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__NOTOC__Check out the full lists of [[:Category: Interviews|interviews]], [[:Category: Lists|top tens]] and [[:Category: Comments|articles]].__NOTOC__<!-- Remove -->{{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Melvin Burgess|summary=Jill thought that [[Doing It by Melvin Burgess]] was a funny and truthful peek into the minds of sex-obsessed teenage boys. Girls aren't left out, either. Parents might find it shocking but the kids will find it real. When Melvin popped into Bookbag Towers it was Jim who was on hand to ask some questions.}} {{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=July 2014 Newsletter|summary= Hi, hello, how are you? Happy summer! Got your holiday reading sorted out yet? If not, read on. We have plenty of recommendations for you. Guess what? We have some great news! The weekend of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July saw the UK's first ever YA Literature Convention, held as part of the established London Film and Comic Con. Curated by Malorie Blackman, Children's Laureate and author of many of our favourite books, including [[Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman|Noble Conflict]], and organised with the help of Booktrust, LFCC organisers Showmasters, and many of the top YA publishers around, the event, held in Earls' Court 2, was a staggering success. Our man Jim was there and had a wonderful time. If you want to read more about, you can read all about [[Jim Dean Talks To Bookbag About The UK's First Ever YA Literature Convention|his adventures]] over the weekend. Let's hope it all happens again next year!}} 
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|title=Jim Dean Talks To Bookbag About The UK's First Ever YA Literature ConventionHow Serialized Stories Are Revolutionizing the Way We Read|summary=The weekend With technology gradually encroaching on every area of Saturday 12th and Sunday 13th July saw our lives, the UK's first ever YA Literature Convention, held change extends to literature as part of the established London Film and Comic Conwell. Curated by Malorie BlackmanThis brings serialized stories into focus, which overtook our reading habits with its stages, Children's Laureate and author or small sequential parts of many of our favourite booksa narrated story. In this sense, including [[Noble Conflict by Malorie Blackman|Noble Conflict]]this new approach is doing more than just changing how we read but also how authors will write, and organised with the help of Booktrustpublishers, LFCC organisers Showmasterspromote, and many readers experience these works. The rise of digital platforms and book writing apps (e.g. [https://www.chapterly.com/ Chapterly]) are at the top YA publishers around, the event, held in Earls' Court 2, was a staggering successforefront of this change.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Alan HamiltonTop Ten Self-Published Books 2023|summary=Sue was blown away when she read [[Stalemate by Alan Hamilton|Stalemate]], a reworking of We've seen some really good self-published books this year: they're up there with the unsolved murder best of Julia Wallace in Liverpool between the warstraditional publishing. Even knowing how it Here''had'' to work out she still couldn't put the book down - and she had a lot to ask s our top ten, in alphabetical order, by author Alan Hamilton when he popped in to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To N S BlackmanJeffrey Dunn|summary=Jill thought that enjoyed [[The Secret Dinosaur: Giants Awake Radio Free Olympia by N S BlackmanJeffrey Dunn|The Secret Dinosaur: Giants AwakeRadio Free Olympia]] was , a super-fun adventure story blending prose and she had quite poetry with themes of ecology, folklore, love and loss. She didn't think it was the easiest read, but a few questions when author N S Blackman popped into Bookbag Towersrewarding one.
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|title=Sarah Skilton Talks How To Bookbag About Writing ''High and Dry''Write a Fantasy Novel: The Full Guide|summary=Jim was very impressed by Sarah SkiltonFantasy has always been our way out of the real world's limitations. It's [[High a space where magic is real, mythical creatures roam, and Dry heroes go on epic quests. This genre is loved by Sarah Skilton|High people of all ages and Dry]] particularly because it was very differet to her last novelbackgrounds. Sarah chatted It allows us to us about the booksexplore new worlds and face unimaginable challenges, all without leaving our homes.}}
{{newfeature|category=newsletters|title=June 2014 Newsletter|summary=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.
Hello there! WeSo, get ready for an adventure. This journey is not just about castles and wizards. It're writing this in s also about the midst craft of World Cup feverwriting. We donYou't mind ll learn to use language and imagination to make a bit of football at .Bookbag Towers but we really don't get feverish about itrich, varied story. If And who knows what unexplored realms you're ll discover along the same, read on. We have plenty of reading recommendations for you and you might need them if all around you has gone Rio mad. way?
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|title=Robert James Talks To Bookbag About PopularHow Can Reading Improve Your Vocabulary: The LaunchBest Practices|summary=Jim went Reading is one of the 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 using them correctly. With the launch rise of [[Popular: Vintage Wisdom for language learning apps, such as Promova, many people have turned to technology to improve their vocabulary. However, reading remains a Modern Geek (A Memoir) by Maya Van Wagenen]]. We insisted tried-and-true method that he tell us all about ithas been used for centuries.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Matt Carrell3 Things You Didn't Know About Ghostwriters|summary=Sue was impressed by [[Vortex by Matt Carrell]] How 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 opportunity to ask public having only ever heard of them because of the Pierce Brosnan film. Given the author awkwardness a lot of people feel toward ghostwriters, it's no surprise that there are a few questions when he popped into Bookbag Towers was simply too good number of misconceptions about what they do, so I'm hoping to missclarify three important things in this post.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To W Scott BeavenConrad Delacroix|summary=Ani Sue really enjoyed W Scott Beaven's coming of age [[Riccarton Junction: 1 The Lensky Connection by W Scott BeavenConrad Delacroix|crime storyThe Lensky Connection]] about the temptations and troubles facing young people, a thriller set primarily in Russia. She had quite a few questions for the author Conrad Delacroix when he popped in to see usinto Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Adrian Harvey3 Things You Should Know About Literary Agents|summary=Sue loved If you're all set to publish your novel, it might be time to [[Being Someone by Adrian Harveyhttps://blog.reedsy.com/how-to-find-a-literary-agent/ get yourself a literary agent]] - . Since you're essentially picking the story of a relationship person responsible for presenting and how early marketing your book to the seeds of destruction were sownworld, this is no easy task. When you've sent your [https://blog. She thought it was an intriguing tale, exquisitely writtenreedsy. There was quite com/guide/how-to-write-a lot to chat about when -query-letter/ query letters] and started getting responses, these tips will help you choose the author popped into Bookbag Towersright person for you.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The InterviewLolita Book Review: Bookbag Talks To Keris StaintonMost Important Things to Know|summary=Kicking off the Countdown to 5th June tour Keris Stainton popped into Bookbag Towers to chat Lolita, a highly controversial book, is not subject to usbans in American schools. You'll find all Here are the tour dates [http://www.countdownya.com here]most important things you need to know about it.
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|title=Candy Harper Talks To Bookbag About Stylish Restaging of The Inspiration For The ''Faith'' SeriesCrucible is All Show and No Substance, According to Reviews|summary=Candy popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us about some stuff which helped her write some other stuff.}} {{newfeature|category=interviews|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Robin Lloyd|summary=Ani enjoyed [[Rough Passage to London: A Sea Captain's Tale, Crucible is a Novel by Robin Lloyd]] tragedy that’s been debated and was intrigued by the background to the storydiscussed for many years. There were quite Its current running in theaters has received a few questions she wanted rather intriguing review. Keep reading to ask when Robin popped into Bookbag Towersfind out more.
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|title=Michael Grant Talks To Bookbag About The ''GONE'' TV ShowHow Bar Modeling Makes Word Problems Easy in Singapore Math|summary=One Singapore Mathematics is a unique way of Jim's favourite authors popped in presenting this science. Parents and teachers will be able to chat understand and explain to us about children the screen version of [[Gone by Michael Grant|Gone]]simplest mathematical processes using images.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=April 2014 NewsletterFinding More Time For Reading|summary= HiIf there is one thing that a lot of people could benefit from having more of in their lives, hello, and what it's [[A Bookbagger's View:What it's like to be a reviewer|literature]]. Plenty of us have gone through this experience of suddenly finding that we are you not reading? Most importantly as much as we used to. There are a lot of possible reasons for this month, weand it'd like s something that you might be able to approach in a number of ways if you want to say RIP Sue Townsendmake sure that you are getting back into reading again. Her creation, Adrian Mole, began with But one of the teenager [[The Secret Diary most important parts of Adrian Mole Aged 13¾ by Sue Townsend|navigating adolescence]] in Thatcher’s Britain this is probably that you are able to find enough time for reading, and followed him [[Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years by Sue Townsend|struggling into middle age]] during Tony Blair's third waythat can be harder than you might initially think.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sara CroweGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson about Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand|summary=Jim gave five stars Sue was absolutely riveted to [[Bone Jack Disaster in the Boardroom: Six Dysfunctions Everyone Should Understand by Sara CroweGerry Brown and Randall S Peterson]] and thought it was classic fantasy at its finest. He really couldnIt't wait when Sara popped s brilliantly readable but rather frightening: people's lives and livelihoods could be in the hands of company boards which are dysfunctional. Sue wanted to chat to usknow more.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Clementine Beauvais Gerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Sarah HorneFilipe Morais about The Independent Director in Society|summary=Jim can't stop talking about the Sue was an enthusiastic reader of [[Sesame Seade Mysteries 1The Independent Director in Society: Sleuth on Skates Our current crisis of governance and what to do by Clementine Beauvais Gerry Brown, Andrew Kakabadse and Sarah HorneFilipe Morais|Sesame Seade MysteriesThe Independent Director in Society: Our current crisis of governance and what to do]] so he was delighted and she had several points she wanted to discuss with the authors when author Clementine Beauvais and ilustrator Sarah Horne they popped in to see usinto Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tess SharpeComic Books Where the Bad Guys Won|summary=Robert thought that [[Far From You by Tess Sharpe]] was very difficult Comic books and movies, in general, have been given the portrayal of good; always winning and saving the day. however, thanks to review without giving away too much the creativity of writers, we have a few writers of comics who have managed to alter this unsaid rule, 'evil wins at the plot - but he had lots end of questions ready when the author popped day'. While it may not be a great thought to bear in mind, it is still something a bit fascinating to see usdwell 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=Sally Green The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Bookbag Gerry Brown About Her Desert Island BooksMaking a Difference: Leadership, Change and Giving Back the Independent Director Way|summary=SallyGerry Brown is so keen to see people geting involved that there's hoping that she won't need a stack free digital [https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/580618 download] of 'how to' books and that she'll be able to indulge herself with some excellent booksthis £42 book. We're just wondering how she's going to get them all there!
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|category=newsletterslists|title=March 2014 NewsletterTop Ten Self-Published Books 2020|summary= Greetings, fellow book lovers. What have you In this strangest of years we've been reading? Children up delighted by the self-published books we've read and down they're all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the country have been reading thanks to [http://www.worldbookday.com/ World Book Day], which took place earlier this monthsame genres. We love World Book Day here at Bookbag Towers. Some fantastic titles by some fantastic authors were included really couldn't narrow the choice down any further - so this year. There's Robert Muchamore, Lauren St Johntop ten consists of eleven books and here they are, David Melling. There's even a Horrible History in therealphabetical order by author. All these books cost just £1, thanks to the annual celebration of reading. What a wonderful thing.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Lauren St JohnOlga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander|summary=Robert thinks Sue was so impressed by [[The Radical Innovation Playbook: A Practical Guide for Harnessing New, Novel or Game-Changing Breakthroughs by Olga Kokshagina and Allen Alexander]] that the Laura Marlin mysteries is one she wished that she had a good business idea of her own so that she could use the best series for tweens and younger teensbook. He Perhaps that was what she was delighted talking about when author Lauren St John Olga and Allen popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Robert ParkerAndrew Hampshire|summary=Being from the other side of the Pennines, SueTechnology can seem frightening to people who don's not renowned for her love of Manchester, but she was impressed by t have the way the city came across in background. In [[The Baby and Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the Brandy Tech that Can Transform Your Business by Robert ParkerAndrew Hampshire|The Baby and Creating Value Through Technology: Discover the BrandyTech that Can Transform Your Business]] Andrew Hampshire discusses the first book in a planned new series by Robert Parkertech that can add quantifiable value to your business and how to get the most out of it. She He and Sue had quite a few questions lot to chat about when the author popped he dropped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Fletcher Moss Talks To Bookbag About His Obsession Stand Up to Bullying With Agea Pulitzer Prize Winner|summary=When Fletcher MossIn every generation, there are kids who become bullies. They bully their siblings, neighbor kids, author of [[The Poison Boy by Fletcher Moss|The Poison Boy]] popped in and their classmates. They seem to see us he had us spellbound when he told us believe that his obsession with age began when he was in his twentiesother kids look up to them and respect them. That is self-delusion, as most adults are aware, but kids don't have the experience to properly judge what is respect and what is merely fear.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=February 2014 NewsletterFrom Sci Fi to Reality: How Dreams Turn Into Innovations|summary= Hey! How are you? Guess what? We The gap between sci-fi and reality is not so big anymore. You don’t have exciting news to report! You'll remember go that we chose our [[Top Ten Self-Published Books 2013| top ten self-published books]] of last year a couple of months agofar back in time to see huge developments in technology. WellFor example, now we can share our excitement that one of them the smartphone has been picked up around for a traditional publishing contract. How great is that? [[Burden of the Desert by Justin Huggler]] is a story about the menover 10 years now, women and children but if you don’t have one in post-Saddam Iraq as well today’s society, you’d either be seen as those trying to project their voices and protect their lives. And it really is great. You can read our interview with Justin [[The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Justin Huggler|here]] and you can even win a copy of the book if you enter our [[Burden crazy or just out of the Desert by Justin Huggler|competition]]. Congratualations to Justin from all at Bookbag Towerstouch.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Leila SalesTop Ten Self-Published Books 2019|summary=Robert thought that he should have been able to give [[This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales|This Song Will Save Your Life]] a sixth starWe've seen some cracking self-published books this year and they're all books which compare well with traditionally-published books in the same genres. Unfortunately he We really couldn't narrow the choice down any further - but he could chat to so this year's top ten consists of eleven books and here they are, in alphabetical order by author Leila Sales when she popped in to see us...
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Suzanne RindellMelanie Martin|summary=Robert was completely blown away by |summary=In [[The Other Typist War and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam by Suzanne RindellMelanie Martin|The Other TypistWar and Love: A family's testament of anguish, endurance and devotion in occupied Amsterdam]] Melanie Martin reconstructs what happened to her family in occupied Amsterdam in WWII. It's a highly compelling if occasionally shocking read. Days after she finished the book Sue could not stop thinking about what she had read and he had quite a few questions for was delighted when the author Suzanne Rindell when she popped in agreed to see uschat with her.
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|category=newsletterscomments|title=January 2014 NewsletterFraming the Brexit narrative: immigration, myths and public perception|summary= HAPPY NEW YEAR! Everyone Loobna Joomun looks at Bookbag Towers wishes you how Brexit is likely to affect the best 2014 you could possibly imagine. Health, wealth, happiness to you, publishing industry - and, of course, a good book or two. We wanted to offer a wee thank you for reading our ramblings every month and so we have instituted a monthly prize draw for all newsletter subscribers. If you are our first lucky winner, congratulations! You'll find an Amazon voucher winging its way to you very soonthe wider country.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag Greg Hickey Talks To B R CollinsBookbag About The Old Guard of Dystopian Fiction|summary=Both Jill Where do you go when you move beyond classics like ''1984'' and Robert were impressed by [[Love in Revolution by B R Collins]] but it was Robert who won the battle to ask the questions when the author popped in to see us.''Brave New World''?
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|category=interviewscomments|title=The Interview: Bookbag James Donald Talks To Dom ConlonBookbag About The Death Of Norman Breyfogle|summary=Sue had a lovely time reading Dom ConlonOne of the finest storytellers you's [[I Am A Giant (Tiny ve never heard of, who died in September 2018 at the Giant) by Dom Conlon and Nicola Anderson|I Am A Giant]] and [[Tommy Tickletail: A Tall Tale by Dom Conlon and Carl Pugh|Tommy Tickletail: A Tall Tale]] and she was eager to chat to the author when he popped into Bookbag Towersage of 58.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Alex KovacsMelissa Leet|summary=Sue was slightly unnerved by the prospect of interviewing an author whose protagonist interviews himself (after allowing a suitable time lapse between preparing the questions and answering them) in impressed when she read [[The Currency of Paper Landslide by Alex KovacsMelissa Leet|The Currency of PaperLandslide]], but the opportunity by Melissa Leet and was surprised to chat to Alex Kovacs find that it was not one to missa debut novel. She had quite a few questions for Melissa when she popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|category=interviewscomments|title=Abi Silver Talks To The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Mark Lingane, AgainAbout A Few Of Her Favourite Things|summary=Author Mark Lingane describes his latest book, [[I Love Lucid by Mark Lingane|I Love Lucid]] cyber-techno-thriller-alternate reality-procedural-pseudophilospophical dark comedy. Ani wasn't about to disagree 'We could definitely make a flying car – but she had that's not the hard part. The hard part is, how do you make a few questions for Mark when he popped into Bookbag Towers.flying car that's super safe and quiet?'': Elon Musk
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Rosie BestDaniel Peltz|summary=Robert thought that Sue wasn't expecting to enjoy a novel about a ''building'', but was surprised by just how compelling she found [[Skulk The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria by Rosie BestDaniel Peltz|The Indomitable Chiesa di Santa Maria]] was a wonderful urban fantasy with an outstanding heroine and an excellent plot. He There was delighted a lot to chat about when Rosie author Daniel Peltz popped in to into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|category=interviewslists|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Richard SmithTop Ten Self-Published Books 2017|summary=Jill thought that [[Time Trap by Richard Smith]] Choosing the top ten self-published books we read in 2017 was a riproaring adventure and loved one of the real locations toughest jobs we did all year and the bookinvolved a great deal of discussion. Here's interactive websiteour final top ten in alphabetical order by author.. She had quite a few questions when the author popped into Bookbag Towers.
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Hi, hello and how the devil are you?
 
Did you know that 2013 marks the 60th anniversary of the [http://www.thecwa.co.uk/ Crime Writers' Association]? To celebrate, they held a poll to find the greatest crime writer, crime series and crime novel. The fantabulous [[The Grand Tour: Letters and photographs from the British Empire expedition by Agatha Christie and Mathew Prichard (editor)|Agatha Christie]] topped the ratings for greatest writer with her novel ''The Murder of Roger Ackroyd'' as the greatest novel. [[Eliminate the Impossible: An Examination of the World of Sherlock Holmes on Page and Screen by Alistair Duncan and Steve Emecz|Sherlock Holmes]] was the greatest series. No surprises then, but it shows how much Christie and Conan Doyle are a part of our national pride and discourse.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Kristen ZimmerGabe Riggs|summary=Robert was impressed when he read Luke thought that [[The Gravity Between Us Punk Love Foucault by Kristen Zimmer|The Gravity Between UsGabe Riggs]] was an intense, emotional and delighted visceral read that illuminates and educates with a strong voice and clear, capable prose. There was a lot to talk about when author Kristen Zimmer Gabe popped in for an interviewinto Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Howard WebsterK J Lawrence|summary=Sue thought that was delighted when she read [[Canton Elegy: A Father's Letter of Sacrifice, Survival and Love The Cossack by Stephen Jin-Nom Lee and Howard WebsterK J Lawrence|The Cossack]] was compelling and life-affirming readingas it restored her faith in the thriller genre. She When the author, K J Lawrence, popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us, Sue had quite a few questions for co-author Howard Webster.ready!
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Angela YoungStuart Burrell|summary=Sue thought that found Start Burrell's book [[Speaking Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of Love , Setting Twelve Verified World Records by Angela YoungStuart Burrell|Speaking Twelve Times To The Max: One Man's Journey to, and Recollections of Love, Setting Twelve Verified World Records]] was one of the most compelling pictures of mental illness which she'd an inspiring, feel-good read. There was quite a lot She wanted to talk about know more when author Angela Young Stuart popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Sharmi AlbrechtsenWes Stuart|summary=Jill learned a great deal about Danes, about Americans Luke enjoyed the combination of compellingly-written science fiction which blends themes of innocence and about herself when she read growth with some well depicted moments of horror in [[A Piece of Danish Happiness My Name is Sam by Sharmi AlbrechtsenWes Stuart|A Piece of Danish HappinessMy Name is Sam]]. She and he had quite a few things to discuss with questions for author Sharmi Albrechtsen Wes Stuart when she he popped in to into Bookbag Towersto chat to us.
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|title=October 2013 Newsletter
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We wanted to talk a little bit about dyslexia this month. And in particular, about the way dyslexia affects potential readers, especially young readers. If you don't know much about this condition, you can find out more at the [http://www.bdadyslexia.org.uk/ British Dyslexia Association] and [http://dyslexiaaction.org.uk/ Dyslexia Action]. Dyslexic readers often struggle with books: they have problems with fonts, text size, background colours, vocabulary and all sorts of other things. We at Bookbag want parents to be able to find reading that will suit dyslexic children and so we have a dedicated category for [[:Category:Dyslexia Friendly|dyslexia friendly]] books. You'll find stories by great writers there: Anthony McGowan, Michael Morpurgo, Darren Shan, Tom Palmer, Meg Rosoff, Eoin Colfer and many more.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Eric LindnerB C R Fegan|summary=Jill thought that Sue giggled like a child when she read [[Hospice Voices: Lessons for Living at Henry and the End of Life Hidden Treasure by Eric LindnerB C R Fegan and Lenny Wen]] was touching, illuminating and uplifting: it's a good story with some valuable lessons. She It was delighted when the author popped in a real pleasure to chat to uswriter B C R Fegan when he popped into Bookbag Towers.
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|title=Tom Moorhouse Talks To Bookbag About Fantasy, Reality and Water Voles
|summary=Anne loved The River Singers by Tom Moorhouse|The River Singers]] and we were delighted when Tom Moorhouse popped into Bookbag Towers to chat to us about his favourite childhood books and how they've influenced him.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Cora HarrisonAnnie Ingram|summary=It took Robert Very few people believe that dogs can talk so it was something of a long time to write his review of relief when Sue met author, Annie Ingram. She has lengthy conversations with her cocker spaniel Kammie and has shared them with us in her [[Debutantes: In Love Conversations with Kammie by Cora HarrisonAnnie Ingram|book]] because all he really wanted to say . There was ''Oh wow, oh wow, I loved this book and you need a lot to go out and get it '''right now!''' '' When Cora talk about when she popped ito into Bookbag Towers they had lots to chat aboutto us.
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|title=Simon Packham Talks To Bookbag About Going Back To School
|summary=Simon Packham was surprised when he realisedhow much of his writing involved school. Now he realises that it was inevitable.
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|title=Marcus Sedgwick Talks To Bookbag About Co-inky-dinks
|summary=We were blown away by Marcus Sedgwick's [[She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick|She Is Not Invisible]] and we wondered what he wanted to chat to us about when he popped into Bookbag Towers. Well, it was Co-inky-dinks.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Deborah Schwartz
|summary=Sue was hooked on [[Woman on Top by Deborah Schwartz|Woman on Top]] from the first page and she had more than a few questions for author Deborah Schwartz when she popped in to see us.
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Tony Robinson OBEStephan Santiago|summary=Sue reads quite a lot of business books but very few have such an engaging mix of satire and sage business advice as Ani was quietly moved by [[Freedom from Bosses Forever Returning Home by Tony Robinson OBEStephan Santiago|Freedom from Bosses ForeverReturning Home]]. It's mainly about Canadian businesswoman Leonora Soculitherz, but Sue had quite a few questions for and there were several points she wanted to discuss with author Tony Robinson OBE Stephan Santiago when he popped in into Bookbag Towers to chat to see us.
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