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The Interview: Bookbag Talks To Savita Kalhan (view source)
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|title=The Interview: Bookbag talks to Savita Kalhan
|reviewer=Sue MageeRobert James
|summary=Savita Kalhan's [[The Long Weekend by Savita Kalhan|The Long Weekend]] is an incredibly tense thriller with a really important message about 'stranger danger'. We leapt at the opportunity to interview her.
|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1842708465</amazonuk>
* '''BB: That sounds an awful lot like our tottering book pile! Which books inspired you when you were a teenager?'''
SK: When I was a teenager, I read avidly – everything I could lay my hands on, which was basically the entire contents of Wycombe Library! I wasn't selective. I read the whole crime section, but I also read all the fantasy epics, contemporary novels, and world classics. Coming from a very traditional Indian background turned me into a complete a book junkie – it was one of the few activities that was actively encouraged! [[''Lord of the Rings]] '' was a big favourite, but I also loved the classics – [[:Category:Thomas Hardy|Thomas Hardy]], [[:Category:Jane Austen|Jane Austen]], Maupassant, Zola, Flaubert...
* '''BB: I know you've got a really active web presence with [http://www.savitakalhan.com/ a great website] and [http://twitter.com/#!/savitakalhan frequent Twitter updates] - how important do you think it is in this day and age for YA authors to communicate with their fans over the internet?'''