|title=Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2012
|summary=With eight great books on the longlist we're looking forward to finding the winner in November.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Gerry Wells
|summary=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. Chatting to him was too good an opportunity to miss.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Jenny Smith
|summary=When we read [[My Big Fat Teen Crisis by Jenny Smith]] we loved Jenny's breezy writing style. It was a real pleasure to chat to her when she popped in to Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Victoria Eveleigh Talks To Bookbag About Why Pony Books Aren't Just For Girls
|summary=Victoria Eveleigh's [[A Stallion Called Midnight by Victoria Eveleigh|story]] about a friendship between a young girl and a wild stallion kept Sue reading well into the night. We were fascinated when Victoria popped in to tell us why pony books are not just for girls.
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|title=June 2012 Newsletter
|summary=Wow. First we get a mini heatwave then the skies open and hundreds of people are flooded out of their homes. Where else but Blighty, eh? On the upside, though, we're loving the Sky Arts TV channels at the moment and in particular their coverage of the Hay Festival. For those of us unable to get our diaries in sufficient order to book accommodation a year in advance, it's been great. We almost, but not quite, felt as though we were there.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cathy Farr
|summary=We loved [[Moon Chase by Cathy Farr|Moon Chase]] and [[Moon Crossing by Cathy Farr|Moon Crossing]] and when author Cathy Farr popped into Bookbag Towers we asked her all about fellhounds, Thesk, and how she feels about being a writer.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To David Vann
|summary=It's nearly three years since we first discovered the work of David Vann and we're impressed by his [[Dirt by David Vann|latest book]]. The opportunity to ask the author a few questions was not one to be missed.
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|title=H A Goodman Asks Who Would You Be In An Alternate Reality?
|summary=We've really enjoyed our trips around Hal Goodman's afterlife universe, with its dark comedy and glossy plot. He wanted us to think about who we would be in an alternate reality when he popped in to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Stephanie Guerra
|summary=We reviewed, and really enjoyed, Stephanie Guerra's [[Torn by Stephanie Guerra|Torn]] earlier this year. She was kind enough to do this interview for us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Allan Hendry
|summary=We enjoyed [[End Game by Allan Hendry]], a fast-paced and action-packed eco-thriller to make you think exactly where we're going - and who is likely to do something about it. We had quite a few questions for the author when he popped in to see us.
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|title=Melissa Wareham Talks To Bookbag About How She Became An Accidental Author
|summary=Here at Bookbag Towers we love dogs and people who love dogs, so we knew we'd love Melissa Wareham ''even'' if she wasn't such a good writer. When she popped in to see us we wanted to know how the girl from the Dogs' Home became a best-selling author.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kathryn James
|summary=Kathryn James caught our attention last year with her wonderful portrayal of Nell Beecham, the 13-year-old heroine of her first novel, [[Mist by Kathryn James|Mist]]. We're far from being the only ones who are impressed - in fact, just two days ago she won the Dorset New Horizons Award - congratulations, Kathryn! While we're eagerly awaiting book 2, Frost, we managed to persuade her to take a little time out from writing to answer some questions.
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|title= The Desmond Elliott Prize for Debut Fiction Published in the UK 2012
|summary=The prize of £10,000 will be awarded to one of the three short-listed books on 28 June
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Ellen Richardson
|summary=We thought that [[The Flip-flop Club: Charmed Summer by Ellen Richardson|Charmed Summer]] was the 'charming' start to what looked like an exciting new series. We couldn't resist having a chat to the author.
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|title=May 2012 Newsletter
|summary=Are you reading ebooks yet? Or are you still in love with physical books? Either way, it's undeniable that ebooks are becoming more and more popular and their prevalence raises all sorts of questions about the future of publishing generally and about the best ways to market individual books. The [http://authorselectric.blogspot.co.uk/ Authors Electric] group of writers has been giving this some serious thought. Recently, and to coincide with World Book Night, they organised a two-night giveaway. 15 member authors gave away 21 books via the Amazon Select promotion scheme. In all, they gave away 15,353 ebooks. And it paid off. 19 of the titles made Amazon's worldwide top 20 lists. In the UK, 8 made the top 5 and 12 made the top ten. That is some going, don't you think?!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Francis Bennett
|summary=We loved [[The Crabber Stories by Francis Bennett|The Crabber Stories]]- a book of coming-of-age short stories set on Long Island in the nineteen-fifties - and we had plenty to talk about when Francis Bennett popped in to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Karen McCombie
|summary=Here at Bookbag we've always been big fans of Karen McCombie and we particularly enjoyed [[Life According to... Alice B. Lovely by Karen McCombie|Life According to... Alice B. Lovely]] so it was a real pleasure to ask her a few questions.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Daniela Sacerdoti
|summary=We liked [[Dreams (Sarah Midnight Trilogy) by Daniela Sacerdoti]], the start to a new teen paranormal series and had a few questions we wanted to ask the author.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Anne Allen
|summary=We really enjoyed [[Dangerous Waters: Mystery, Loss and Love on the Island of Guernsey by Anne Allen|Dangerous Waters: Mystery, Loss and Love on the Island of Guernsey]] so we had plenty we wanted to talk about when author Anne Allen popped in to see us at Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Linda Newbery Talks To Bookbag in Praise of Charity Shops
|summary=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.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tony Parsons
|summary=We enjoyed Tony Parson's latest novel [[Catching the Sun by Tony Parsons|Catching the Sun]] and we really wanted to know more about the background to the book when Tony popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Louisa Reid
|summary=We were very impressed by Louisa Reid's debut novel [[Black Heart Blue by Louisa Reid|Black Heart Blue]] and we had lots of questions we wanted to ask her.
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|title=Jon Mayhew Talks To Bookbag About The Bonehill Curse: Influences and Inspirations
|summary=Imagine you had your own magic lamp, just like Aladdin. Think of what you'd wish for!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Elizabeth Wein
|summary=We loved [[Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein|Code Name Verity]] and when author Elizabeth Wein popped into Bookbag Towers we had some searching questions to ask her.
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