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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. Here is her [[Linda Newbery Talks To Bookbag in Praise of Charity Shops|guest blog]]. Jon Mayhew [[Jon Mayhew Talks To Bookbag About [[The Bonehill Curse by Jon Mayhew|The Bonehill Curse]]: Influences and Inspirations|called round]] to tell us all about the influences and inspirations behind [[The Bonehill Curse by Jon Mayhew|The Bonehill Curse]]. Imagine you had your own magic lamp, just like Aladdin. Think of what you'd wish for! Barbara J Zitwer [[Barbara J Zitwer talks to Bookbag about meeting the ladies at the Hampstead Heath Ladies Pond on the day her mother died|told us]] about 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]]. We loved Barbara Mitchelhill's [[Road to London by Barbara Mitchelhill|Road to London]] and couldn't wait to [[Barbara Mitchelhill Talks To Bookbag About Her Favourite Period in History: The Tudors|find out more]] about Barbara's fascination with the ''smell'' of Tudor life.