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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Holly SmaleJeffrey Dunn|summary=Robert Jill enjoyed [[Geek Girl Radio Free Olympia by Holly SmaleJeffrey Dunn|Radio Free Olympia]] , a story blending prose and he had plenty poetry with themes of questions for her when she popped into Bookbag Towersecology, folklore, love and loss. She didn't think it was the easiest read, but a rewarding one.
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|title=How To Write a Fantasy Novel: The Full Guide
|summary=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 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 paper into landscapes that readers can explore.
So, get ready for an 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. And who knows what unexplored realms you'll discover along the way?
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|title=Daniela Sacerdoti Talks To Bookbag About Her Love Of How Can ReadingImprove Your Vocabulary: Best Practices|summary=Robert was impressed when he read [[Dreams (Sarah Midnight Trilogy) by Daniela Sacerdoti|Dreams]], the first Reading is one of the Sarah Midnight Trilogy by Daniela Sacerdoti most effective ways to improve your vocabulary. Not only does it expose you to new words and we were delighted she popped ito Bookbag Towers their meanings, but it also allows you to tell us about her love see them used in context, which is essential for understanding and using them correctly. With the rise of language learning apps, such as Promova, many people have turned to technology to improve their vocabulary. However, readingremains a tried-and-true method that has been used for centuries.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=February 2013 Newsletter3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=Here's a fun piece How much do you know about ghostwriters? These professionals lurk in the shadows of bookthe publishing industry (both self-related newsand traditional publishing), especially for those with most members of you living in the capital. On the 24th March the National Literacy Trust is organising the first public having only ever UK Fun Run to be run exclusively for an educational or literacy focussed charity. The race will take place in London’s Victoria Park and begin at 11am. With a ''Where’s Wally?'' theme they are hoping to attract a wide range heard of them because of participants, young and old, from the book-loving communityPierce Brosnan film. 1 in 6 adults in Given the UK have poor literacy which impacts their standard awkwardness a lot of livingpeople feel toward ghostwriters, independence and mental wellbeing, so you can see it's no surprise that there are a really great cause. Find out more [http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/support/fundraising_and_events/fun_run here]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 J E RyderConrad Delacroix|summary=Sue hadn't really intended to stay up until four o'clock in the morning reading enjoyed [[Blood Pool The Lensky Connection by J E RyderConrad Delacroix|The Lensky Connection]] but once she got into the story she ''had'' to know what happened next, a thriller set primarily in Russia. When J E Ryder popped in to Bookbag Towers Sue She had quite a few questions for herauthor Conrad Delacroix when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Patricia WatkinsTop Ten Self-Published Books 2022|summary=Sue thoroughly enjoyed [[The Wayward Gentleman: John Theophilus Potter and We're constantly amazed at the Town quality of Haverfordwest by Patricia Watkins|The Wayward Gentleman: John Theophilus Potter and the Town of Haverfordwest]] self-published books which come our way and she was delighted when we've seen some real gems in 2022. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author Patricia Watkins popped into Bookbag Towers.:
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|title=Paula Weston Talks To Bookbag 3 Things You Should Know About Her Dream Dinner PartyLiterary Agents|summary=We were very impressed by If you're all set to publish your novel, it might be time to [[Shadows by Paula Westonhttps://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]], a . Since you're essentially picking the person responsible for presenting and marketing your book that promises thrilling plotsto the world, chemistry between the sassy lead characters and action and deliversthis is no easy task. When she mentioned her dinner party we ''had'you' ve sent your [https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/how-to know who's been invited-write-a-query-letter/ query letters] and started getting responses, these tips will help you choose the right person for you.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewLolita Book Review: Bookbag Talks To Laura LamMost Important Things to Know|summary=Robert thought that Laura Lam's [[Pantomime by Laura Lam|Pantomime]] was nearly as impossible to review as it was Lolita, a highly controversial book, is not subject to put down and that this enthralling fantasy was a stunning debutbans in American schools. We ''had'' Here are the most important things you need to have a chat with Lauraknow about it.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Stylish Restaging of The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Arthur PlotnikCrucible is All Show and No Substance, According to Reviews|summary=Robert thought that [[Better Than Great by Arthur Plotnik]] was truly better than great The Crucible is a tragedy that’s been debated and discussed for many years. Its current running in theaters has received a fifty-carat, finger-licking-fabulous book which flies in the face of mediocrityrather intriguing review. We ''had'' to chat Keep reading to the authorfind out more.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=January 2013 NewsletterHow Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Singapore Math|summary=Hi! Hello! Happy New Year! We hope you had Singapore Mathematics is a marvellous festive season, weren't in trouble with floods unique way of presenting this science. Parents and teachers will be able to understand and are about explain to be happily snowballing rather than in trouble with children the white stuffsimplest mathematical processes using images. We have some great news!
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|title=Annabel Pitcher Talks To Bookbag About Her New Year ResolutionsFinding More Time For Reading|summary=We fell for Annabel Pitcher when we read If there is one thing that a lot of people could benefit from having more of in their lives, it's [[My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel PitcherA Bookbagger's View:What it's like to be a reviewer|My Sister Lives on the Mantelpieceliterature]] . 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 lot of possible reasons for this, and we knew it's something that you might be able to approach in a number of ways if you want to make sure that she was you are getting back into reading again. But one of our favourite authors when we finished [[Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher|Ketchup Clouds]]. She popped into Bookbag Towers the most important parts of this is probably that you are able to tell us about her New Year resolutionsfind enough time for reading, and that can be harder than you might initially think.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Natasha FarrantGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=We loved Sue was absolutely riveted to [[The Things We Did for Love Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Natasha FarrantGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson]] so there was lots . It'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 chat about when the author popped into Bookbag Towersknow more.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Eve AinsworthTop Ten Self-Published Books 2021|summary=JillWe thought that 2020 was a strange year but 2021 has been equally so. Once again we've been amazed by the quality of self-published books which have come our way. Last year's cheeks 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'acheds dozen as we really couldn'' when she read [[The Blog of Maisy Malone t split them apart. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by Eve Ainsworth|The Blog of Maisy Malone]], so we were really looking forward to a chat with her when she popped into Bookbag Towersauthor...
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To R Julian CoxHow to Write a Standout Book Review in a Saturated Market|summary=Sue was impressed when she read R Julian Cox’s eco-thriller [[Shadow on Book reviews are a crucial tool for the Sun by R Julian Cox|SHADOW ON THE SUN]]reading community — it’s via these that opinions are exchanged, ideas discussed, an elegant conflation of fact and fiction which kept her on recommendations found. But though the edge growth of her seat. She and Julian had quite book review sites is promising for readers, a few things saturated market also means that it’s getting increasingly difficult to chat about when he popped into Bookbag Towersmake your mark as a book reviewer.}}
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Guy BoothGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=Sue realised that was an enthusiastic reader of [[The Arthur Moreau Story Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Guy BoothGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais|The Arthur Moreau StoryIndependent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do]] by Guy Booth could be read on two levels - and that both were terrifying. When Guy she had several points she wanted to discuss with the authors when they popped in to into Bookbag Towers there were questions to which we needed answers! .
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|title=Nefertaru's Story by Deborah WhiteComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=This is Comic books and movies, in general, have been given the portrayal of good; always winning and saving the day. however, thanks to the story creativity of Nefertaruwriters, we have a dancer and priestess few writers of comics who have managed to alter this unsaid rule, 'evil wins at the temple end of Sekhmet the day'. While it may not be a great thought to bear in Ancient Egyptian timesmind, it is still something a bit fascinating to dwell on. She appears briefly in both [[Wickedness by Deborah White|Wickedness]] and [[Deceit by Deborah White|Deceit]] but And, we believe that it is at the heart of the plot a breath of both novels. Sekhmet was fresh air to discover that we have something different from the divine consort of cliché where the god Ptah, who in later Ancient Egyptian history became merged with hero always emerges as the god Thothvictor.
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Richard The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry Brown About Making a Difference: Leadership, Change and Judy Book Club Spring 2013Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=Richard and Judy have chosen some very good books for us - now we just want spring Gerry Brown is so keen to hurry up and arrive!see people geting involved that there's a free digital [https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download] of this £42 book.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Rosanne LicataTop Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary=Jill thought that [[Blood Bonds: The Caravan In this strangest of years we've been delighted by Rosanne Licata]] was enchanting, romantic the self-published books we've read and a multithey're all books which compare well with traditionally-faceted storypublished books in the same genres. We really couldn't narrow the choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by author.. There was plenty to chat about when Roseanne popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Andy BriggsOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=We're really pleased to present an interview with Andy Briggs, author of the excellent Sue was so impressed by [[Rise of the Heroes (Hero.Com) The Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by Andy Briggs|Hero.com]] Olga Kokshagina and [[Council of Evil (Villain.Net) by Andy Briggs|Villain.netAllen Alexander]] series and that she wished that she had a good business idea of her own so that she could use the superb [[Tarzan: The Greystoke Legacy by Andy Briggs|Tarzan reboot]] (we can't wait for book 3 in February!) amongst his many other talents!. Perhaps that was what she was talking about when Olga and Allen popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To A R YobaAndrew Hampshire|summary=Technology can seem frightening to people who don't have the background. In [[They Call Me... Montey Greene Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business by A R YobaAndrew Hampshire|They Call Me... Montey GreeneCreating Value Through Technology: Discover the Tech that Can Transform Your Business]] is a exciting crime crossing Italy Andrew Hampshire discusses the tech that can add quantifiable value to your business and France and ending up back in how to get the USAmost out of it. We managed He and Sue had a lot to catch Abdul as chat about when he popped dropped into Bookbag Towers - and we had a few questions for him.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Patrick KingsleyStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=We loved [[How To Be Danish: From Lego In every generation, there are kids who become bullies. They bully their siblings, neighbor kids, and their classmates. They seem to Lund. A Short Introduction believe that other kids look up to the State of Denmark by Patrick Kingsley]] them and when he popped into Bookbag Towers there were quite a few questions we wanted answering!}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To HM Castor|summary=We loved HM Castorrespect them. That is self-delusion, as most adults are aware, but kids don's [[VIII by HM Castor|VIII]] - t have the story of Henry VIII experience to properly judge what is respect and we were fascinated by what she had to tell us when she popped into Bookbag Towersis merely fear.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFrom Sci Fi to Reality: Bookbag Talks To A K HillHow Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=We were quietly impressed by [[A Mediocre Man by A K Hill|A Mediocre Man]] The gap between sci-fi and particularly by the way that it touched on reality is not so much which is wrong with our world without ever being depressingbig anymore. When author A K Hill popped You don’t have to go that far back in time to Bookbag Towers we had quite a few questions see huge developments in technology. For example, the smartphone has been around for himover 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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|category=newsletterscomments|title=November 2012 Newsletter5 Great AI books to read in 2020|summary=Hi, hello and welcome! The dreaded Christmas shopping season is rapidly approaching. In fact, by Artificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the time this newsletter goes out, you'll probably be stuck most important technologies in alreadyhuman history. 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 you're stuck for ideasIt comes with so many benefits, you could always look at our [http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/index.php?title=Category:Lists lists] section. You'll find many from improving the efficiency of our favouritessimple, all organised in a way that makes it easy basic tasks to find 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 - and that you receive some great gifts yourself. And we also hope that the entire shopping experience doesn't make you lose the will helping to livesolve advanced problems by quickly analyzing large data sets.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stefan BachmannA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Three years ago a young man emailed Are you running out of inspiration for what 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 do with the UK. There was just one thing that we couldnkids when they can'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]]. go out? We're not surprised that he has a deal ve come up with a major publisher but we are delighted and we certainly were not going baker's dozen of books to pass the chance to ask Stefan a few questionsgive you some brilliant ideas.
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|category=commentslists|title=Savita Kalhan Talks To Bookbag About The Long Weekend – The Unused QuoteTop Ten Self-Published Books 2019|summary=We were impressed by [[The Long Weekend 've seen some cracking self-published books this year and they're all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the same genres. We really couldn't narrow the choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by Savita Kalhan|The Long Weekend]] and Savita had an interesting story for us when she popped into Bookbag Towersauthor...
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|title=Louisa Reid Desiree Villena Talks To Bookbag About All Kinds Of Nasty5 Key Tips for Writing a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=We thought that [[Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid|Black Heart Blue]] was incredibly powerful and more than Writing a book review isn't difficult, you know, but there are a little bit frighteningfew things you need to keep us in mind. Louisa Reid popped into Bookbag Tower to tell Desiree Villena gives us about ''All Things Nasty''five tips.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cath CrowleyMelanie Martin|summary=This has been an incredible year for YA contemporary books, |summary=In [[War and James would be hard-pressed to choose his favourite. Love: A strong contender, though, would be the long-awaited UK release of Cath Crowleyfamily's [[Graffiti Moon testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Cath CrowleyMelanie Martin|Graffiti MoonWar and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]], an enchanting story of one incredible nightMelanie Martin reconstructs what happened to her family in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It's lyrical, romantic, a highly compelling if occasionally shocking read. Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and full of wonderful characters. He was absolutely thrilled delighted when the author agreed to be able to talk to Cath Crowley about it!chat with her.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFraming the Brexit narrative: Bookbag Talks To Danaan Elderhillimmigration, myths and public perception|summary=Danaan Elderhill brought a little magic into our lives with her book [[The Magic Book of Cookery by Danaan Elderhill|The Magic Book of Cookery]]. We had quite a few questions for her when she popped into Bookbag TowersLoobna Joomun looks at how Brexit is likely to affect the publishing industry - and the wider country.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Adam Hamdy8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary=[[Battalion by Adam Hamdy|Battalion]] is an action-packed adventure set some twenty yeas into the future. ItEver felt that you's ve hit a thriller in the true sense of the word and we'd only just caught our breaths after finishing the book when author Adam Hamdy popped in to see usbrick wall with your writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get you writing again.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=October 2012 NewsletterGreg Hickey Talks To Bookbag About The Old Guard of Dystopian Fiction|summary=Woohoo! JillWhere do you go when you move beyond classics like 's personal favourite, [[Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel|Bring up the Bodies]] won this year's [[Man Booker Prize 2012|Booker Prize]], making Hilary Mantel the first woman AND the first Briton to win twice. We are very happy about that, as we are about Mantel1984's rehabilitation of Thomas Cromwell. Which of the shortlist would you have chosen? And now, we suppose, thoughts will turn to Christmas. Will you be buying books as gifts? How about a [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]]? The Kindle Fire is out later this month. Are you going to buy one? We're still thinking about it but will let you know what we think if and when we plump for one. You let us know, too. We'd be interested to hear your views.'Brave New World''?
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|category=commentslists|title=Luisa Plaja Talks To Bookbag About Contemporary Series for Young AdultsTop Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=When I Choosing the top ten self-published books we read this great post about series in 2018 was difficult as we're constantly surprised at [http://www.yacontemporary.com/2012/09/wherejust how good some self-published books are-ya-contemporary-series.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?' Here's our final top ten in alphabetical order by author...
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag James Donald Talks To Rob KeeleyBookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=Last year we were delighted by Rob KeeleyOne of the finest storytellers you's [[The Alien ve never heard of, who died in September 2018 at the Garage and Other Stories by Rob Keeley|first collection]] age of short stories. This year it was a real pleasure to read [[The (Fairly) Magic Show and Other Stories by Rob Keeley|The (Fairly) Magic Show and Other Stories]]. We had quite a few questions to ask him when he popped into Bookbag Towers58.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephanie BurgisMelissa Leet|summary=We've been thrilled Sue was impressed when she read [[Landslide by Melissa Leet|Landslide]] by Stephanie Burgis' ''Magick'' series Melissa Leet and delighted that she was able surprised to find the time to pop that it was a debut novel. She had quite a few questions for Melissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers to have a chat with us.
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|title=Keren David Talks To Faiz Kermani talks to Bookbag About Choosing Archie Stone As The Narrator Of Another Lifeabout how a blue frog is helping Malawi's vulnerable children to live safe, healthy and happy lives|summary=It's always fascinating to find out what makes an author write Every child has a book in a particular way. We've 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 to chat to her about the [[Another Life by Keren David|third book]] in the series was not one we were prepared right to miss.medical care
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=September 2012 NewsletterAbi Silver Talks To The Bookbag About A Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary=Hello, hi, how 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, could definitely make a summer of sport was a welcome complement to reading. But we are back to normal service now. And to flying car – but that end, we've been perusing the Booker s not the shortilisthard part. You can find all it [[Man Booker Prize 2012|here]]The hard part is, together with all the titles on the longlist. Ithow do you make a flying car that's too close to call a winner, but yousuper safe and quiet?''re sure to find something you want to read. Take a look!: Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David CroydonDaniel Peltz|summary=Back in the eighties David Croydon was one of the founders of Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a sales promotion agency and 'The Unprincipled' tells the story of the twelve years from the agencybuilding's founding through to its sale. We've thought long and hard about finding , but was surprised by just one word to describe the book but we really can't do better than 'scurrilous'how compelling she found [[The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Daniel Peltz|The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]]. You're best not suggesting that we can have more than one word! When David There was a lot to chat about when author Daniel Peltz popped into Bookbag to chat to us we had quite a few questions which we felt needed an answerTowers.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jackie MarchantTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|summary=This is Choosing the top ten self-published books we read in 2017 was one of the toughest jobs we did all year and involved 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..great deal of discussion. and it Here's not my fault! our final top ten in alphabetical order by Dougal Trump|I'm Dougal Trumpauthor... 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 WorthingtonChit Dubey|summary=We were completely taken by the idea behind Sue was quietly impressed when she read [[Setting The Record Straight 21 Doors to Happiness: Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Chris Worthington|Setting The Record StraightChit Dubey]] as it chimed with her personal view 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 life. She was delighted when he Chit Dubey popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us.
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|title=Emma Barnes Melita Thomas Talks To Bookbag About Everyday Magic in ChildrenThe King's BooksPearl: Henry VIII and his Daughter Mary|summary=When Emma Barnes started writing children's books, she wanted to write about real, breathing, contemporary children from everyday families and neighbourhoods having adventures of the kind Melita Thomas tell us that might befall anyone.Mary was a true Renaissance Princess
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|category=listsinterviews|title=Man Booker Prize 2012The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|summary=Peter thought that [[The Ten Golden Rules of Leadership by Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte|The long list Ten Golden Rules of Leadership]] was announced the best book on 25 July leadership he'd ever read and wehe couldn'll know who has made the shortlist on 11 September. The winner will be announced on 16 Octobert resist asking authors Elizabeth Fox and Martin le Comte quite a few questions when they came to Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=commentsinterviews|title=Rosie Thomas The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Bookbag About Whether She Writes And Travels - Or Travels And WritesGabe Riggs|summary=Rosie Thomas Luke thought that [[Punk Love Foucault by Gabe Riggs]] was an intense, emotional and visceral read that illuminates and educates with a strong voice and clear, capable prose. There was a lot to talk about when Gabe popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to us about have travel lends perspective to her writing. We were fascinated.
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|category=newslettersinterviews|title=August 2012 NewsletterThe Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sandra Aragona|summary=Hi, hello, how are you? Coming down from Olympomania (sic)? ItSue loved Sandra Aragona's been marvellous, hasn't it? Even lightly-fictionalised [[Sorting the most dedicated non-sporty geeks amongst us - ahem, Jill - have been beside ourselves with excitementPriorities: Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Sandra Aragona|autobiography]] of life as a diplomatic spouse. Sport over though, we have some fantastic news for you this month! HarperCollins has acquired There was a fantasy debut by an 18-year-old classical musician, Stefan Bachmann. His book, The Peculiar, will be released in October. You might think lot that name is familiar - and you'd be right. Stefan is on Bookbag's panel of reviewers and we are so pleased to see he is enjoying such success. He is very talented, but he's also friendly, generous, enthusiastic and generally wonderful she wanted to know. You can keep up with Stefan by reading his blog. And watch this space for more ask about The Peculiarwhen Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers. We're keeping everything crossed for its success!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Renae Lucas-HallK J Lawrence|summary=We felt that we were in the heart of Japan Sue was delighted when we she read [[Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love Story The Cossack by Renae Lucas-HallK J Lawrence|Tokyo Hearts - A Japanese Love StoryThe Cossack]] and as it was a real pleasure restored her faith in the thriller genre. When the author, K J Lawrence, popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to Renae Lucas-Hall when she called in to see us. , Sue had quite a few questions ready!
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|category=newslettersinterviews|title=July 2012 NewsletterThe Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stuart Burrell|summary=Hi, hello, how are you? Andy Murray didn't win Wimbledon. Boo! It keeps raining. Boo! ThereSue found Start Burrell's news from book [[Twelve Times To The Reading Agency about this yearMax: One Man's summer initiative for children. Every yearJourney to, thousands and Recollections of families all over the country are involved in the UK, Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Stuart Burrell|Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's biggest reading event for children in librariesJourney to, the Summer Reading Challengeand Recollections of, coordinated by The Reading Agency. In 2012Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] an inspiring, the Challenge is called Story Labfeel-good read. The aim of the challenge is She wanted to get children know more when Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers to read six books from their library during the summer holidays. Just head chat to your local library at the beginning of the summer holidays. You can find out more [http://summerreadingchallenge.org.uk/ here]us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Susie DayWes Stuart|summary=One Luke enjoyed the combination of compellingly-written science fiction which blends themes of our favourite novels for tweens innocence and younger teens so far this year is the absolutely outstanding growth with some well depicted moments of horror in [[Pea's Book of Best Friends My Name is Sam by Susie DayWes Stuart|My Name is Sam]] – and he had quite a definite modern classic! We were thrilled few questions for author Wes Stuart when he popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to interview Susieus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Simon PackhamB C R Fegan|summary=We thought that Simon Packham's Sue giggled like a child when she read [[Silenced Henry and the Hidden Treasure by Simon Packham|latest novelB C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]] tackled : it's a difficult subject good story with warmth and some valuable lessons. It was a surprising amount of humour, so we had quitea few questions for him real pleasure to chat to writer B C R Fegan when he came popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Oldman BrookAnnie Ingram|summary=We thought 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 [[The Wizard of Crescent Moon Mountain Conversations with Kammie by Oldman BrookAnnie Ingram|book]] . There was a real roller-coaster ride. As soon as we'd picked ourselves up we asked Oldman lot to talk about when she popped into Bookbag Towers to pop in and chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ruth WarburtonStephan Santiago|summary=I absolutely loved Ruth Warburton's Ani was quietly moved by [[A Witch in Winter Returning Home by Ruth WarburtonStephan Santiago|A Witch in WinterReturning Home]] and am just about there were several points she wanted to get my hands on the sequel A Witch In Love (released next week!) so I was thrilled discuss with author Stephan Santiago when he popped into Bookbag Towers to get the chance to interview her. }} {{newfeature|category=lists|title=Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012|summary=With eight great books on the longlist we're looking forward chat to finding the winner in Novemberus.
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