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Check out the full lists of [[:Category: Interviews|interviews]], [[:Category: Lists|top tens]] and [[:Category: Comments|articles]].__NOTOC__<!-- Remove -->{{newfeature|category=comments|title=Self-Improvement Through Reading: How to Choose Books for Personal Growth|summary=Reading provides insights and techniques for both personal and professional development, making it a potent tool for self-improvement. However, the impact of reading largely depends on choosing the right books to match your objectives. To simplify this process, consider using the Headway app – a platform that provides users with key insights from top research-based books through audio and text summaries, making it easier to incorporate learning into a busy schedule.}}{{newfeature|category=comments|title=How to Write a Book Report: From Choosing the Book to Final Draft|summary=Need help on how to do a book report? Check out our step-by-step guide at thebookbag.co.uk and learn to craft compelling reports that impress today!
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To SJ GriffinHow Serialized Stories Are Revolutionizing the Way We Read|summary=Jill thought that [[The Vanguard by SJ Griffin]] was an enjoyable post-catastrophe mystery thriller with enough twists and turns With technology gradually encroaching on every area of our lives, the change extends to shake a stick at literature as well. This brings serialized stories into focus, which overtook our reading habits with its stages, or small sequential parts of a supernarrated story. In this sense, this new approach is doing more than just changing how we read but also how authors will write, publishers, promote, unexpected ending and absorbing charactersreaders experience these works. She The rise of digital platforms and SJ had plenty to chat about when book writing apps (e.g. [https://www.chapterly.com/ Chapterly]) are at the author popped into Bookbag Towersforefront of this change.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Graham ThomasTop Ten Self-Published Books 2023|summary=Jill enjoyed [[Maria & The Devil by Graham Thomas]]We've seen some really good self-published books this year: they're up there with the best of traditional publishing. ItHere's a dark revenge fantasy with a western flavour our top ten, in which themes of revengealphabetical order, strong storytelling and evocative descriptions of landscape and setting combine to create a thoroughly enjoyable read. There was planty to chat about when the by author popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Janine A SouthardJeffrey Dunn|summary=Jill thought that enjoyed [[Queen & Commander (A Hive Queen Novel) Radio Free Olympia by Janine A SouthardJeffrey Dunn|Queen & CommanderRadio Free Olympia]] by Janine A Southard was an enjoyable space opera , a story blending prose and a fun read poetry with plenty themes of potential to take the disparate central characters furtherecology, folklore, love and loss. She had didn't think it was the easiest read, but a few questions for Janine when she popped into Bookbag Towersrewarding 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.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: Bookbag Talks To Mac CartyBest Practices|summary=Sue found [[The Vagaries Of Swing (Footprints on Reading is one of the Margate Sands of Time) by Mac Carty]] thought provoking 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 she loved using them correctly. With the humourrise of language learning apps, such as Promova, many people have turned to technology to improve their vocabulary. There was quite However, reading remains a lot she wanted to discuss with the author when he popped into Bookbag Towerstried-and-true method that has been used for centuries.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mark Lingane3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=Ani really enjoyed Mark LinganeHow much do you know about ghostwriters? These professionals lurk in the shadows of the publishing industry (both self- and traditional publishing), with most members of the public having only ever heard of them because of the Pierce Brosnan film. Given the awkwardness a lot of people feel toward ghostwriters, it's genre-busting novel [[Beyond Belief by Mark Lingane|Beyond Belief]] and she had quite no surprise that there are a few questions for him when he popped into Bookbag Towersnumber 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 Luisa PlajaConrad Delacroix|summary=One of our favourite authors, Sue really enjoyed [[:Category:Luisa PlajaThe Lensky Connection by Conrad Delacroix|Luisa PlajaThe Lensky Connection]] has been involved , a thriller set primarily in something rather excitingRussia. She had quite a few questions for author Conrad Delacroix when he popped in to bookbag into Bookbag Towers to tell us all about it.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Lauren OliverTop Ten Self-Published Books 2022|summary=Robert thought that [[Requiem by Lauren Oliver]] was an absolutely stunning read We're constantly amazed at the quality of the self-published books which come our way and the best we've seen some real gems in the Delirium trilogy2022. As you can imagine Here they had a lot to chat about when Lauren popped into Bookbag Towers.are, in alphabetical order, by author:
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Justin Huggler3 Things You Should Know About Literary Agents|summary=Ani was If you're all set to publish your novel, it might be time to [https://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]. Since you'veryre essentially picking the person responsible for presenting and marketing your book to the world, this is no easy task. When you'' impressed when she read ve sent your [[Burden of the Desert by Justin Huggler]https://blog.reedsy.com/guide/how-to-write-a-query-letter/ query letters] and there was a great deal to discuss when he popped into Bookbag Towersstarted 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 Gail CarrigerMost Important Things to Know|summary=Robert enjoyed YA novel [[Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger|Etiquette and Espionage]] by Gail CarrigerLolita, a highly controversial book, famed for her adult [[Soulless: The Parasol Protectorate by Gail Carriger|Parasol Protectorate]] series and he was keen is not subject to chat bans in American schools. Here are the most important things you need to her when she popped into Bookbag Towersknow about it.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=March 2013 NewsletterStylish Restaging of The Crucible is All Show and No Substance, According to Reviews|summary=Oh, oh, oh. OH! It is March. And it The Crucible is snowinga tragedy that’s been debated and discussed for many years. What is going on? Snow, fun though it is, does not belong Its current running in Marchtheaters has received a rather intriguing review. Daffodils belong in MarchKeep reading to find out more. Where are the daffodils? Meh. Snow aside, how are you?
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|category=listscomments|title=The CILIP Carnegie Medal 2013How Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Singapore Math|summary=We've reviewed the books on the shortlistSingapore Mathematics is a unique way of presenting this science. The winner Parents and teachers will be announced at an afternoon ceremony at able to understand and explain to children the Natural History Museum on Wednesday 19 June 2013simplest mathematical processes using images.
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|title=Joe Craig Talks To Bookbag About Words, Death and DilemmasFinding More Time For Reading|summary=Joe Craig popped ito Bookbag Towers If there is one thing that a lot of people could benefit from having more of in their lives, it's [[A Bookbagger's View:What it's like to tell be a reviewer|literature]]. 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 it'What I’m thinking when I s something that you might be able to approach in a number of ways if you want to make sure that you are getting back into reading again. 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 harder than you might initially think I’m learning about my audiences (but I’m probably not)'!.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Antony WoottenGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=Sue thought that was absolutely riveted to [[Grown-ups Can't be Friends with Dragons Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Antony WoottenGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson]] was the perfect book for the child who struggles with childhood and can't seem to do anything right. It's not just a good story - therebrilliantly readable but rather frightening: people's a subtle message that life will improvelives and livelihoods could be in the hands of company boards which are dysfunctional. Sue had quite a few questions for Antony when he popped into Bookbag Towerswanted to know more.
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|title=Romantic Novel of the Year 2013Top Ten Self-Published Books 2021|summary=When We thought that 2020 was a strange year but 2021 has been equally so. Once again we've been amazed by the categary winners were announced on 26 February [[:Category:Sophie Kinsella|Sophie Kinsella]] quality of self-published books which have come our way. Last year's top ten consisted of eleven books (maths never was awarded our strong point...) but this year we're going to have to make it a lifetime achievement award for baker's dozen as we really couldn'her continued contribution t split them apart. Here they are, in alphabetical order, by author...}}{{newfeature|category=comments|title=How to Write a Standout Book Review in a Saturated Market|summary=Book reviews are a crucial tool for the wordl reading community — it’s via these that opinions are exchanged, ideas discussed, and recommendations found. But though the growth of romantic fiction''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 Marie-Louise JensenGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=Robert thought that Sue was an enthusiastic reader of [[Smuggler's Kiss The Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Marie-Louise JensenGerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Filipe Morais|Smuggler's KissThe Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do]] was an excellent historical adventure with a feisty, resourceful narrator and a wonderful supporting cast. He was keen she had several points she wanted to chat to author Marie-Louise Jensen discuss with the authors when she they popped into Boobag Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Holly SmaleComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=Robert enjoyed [[Geek Girl by Holly Smale]] Comic books and he had plenty movies, in general, have been given the portrayal of questions for her when she popped into Bookbag Towersgood; always winning and saving the day. however, thanks to the creativity of writers, we have a few writers of comics who have managed to alter this unsaid rule, 'evil wins at the end of the day'. While it may not be a great thought to bear in mind, it is still something a bit fascinating to dwell on. And, we believe that it is a breath of fresh air to discover that we have something different from the cliché where the hero always emerges as the victor.
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|category=commentsinterviews|title=Daniela Sacerdoti The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Bookbag Gerry Brown About Her Love Of ReadingMaking a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=Robert was impressed when he read Gerry Brown is so keen to see people geting involved that there's a free digital [[Dreams (Sarah Midnight Trilogy) by Daniela Sacerdoti|Dreamshttps://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download]], the first of the Sarah Midnight Trilogy by Daniela Sacerdoti and we were delighted she popped ito Bookbag Towers to tell us about her love of readingthis £42 book.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=February 2013 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary=HereIn this strangest of years we's a fun piece of bookve been delighted by the self-published books we've read and they're all books which compare well with traditionally-related news, especially for those of you living published books in the capitalsame genres. On We really couldn't narrow the 24th March the National Literacy Trust is organising the first 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 choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and begin at 11am. With a ''Where’s Wally?'' theme here they are hoping to attract a wide range of participants, young and old, from the book-loving community. 1 in 6 adults in the UK have poor literacy which impacts their standard of living, independence and mental wellbeing, so you can see it's a really great cause. Find out more [http://wwwalphabetical order by author.literacytrust.org.uk/support/fundraising_and_events/fun_run here].
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To J E RyderOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=Sue hadn't really intended to stay up until four o'clock in the morning reading was so impressed by [[Blood Pool The Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by J E RyderOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander]] but once that she got into the story wished that she ''had'' to know what happened nexta good business idea of her own so that she could use the book. When J E Ryder Perhaps that was what she was talking about when Olga and Allen popped in to into Bookbag Towers Sue had quite a few questions for herto chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Patricia WatkinsAndrew Hampshire|summary=Sue thoroughly enjoyed Technology can seem frightening to people who don't have the background. In [[The Wayward GentlemanCreating Value Through Technology: John Theophilus Potter and Discover the Town of Haverfordwest Tech that Can Transform Your Business by Patricia WatkinsAndrew Hampshire|The Wayward GentlemanCreating Value Through Technology: John Theophilus Potter 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 Town most out of Haverfordwest]] it. He and she was delighted Sue had a lot to chat about when author Patricia Watkins popped he dropped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Paula Weston Talks To Bookbag About Her Dream Dinner PartyStand Up to Bullying With a Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=We were very impressed by [[Shadows by Paula Weston]]In every generation, there are kids who become bullies. They bully their siblings, a book that promises thrilling plotsneighbor kids, chemistry between the sassy lead characters and action their classmates. They seem to believe that other kids look up to them and deliversrespect them. When she mentioned her dinner party we ''had'That is self-delusion, as most adults are aware, but kids don' t have the experience to know who's been invitedproperly judge what is respect and what is merely fear.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFrom Sci Fi to Reality: Bookbag Talks To Laura LamHow Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary=Robert thought The gap between sci-fi and reality is not so big anymore. You don’t have to go that Laura Lam's [[Pantomime by Laura Lam|Pantomime]] was nearly as impossible to review as it was far back in time to put down and that this enthralling fantasy was a stunning debutsee huge developments in technology. We ''had'' to For example, the smartphone has been around for over 10 years now, but if you don’t have a chat with Lauraone in today’s society, you’d either be seen as crazy or just out of touch.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Arthur Plotnik5 Great AI books to read in 2020|summary=Robert thought that [[Better Than Great by Arthur Plotnik]] was truly better than great and a fifty-caratArtificial intelligence (AI) has expanded into one of the most important technologies in human history. It comes with so many benefits, finger-licking-fabulous book which flies in from improving the face efficiency of mediocrity. We ''had'' simple, basic tasks to chat helping to the authorsolve advanced problems by quickly analyzing large data sets.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=January 2013 NewsletterA Baker's Dozen of Books to Keep the Kids Occupied When They Can't Go Out|summary=Hi! Hello! Happy New Year! We hope Are you had a marvellous festive season, werenrunning out of inspiration for what to do with the kids when they can't in trouble go out? We've come up with floods and are about a baker's dozen of books to be happily snowballing rather than in trouble with the white stuffgive you some brilliant ideas. We have some great news!
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|category=commentslists|title=Annabel Pitcher Talks To Bookbag About Her New Year ResolutionsTop Ten Self-Published Books 2019|summary=We fell for Annabel Pitcher when we read [[My Sister Lives on 've seen some cracking self-published books this year and they're all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher|My Sister Lives on same genres. We really couldn't narrow the Mantelpiece]] choice down any further - so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and we knew that she was one of our favourite authors when we finished [[Ketchup Clouds here they are, in alphabetical order by Annabel Pitcher|Ketchup Clouds]]author.. She popped into Bookbag Towers to tell us about her New Year resolutions.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Desiree Villena Talks To Natasha Farrant|summary=We loved [[The Things We Did Bookbag About 5 Key Tips for Love by Natasha Farrant]] so there was lots to chat about when the author popped into Bookbag Towers.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Eve AinsworthWriting a Critical-Yet-Fair Book Review|summary=JillWriting a book review isn's cheeks ''ached'' when she read [[The Blog of Maisy Malone by Eve Ainsworth|The Blog of Maisy Malone]]t difficult, you know, so we were really looking forward but there are a few things you need to a chat with her when she popped into Bookbag Towerskeep us in mind. Desiree Villena gives us five tips.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To R Julian CoxMelanie Martin|summary=Sue was impressed when she read R Julian Cox’s eco-thriller |summary=In [[Shadow on the Sun War and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by R Julian CoxMelanie Martin|SHADOW ON THE SUNWar and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]], an elegant conflation of fact and fiction which kept Melanie Martin reconstructs what happened to her on the edge of her seatfamily in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It's a highly compelling if occasionally shocking read. She Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and Julian had quite a few things was delighted when the author agreed to chat about when he popped into Bookbag Towerswith her.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewFraming the Brexit narrative: Bookbag Talks To Damian O'Brienimmigration, myths and public perception|summary=Words have long fascinated Zoë Loobna Joomun looks at how Brexit is likely to affect the publishing industry - and after reading [[If Houses Why Not Mouses? by Damian O'Brien]] she had quite a few questions to ask the author when he called in to Bookbag Towerswider country.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Guy Booth8 ways to motivate yourself to write, right NOW by Jessica Jarlvi|summary=Sue realised Ever felt that [[The Arthur Moreau Story by Guy Booth|The Arthur Moreau Story]] by Guy Booth could be read on two levels - and that both were terrifyingyou've hit a brick wall with your writing? Jessica Jarlvi has eight tips yo get you writing again. When Guy popped in to Bookbag Towers there were questions to which we needed answers!
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|title=Nefertaru's Story by Deborah WhiteGreg Hickey Talks To Bookbag About The Old Guard of Dystopian Fiction|summary=This is the story of Nefertaru, a dancer Where do you go when you move beyond classics like ''1984'' and priestess at the temple of Sekhmet in Ancient Egyptian times. She appears briefly in both [[Wickedness by Deborah White|Wickedness]] and [[Deceit by Deborah White|Deceit]] but is at the heart of the plot of both novels. Sekhmet was the divine consort of the god Ptah, who in later Ancient Egyptian history became merged with the god Thoth.''Brave New World''?
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|title=Richard and Judy Book Club Spring 2013Top Ten Self-Published Books 2018|summary=Richard and Judy have chosen some very good Choosing the top ten self-published books for us - now we read in 2018 was difficult as we're constantly surprised at just want spring to hurry up and arrive!how good some self-published books are. Here's our final top ten in alphabetical order by author...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Andy BriggsMelissa Leet|summary=We're really pleased to present an interview with Andy Briggs, author of the excellent Sue was impressed when she read [[Rise of the Heroes (Hero.Com) Landslide by Andy BriggsMelissa Leet|Hero.comLandslide]] by Melissa Leet and [[Council of Evil (Villainwas surprised to find that it was a debut novel.Net) by Andy Briggs|Villain She had quite a few questions for Melissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.net]] series and of 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!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To A K HillDaniel Peltz|summary=We were quietly impressed Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a ''building'', but was surprised by just how compelling she found [[A Mediocre Man The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by A K HillDaniel Peltz|A Mediocre ManThe Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]] and particularly by the way that it touched on so much which is wrong with our world without ever being depressing. When There was a lot to chat about when author A K Hill Daniel Peltz popped in to into Bookbag Towers we had quite a few questions for him.
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|category=newsletterslists|title=November 2012 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|summary=Hi, hello and welcome! The dreaded Christmas shopping season is rapidly approaching. In fact, by Choosing the time this newsletter goes out, you'll probably be stuck top ten self-published books we read in already. So 2017 was one of the toughest jobs we'll say what we say to you every did all year: don't forget to buy at least one person at least one book! If you're stuck for ideas, you could always look at our [http://www.thebookbag.co.uk/reviews/indexand involved a great deal of discussion.php?title=Category:Lists lists] section. You Here'll find many of s our favourites, all organised final top ten in a way that makes it easy to find a good book for any recipient, no matter their age or interestsalphabetical order by author. 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 live.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stefan BachmannChit Dubey|summary=Three years ago a young man emailed to ask if he could review for us. Normally we wouldn't have considered him - he Sue 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 quietly impressed when she read [[21 Doors to Happiness:Category:Reviewed Life Through Travel Experiences and Meditation by Stefan Bachmann|wonderful reviewsChit Dubey]]as it chimed with her personal view of life. We're not surprised that he has a deal with a major publisher but we are She was delighted and we certainly were not going when Chit Dubey popped into Bookbag Towers to pass the chance chat to ask Stefan a few questionsus.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cath CrowleyGabe Riggs|summary=This has been an incredible year for YA contemporary books, and James would be hard-pressed to choose his favourite. A strong contender, though, would be the long-awaited UK release of Cath Crowley's Luke thought that [[Graffiti Moon Punk Love Foucault by Cath Crowley|Graffiti MoonGabe Riggs]], was an enchanting story of one incredible night. It's lyricalintense, romanticemotional and visceral read that illuminates and educates with a strong voice and clear, and full of wonderful characterscapable prose. He There was absolutely thrilled a lot to be able talk about when Gabe popped into Bookbag Towers to talk chat to Cath Crowley about it!us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Danaan ElderhillSandra Aragona|summary=Danaan Elderhill brought a little magic into our lives with her book Sue loved Sandra Aragona's lightly-fictionalised [[The Magic Book of Cookery Sorting the Priorities: Ambassadress and Beagle Survive Diplomacy by Danaan ElderhillSandra Aragona|The Magic Book of Cookeryautobiography]]of life as a diplomatic spouse. We had quite There was a few questions for her lot that she wanted to ask about when she Sandra popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Adam HamdyK J Lawrence|summary=Sue was delighted when she read [[Battalion The Cossack by Adam HamdyK J Lawrence|BattalionThe Cossack]] is an action-packed adventure set some twenty yeas into as it restored her faith in the futurethriller genre. It's a thriller in When the true sense of the word and we'd only just caught our breaths after finishing the book when author Adam Hamdy , K J Lawrence, popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us., Sue had quite a few questions ready!
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|category=newslettersinterviews|title=October 2012 NewsletterThe Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stuart Burrell|summary=Woohoo! JillSue found Start Burrell's personal favourite, book [[Bring up the Bodies Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of, Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Hilary MantelStuart Burrell|Bring up the Bodies]] won this yearTwelve Times To The Max: One Man's [[Man Booker Prize 2012|Booker Prize]], making Hilary Mantel the first woman AND the first Briton Journey to win twice. We are very happy about that, as we are about Mantel's rehabilitation of Thomas Cromwell. Which and Recollections 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|KindleSetting Twelve Verified World Records]]? The Kindle Fire is out later this monthan inspiring, feel-good read. Are you going She wanted to buy one? We're still thinking about it but will let you know what we think if and more when we plump for one. You let Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us know, too. We'd be interested to hear your views.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Rob KeeleyWes Stuart|summary=Last year we were delighted by Rob Keeley's [[The Alien in Luke enjoyed the Garage combination of compellingly-written science fiction which blends themes of innocence and Other Stories by Rob Keeley|first collection]] growth with some well depicted moments of short stories. This year it was a real pleasure to read horror in [[The (Fairly) Magic Show and Other Stories My Name is Sam by Rob KeeleyWes Stuart|The (Fairly) Magic Show and Other StoriesMy Name is Sam]]. We and he had quite a few questions to ask him for author Wes Stuart when he popped into Bookbag Towersto chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephanie BurgisB C R Fegan|summary=We've been thrilled Sue giggled like a child when she read [[Henry and the Hidden Treasure by Stephanie BurgisB C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]]: it' ''Magick'' series and delighted that she s a good story with some valuable lessons. It was able a real pleasure to find the time chat to pop writer B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers to have a chat with us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David CroydonAnnie Ingram|summary=Back in the eighties David Croydon Very few people believe that dogs can talk so it was one of the founders something of a sales promotion agency and 'The Unprincipled' tells the story of the twelve years from the agency's founding through to its salerelief when Sue met author, Annie Ingram. We've thought long She has lengthy conversations with her cocker spaniel Kammie and hard about finding just one word to describe the has shared them with us in her [[Conversations with Kammie by Annie Ingram|book but we really can't do better than 'scurrilous']]. You're best not suggesting that we can have more than one word! When David There was a lot to talk about when she popped into Bookbag Towers 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 MarchantStephan Santiago|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 Ani was quietly moved by [[I'm Dougal Trump... and it's not my fault! Returning Home by Dougal TrumpStephan Santiago|I'm Dougal Trump... And It's Not My FaultReturning Home]] in the hope of getting an interview with her. Not only did and there were several points she accept, she also introduced him wanted to the boy who some people are calling 'a modern day William Brown' and discuss with author Stephan Santiago when he was kind enough popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to also answer some questionsus. I hope you enjoy their answers as much as he did!
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