|title=Carnegie Medal 2011
|summary=A worthy winner this year, in Patrick Ness, but are our thoughts on [[White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick|White Crow]] on the money? The Carnegie judges disagreed!
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|title=Mary Hoffman on the inspiration for David
|summary=As part of her very busy blog tour, Mary Hoffman dropped by Bookbag Towers to tell us all about how she was inspired to write [[David by Mary Hoffman|David]], the story of the creation of the famous statue by Michelangelo.
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|title=July 2011 Newsletter
|summary=Buongiorno! Even though Jill is not going this year, she wants you to know that she's still practising her Italian. In fact, she's practising so hard that she's even finished reading the wondrous [[Skellig by David Almond|Skellig]] in a language that isn't her own. We're only telling you this in our newsletter in the hopes that it will confer sufficient kudos for her to stop boasting. It's a long shot, but worth taking.
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|title=Angel's Fury and the Easter Egg Giveaway
|summary=Bryony Pearce popped into Bookbag Towers and told us about a few things that we hadn't spotted in [[Angel's Fury by Bryony Pearce|Angel's Fury]]. We were fascinated.
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|title=It Takes A Library... by Michael Brooks
|summary=We loved [[Free Radicals by Michael Brooks]], and were delighted to hear about the research process, including Michael's love of libraries and admiration of JBS Haldane.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Charlotte Frost
|summary=An up-to-date biography of Sir William Knighton has been long-overdue and we're delighted to have been able to chat to Charlotte Frost about the work that went into writing her [[Sir William Knighton: The Strange Career of a Regency Physician by Charlotte Frost|book]].
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Richard Byrne
|summary=[[This Book Belongs To Aye-Aye by Richard Byrne]] is quirky and amusing tale of Miss Deer's Academy For Aspiring Picture-Book Animals. With its smart plot, intriguing mystery, useful lessons and zingy illustrations, there's plenty to enjoy. We leapt at the chance to interview Richard Byrne.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To John Dickie
|summary=Here at Bookbag we were impressed by Professor John Dickie's [[Blood Brotherhoods: The Rise of the Italian Mafias by John Dickie|latest book about the Italian mafias]] - this time looking at their history. The chance to chat to him was an offer we couldn't refuse.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anna Burley
|summary=In [[Bipolar Parent by Anna Burley|Bipolar Parent]] Anna Burley bravely told us about her childhood. We were delighted when she agreed to tell us a little more about the background to the book.
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|title=The Bedtime Picture Book I've Been Trying To Write for Years by David Bedford
|summary=We loved [[Bouncy Bouncy Bedtime by David Bedford and Julian Russell|Bouncy Bouncy Bedtime]] and it was fascinating to hear that there was a bit of a story behind the book.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Elizabeth Speller
|summary=We've been impressed by Elizabeth Speller as a writer of fiction and non-fiction so the opportunity to ask her a few questions was really too good to miss.
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