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'''Features'''
The winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction prize will be announced in November. With eight great books on the longlist, we're spoiled for choice. You can't find our round up of the runners and riders [[Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012|here]]. And author Victoria Eveleigh popped in to explain why [[Victoria Eveleigh Talks To Bookbag About Why Pony Books Aren't Just For Girls|Pony Books Aren't Just For Girls]].
We've grilled many authors for your edification this month! Our reporter's pad has never been so busy. We were very impressed by Gerry Wells' [[Kicking the Hornets' Nest by Gerry Wells|book of short stories]] based on his experiences of crewing a Sherman tank in WWII. [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry Wells|Chatting to him]] was too good an opportunity to miss. When we read [[My Big Fat Teen Crisis by Jenny Smith]] we loved Jenny's breezy writing style. It was a real pleasure to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jenny Smith|chew the fat]] with her when she popped in to Bookbag Towers. James absolutely loved Ruth Warburton's [[A Witch in Winter by Ruth Warburton|A Witch in Winter]] and [[A Witch in Love by Ruth Warburton|A Witch in Love]], so he was thrilled to get the chance to [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ruth Warburton|interview her]].