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January 2010 Newsletter (view source)
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The eagle-eyed amongst you might have spotted that there was no December newsletter. This January edition is a bumper double issue - which is to say we were all utterly swamped in the run-up to Christmas here at Bookbag Towers, and something had to fall by the wayside. Apologies. Did you miss us?
We have some great [[Features|features]] for you again this month, including an interview with [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gary Blackwood|Gary Blackwood]]. Keith fell in love with his [[Mysterious Messages - A History of Codes and Ciphers by Gary Blackwood|Mysterious Messages - A History of Codes and Ciphers]] and couldn't resist the opportunity to ask him a few questions. Keep an eye out for a review of We also read and loved Gary's equally excellent ''[[The Great Race: The Amazing Round-The-World Auto Race Of 1908 by Gary Blackwood|The Great Race'' appearing on Bookbag soon]].
Over November and December, our most read new review was [[100 Facts About Pandas by David O'Doherty, Claudia O'Doherty and Mike Ahern]], an enjoyable stocking filler with a quirky sense of humour. Did you know that ''All pandas are born female. They will only turn male if they get a fright within their first 48 hours of life. It is for this reason that zoos with a high female bear population often employ a panda spooker to surprise newborn girls into manhood''?