received a rather intriguing review. Keep reading to find out more.
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|title=Louisa Reid Talks To Bookbag About All Kinds Of NastyHow Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Singapore Math|summary=We thought that [[Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid|Black Heart Blue]] was incredibly powerful and more than Singapore Mathematics is a little bit frighteningunique way of presenting this science. Louisa Reid popped into Bookbag Tower Parents and teachers will be able to understand and explain to tell us about ''All Things Nasty''children the simplest mathematical processes using images.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cath CrowleyFinding More Time For Reading|summary=This has been an incredible year for YA contemporary booksIf there is one thing that a lot of people could benefit from having more of in their lives, and James would be hard-pressed to choose his favourite. A strong contender, though, would be the long-awaited UK release of Cath Crowleyit's [[Graffiti Moon by Cath CrowleyA Bookbagger's View:What it's like to be a reviewer|Graffiti Moonliterature]], an enchanting story . Plenty of us have gone through this experience of one incredible nightsuddenly finding that we are not reading as much as we used to. ItThere are a lot of possible reasons for this, and it's lyrical, romantic, and full something that you might be able to approach in a number of wonderful charactersways if you want to make sure that you are getting back into reading again. He was absolutely thrilled But one of the most important parts of this is probably that you are able to find enough time for reading, and that can be able to talk to Cath Crowley about it!harder than you might initially think.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Danaan ElderhillGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=Danaan Elderhill brought a little magic into our lives with her book Sue was absolutely riveted to [[The Magic Book of Cookery Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Danaan Elderhill|The Magic Book of CookeryGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson]]. We had quite a few questions for her when she popped into Bookbag TowersIt's brilliantly readable but rather frightening: people's lives and livelihoods 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 Adam HamdyTop Ten Self-Published Books 2021|summary=[[Battalion We thought that 2020 was a strange year but 2021 has been equally so. Once again we've been amazed by Adam Hamdy|Battalion]] is an actionthe quality of self-packed adventure set some twenty yeas into the futurepublished books which have come our way. ItLast 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 thriller in the true sense of the word and baker's dozen as wereally couldn'd only just caught our breaths after finishing the book when t split them apart. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author Adam Hamdy popped in to see us...
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|title=Luisa Plaja Talks To Bookbag About Contemporary Series for Young AdultsHow to Write a Standout Book Review in a Saturated Market|summary=When I read this great post about series at [http://www.yacontemporary.com/2012/09/where-Book reviews are a crucial tool for the reading community — it’s via these that opinions are-ya-contemporary-series.html YA Contemporary]exchanged, my first thought wasideas discussed, ''and recommendations found. But I have shelves full though the growth of YA contemporary series! Surely there are lots of memorable ones still being published?''}}book review sites is promising for readers, a 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 Stephanie BurgisGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=We've been thrilled Sue was an enthusiastic reader of [[The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Stephanie Burgis' ''Magick'' series Gerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais|The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do]] and delighted that she was able had several points she wanted to find discuss with the time to pop authors when they popped into Bookbag Towers to have a chat with us.
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|title=Keren David Talks To Bookbag About Choosing Archie Stone As The Narrator Of Another LifeComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=It's Comic books and movies, in general, have been given the portrayal of good; always fascinating winning and saving the day. however, thanks to the creativity of writers, we have a few writers of comics who have managed to find out what makes an author write alter this unsaid rule, 'evil wins at the end of the day'. While it may not be a book great thought to bear in mind, it is still something a particular waybit fascinating to dwell on. We've loved Keren David's series about Ty Lewis since And, we believe that it is a breath of fresh air to discover that we first read [[When I Was Joe by Keren David|When I Was Joe]] so have something different from the opportunity to chat to her about cliché where the [[Another Life by Keren David|third book]] in hero always emerges as the series was not one we were prepared to missvictor.
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|category=newslettersinterviews|title=September 2012 NewsletterThe Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry Brown About Making a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=Hello, hi, how are you? Suffering from Olympic and Paralympic withdrawal? We are. What was your favourite moment? We had Gerry Brown is so many, we simply couldnkeen to see people geting involved that there't pick just one. And even for bookworms like the team at Bookbag Towers, s a summer of sport was a welcome complement to readingfree digital [https://www. But we are back to normal service nowdegruyter. And to that end, we've been perusing the Booker the shortilist. You can find all it [[Man Booker Prize 2012|herecom/view/title/580618 download]], together with all the titles on the longlist. It's too close to call a winner, but you're sure to find something you want to readof this £42 book. Take a look!
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David CroydonTop Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary=Back in the eighties David Croydon was one In this strangest of years we've been delighted by the founders of a sales promotion agency self-published books we've read and they'The Unprincipled' tells re all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the story of the twelve years from the agency's founding through to its salesame genres. We've thought long and hard about finding just one word to describe the book but we really cancouldn't do better than 'scurrilousnarrow the choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by author.. 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 an answer.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jackie MarchantOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=This is a very special day Sue was so impressed by [[The Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Robert JamesHarnessing New, 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... Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by Olga Kokshagina and it's not my fault! by Dougal Trump|I'm Dougal Trump... And It's Not My FaultAllen Alexander]] in the hope that she wished that she had a good business idea of getting an interview with herown so that she could use the book. Not only did Perhaps that was what she accept, she also introduced him was talking about when Olga and Allen popped into Bookbag Towers to the boy who some people are calling 'a modern day William Brown' and he was kind enough chat to also answer some questionsus. I hope you enjoy their answers as much as he did!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Chris WorthingtonAndrew Hampshire|summary=We were completely taken by Technology can seem frightening to people who don't have the idea behind background. In [[Setting The Record Straight Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business by Chris WorthingtonAndrew Hampshire|Setting The Record StraightCreating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business]] Andrew Hampshire discusses the tech that can add quantifiable value to your business and how to get the most out of paying a complete stranger to take revenge on someone who has hurt you it. He and we Sue had quite a few questions lot to ask author Chris Worthington chat about when he popped in to see usdropped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Emma Barnes Talks To Bookbag About Everyday Magic in Children's BooksStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=When Emma Barnes started writing children's booksIn every generation, there are kids who become bullies. They bully their siblings, neighbor kids, she wanted and their classmates. They seem to believe that other kids look up to write about realthem and respect them. That is self-delusion, breathingas most adults are aware, contemporary children from everyday families but kids don't have the experience to properly judge what is respect and neighbourhoods having adventures of the kind that might befall anyonewhat is merely fear.
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|category=listscomments|title=Man Booker Prize 2012From Sci Fi to Reality: How Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=The long list was announced on 25 July gap between sci-fi and we'll know who reality is not so big anymore. You don’t have to go that far back in time to see huge developments in technology. For example, the smartphone has made the shortlist on 11 September. The winner will been around for over 10 years now, but if you don’t have one in today’s society, you’d either be announced on 16 Octoberseen as crazy or just out of touch.
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|title=Rosie Thomas Talks To Bookbag About Whether She Writes And Travels - Or Travels And Writes5 Great AI books to read in 2020|summary=Rosie Thomas popped Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the most important technologies in human history. It comes with so many benefits, from improving the efficiency of simple, basic tasks to chat helping to us about have travel lends perspective to her writing. We were fascinatedsolve advanced problems by quickly analyzing large data sets.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=August 2012 NewsletterA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Hi, hello, how are Are you? Coming down from Olympomania (sic)? It's been marvellous, hasnrunning out of inspiration for what to do with the kids when they can't itgo out? Even the most dedicated non-sporty geeks amongst us - ahem, Jill - have been beside ourselves We've come up with excitement. Sport over though, we have some fantastic news for you this month! HarperCollins has acquired a fantasy debut by an 18-year-old classical musician, Stefan Bachmann. His book, The Peculiar, will be released in October. You might think that name is familiar - and you'd be right. Stefan is on Bookbagbaker's panel dozen of reviewers and we are so pleased books to see he is enjoying such successgive you some brilliant ideas. He is very talented, but he's also friendly, generous, enthusiastic and generally wonderful to know. You can keep up with Stefan by reading his blog. And watch this space for more about The Peculiar. We're keeping everything crossed for its success!
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Renae LucasTop Ten Self-HallPublished Books 2019|summary=We felt that we were 've seen some cracking self-published books this year and they're all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the heart same genres. We really couldn't narrow the choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of Japan when we read [[Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love Story by Renae Lucas-Hall|Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love Story]] eleven books and it was a real pleasure to chat to Renae Lucas-Hall when she called here they are, in to see usalphabetical order by author...
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=July 2012 NewsletterDesiree Villena Talks To Bookbag About 5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=HiWriting a book review isn't difficult, helloyou know, how but there are a few things you? Andy Murray didn't win Wimbledonneed to keep us in mind. Boo! It keeps raining. Boo! There's news from The Reading Agency about this year's summer initiative for children. Every year, thousands of families all over the country are involved in the UK's biggest reading event for children in libraries, the Summer Reading Challenge, 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 [http://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ here]Desiree Villena gives us five tips.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Susie DayMelanie Martin|summary=One of our favourite novels for tweens and younger teens so far this year is the absolutely outstanding |summary=In [[PeaWar and Love: A family's Book testament of Best Friends anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Susie DayMelanie Martin|War 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 definite modern classic! We were thrilled highly compelling if occasionally shocking read. Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and was delighted when the author agreed to interview Susiechat with her.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Greg Hickey Talks To Ruth WarburtonBookbag About The Old Guard of Dystopian Fiction|summary=I absolutely loved Ruth WarburtonWhere do you go when you move beyond classics like ''1984''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 to interview her. ''Brave New World''?
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|title=Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012Top Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=With eight great Choosing the top ten self-published books on the longlist we read in 2018 was difficult as we're looking forward to finding the winner constantly surprised at just how good some self-published books are. Here's our final top ten in Novemberalphabetical order by author...
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|title=Victoria Eveleigh James Donald Talks To Bookbag About Why Pony Books Aren't Just For GirlsThe Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=Victoria EveleighOne of the finest storytellers you'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 are not just for girls.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=June 2012 Newsletter|summary=Wow. First we get a mini heatwave then the skies open and hundreds ve never heard 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 who died in September 2018 at the moment and in particular their coverage age 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 there58.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David VannMelissa Leet|summary=It's nearly three years since we first discovered the work of David Vann and we're Sue was impressed by his when she read [[Dirt Landslide by David VannMelissa Leet|latest bookLandslide]]by Melissa Leet and was surprised to find that it was a debut novel. The opportunity to ask the author She had quite a few questions was not one to be missedfor Melissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=H A Goodman Asks Who Would You Be In An Alternate Reality?|summary=We've really enjoyed our trips around Hal GoodmanFaiz Kermani talks to Bookbag about how a blue frog is helping Malawi's afterlife universevulnerable children to live safe, with its dark comedy healthy and glossy plot. He wanted us to think about who we would be in an alternate reality when he popped in to see us.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephanie Guerrahappy lives|summary=We reviewed, and really enjoyed, Stephanie Guerra's [[Torn by Stephanie Guerra|Torn]] earlier this year. She was kind enough Every child has a right to do this interview for us. medical care
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|title=Melissa Wareham Abi Silver Talks To The Bookbag About How She Became An Accidental AuthorA Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we love dogs and people who love dogs, so we knew we'd love Melissa Wareham 'We could definitely make a flying car – but that'evens not the hard part. The hard part is, how do you make a flying car that's super safe and quiet?' if she wasn't such a good writer. When she popped in to see us we wanted to know how the girl from the Dogs' Home became a best-selling author.: Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kathryn JamesDaniel Peltz|summary=Kathryn James caught our attention last year with her wonderful portrayal of Nell Beecham, the 13-year-old heroine of her first Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novelabout a ''building'', but was surprised by just how compelling she found [[Mist The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Kathryn JamesDaniel Peltz|MistThe Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]]. 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 book 2, Frost, we managed to persuade her to take There was a little time out from writing lot to answer some questionschat about when author Daniel Peltz popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title= The Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Fiction Top Ten Self-Published in the UK 2012Books 2017|summary=The prize of £10,000 will be awarded to one of Choosing the three shorttop ten self-listed published books on 28 June}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellen Richardson|summary=We thought that [[The Flip-flop Club: Charmed Summer by Ellen Richardson|Charmed Summer]] we read in 2017 was one of the 'charming' start to what looked like an exciting new series. 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 that ebooks are becoming more and more popular and their prevalence raises toughest jobs we did all sorts of questions about the future of publishing generally year and about the best ways to market individual books. The [http://authorselectric.blogspot.co.uk/ Authors Electric] group involved a great deal of writers has been giving this some serious thoughtdiscussion. Recently, and to coincide with World Book Night, they organised a two-night giveaway. 15 member authors gave away 21 books via the Amazon Select promotion scheme. In all, they gave away 15,353 ebooks. And it paid off. 19 of the titles made Amazon Here's worldwide our final top 20 liststen in alphabetical order by author. In the UK, 8 made the top 5 and 12 made the top ten. That is some going, don't you think?!}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Francis Bennett|summary=We loved [[The Crabber Stories by Francis Bennett|The Crabber Stories]]- a book of coming-of-age short stories set on Long Island in the nineteen-fifties - and we had plenty to talk about when Francis Bennett popped in to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Karen McCombieChit Dubey|summary=Here at Bookbag we've always been big fans of Karen McCombie and we particularly enjoyed Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[21 Doors to Happiness: Life According to... Alice B. Lovely Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Karen McCombie|Life According to... Alice B. LovelyChit Dubey]] so as it chimed with her personal view of life. She was a real pleasure delighted when Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towers to ask her a few questionschat to us.
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|title=Linda Newbery Melita Thomas Talks To Bookbag in Praise of Charity ShopsAbout The King's Pearl: Henry VIII and his Daughter Mary|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 the inspiration behind the story.Melita Thomas tell us that Mary was a true Renaissance Princess
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tony ParsonsElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=We enjoyed Tony Parson's latest novel Peter thought that [[Catching the Sun The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Tony ParsonsElizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|Catching the SunThe Ten Golden Rules of Leadership]] and we really wanted to know more about the background to was the best 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 Tony popped into they came to Bookbag Towersto chat to us.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0007327811</amazonuk>
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Louisa ReidGabe Riggs|summary=We were very impressed by Louisa Reid's debut novel Luke thought that [[Black Heart Blue Punk Love Foucault by Louisa Reid|Black Heart BlueGabe Riggs]] was an intense, emotional and we had lots of questions we wanted visceral read that illuminates and educates with a strong voice and clear, capable prose. There was a lot to ask her.}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Jon Mayhew Talks To talk about when Gabe popped into Bookbag About The Bonehill Curse: Influences and Inspirations|summary=Imagine you had your own magic lamp, just like AladdinTowers to chat to us. Think of what you'd wish for!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Elizabeth WeinSandra Aragona|summary=We Sue loved Sandra Aragona's lightly-fictionalised [[Code Name Verity Sorting the Priorities: Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Elizabeth WeinSandra Aragona|Code Name Verityautobiography]] and of life as a diplomatic spouse. There was a lot that she wanted to ask about when author Elizabeth Wein Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers we had some searching questions to ask her.}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=Barbara J Zitwer talks to Bookbag about meeting the ladies at the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond on the day her mother died|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 Ladies' Swimming Society]].
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Liz KesslerK J Lawrence|summary=Robert recently Sue was delighted when she read [[A Year Without Autumn The Cossack by Liz KesslerK J Lawrence|A Year Without AutumnThe Cossack]]as it restored her faith in the thriller genre. He was thrilled when Liz When the author, K J Lawrence, popped into Bookbag Towers for to chat to us, Sue had quite a chat.few questions ready!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jane ProwseStuart Burrell|summary=We came late to the charm of Sue found Start Burrell's book [[Hattori HachiTwelve Times To The Max: The Revenge One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of Praying Mantis , Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Jane ProwseStuart Burrell|Hattori HachiTwelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] but when Author Jane Prowse dropped in to see us we had quite a few questions to ask her!}} {{newfeature|category=comments|title=William Poundstone Talks To Bookbag About Job Interviews|summary=Ever since we an inspiring, feel-good 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 She wanted to know more when Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers and chatted to chat to us about some of the questions which are asked at job interviews.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Olga LevancukaWes Stuart|summary=After years (a lifetime!) Luke enjoyed the combination of compellingly-written science fiction which blends themes of being told to be less selfish innocence 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 growth with some copies well depicted moments of horror in [[How to Be Selfish (and Other Uncomfortable Advice) My Name is Sam by Olga LevancukaWes Stuart|her bookMy Name is Sam]] we couldn't wait to ask her and he had quite a few questionsfor author Wes Stuart when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Terry MurphyB C R Fegan|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we really enjoyed Sue giggled like a child when she read [[Weekend in Weighton Henry and the Hidden Treasure by Terry MurphyB C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]] and we were very taken by his hero, Eddie Greene: it's a good story with some valuable lessons. When Terry It was a real pleasure to chat to writer B C R Fegan when he popped into the office we had a few questions for himBookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cat ClarkeAnnie Ingram|summary=We've been impressed by both [[Entangled by Cat Clarke|Entangled]] 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 [[Torn Conversations with Kammie by Cat ClarkeAnnie Ingram|Tornbook]] by Cat Clarke, so we enticed her . There was a lot to talk about when she popped into the office Bookbag Towers to ask her a few questionschat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Marc NashStephan Santiago|summary=We really enjoyed the collection of Ani was quietly moved by [[52FF Returning Home by Marc NashStephan Santiago|flash fictionReturning Home]] by Marc Nash and it was a real pleasure there were several points she wanted to chat to him discuss with author Stephan Santiago when he popped into Bookbag Towersto chat to us.
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